 6GC Style Body For Ariel Atom, Custom ??? (dont get too excited) |
 Mar 17, 2006 - 12:20 AM
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I recently figured why waste tons of time and money now, when I could really enjoy it in the future. Anyway, After college I hope to be able to afford a decent 50k-60k car, the Ariel Atom. Street legal but not really a daily driver. So if I get measurements and start now I could have a pretty cool body for a really fast car by the time i could afford it. So heres my first question... Would a fully custom fiberglass body be legal as long as I use all DOT approved parts for lights, the windshield and such? If so, then there really isn't anything keeping me from it. EXCEPT the Honda engine. Maybe if I inquire for detailed measurements all the time I can get one made with a 4A-GZE or 3S-GTE since they are custom built to begin with.
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Mar 17, 2006 - 12:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 13, '02 From Blairstown, New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
I think that a much better looking, practical, similar, and cost effective solution to something like this would be to look into getting a Lotus Elise/Exige. Its very similar in concept to what you want, is plenty fast, and is 100% streetable.
Besides, realize that getting an Ariel Atom "shipped over the pond" from the UK won't be cheap and will run the budget for such a project dry before you get to enjoy it. Save up towards getting a Lotus and you'll be very happy you did. -------------------- 3rd gen ST205 3SGTE - Alive and boosting. |
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Flyinghumanoid 6GC Style Body For Ariel Atom Mar 17, 2006 - 12:20 AM
Flyinghumanoid Please don't post if you don't have answer... Mar 17, 2006 - 12:36 AM creamed_corn 60k? Just buy a Z06. Mar 17, 2006 - 2:02 AM Flyinghumanoid I'm pretty sure the Atom is faster than the Z0... Mar 17, 2006 - 2:05 AM azian_advanced that's cool... is that an s2000 engine? Mar 17, 2006 - 9:02 AM 94gts super charged type R I think, fast little car but ... Mar 17, 2006 - 9:49 AM Digndoug Id only get that if i had a lot of money to blow, ... Mar 17, 2006 - 10:36 AM Jaws4God I also remember seeing that on Top Gear... They re... Mar 17, 2006 - 11:06 AM Flyinghumanoid 94gts, I was planning on getting some basic measur... Mar 17, 2006 - 12:39 PM Flyinghumanoid There's a US distributor.
Back to the real qu... Mar 17, 2006 - 1:48 PM 94gts Your right anything can be done, but moching up a ... Mar 17, 2006 - 4:06 PM Flyinghumanoid I thought about carbon fiber, that would be really... Mar 17, 2006 - 4:35 PM Flyinghumanoid Also I figured I should throw this in there since ... Mar 17, 2006 - 4:41 PM
QuintinGT QUOTE(Flyinghumanoid @ Mar 17, 2006 - 4... Mar 17, 2006 - 6:15 PM Flyinghumanoid I want to make it into a daily driver, that thing ... Mar 17, 2006 - 6:26 PM brianforster QUOTE(Silver94CelicaOwner @ Mar 17, 2006 ... Mar 17, 2006 - 10:54 PM Flyinghumanoid Top Gear Power Laps Mar 18, 2006 - 12:34 AM Hanyo i dont think it will actually work. you will have ... Mar 18, 2006 - 1:58 AM Flyinghumanoid I will make custom gull wing type doors connecting... Mar 18, 2006 - 1:48 PM |
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