Hi Ken
I would like to thankyou for the history lesson, that we found interesting and informative
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Regarding the kit / 100% replicas of your kit where can we start?
Helen and I both love the look of the flared arches, hence buying a part started 'Cobretti' Viper.
After a bit of rooting about, we found it is probably a DMS Venom Viper (cortina running gear, round fibreglass tunnel, fibreglass floor).
i) The gelcoat is crazed to hell
i) Passenger front wheel is not in centre of the arch (so arch needed mods)
i) Bootlid is too thick on some edges and too thin on others
i) Doors are too thick on some edges, too thin on others, too big gaps in some places, too much fibreglass in others (eg c##p fit)
i) Bonnet too thick / thin c##p gaps
i) All brackets need making from scratch
i) Door hinges are dreadful design from 'malaysian monkey metal'
i) Floorpan does not rest on all parts of the metal chassis
i) Door reveals are not deep enough, so needed mods
i) Bonnet / boot reveals are un uniform depth, so needed mods
Don't get me wrong, i am not saying it is a bad marque. The design looks strong, i am not engineer, but speaking from commom sense the car looks solid.
I find it offensive that you say that it is the builders fault that the builds are awkward. These kits are not bolt together jobs, with bits available off the shelf. We have to design, build, fit, modify, refit every bracket that goes on the car.
I am not saying either that the DAX, Pilgrim, AK, GD etc brigade are not proper kit car makers, but us viperites (is that a word?), have an uphill struggle.
Thankyou for dessigning the kit, as i have learnt metal work skills, fibreglass skills, body filling skills, welding skills, wiring skills and patience since starting this beast 3 1/2 years ago :thumb: .
I sometimes regret buying it, but am overall well chuffed with the result :thumb: .