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Of the many options and kits available we have chosen the South African Birkin - a kit which faithfully reproduces the beauty of Colin Chapman's original car and which you build up with component parts from the factory, adding in your choice of engine and transmission.



This holds true to the tradition of garden shed mechanics without requiring quite the level of welding skill, or CAD programming, that some of the amazing, home built clubman cars require. Or at least we hope not, as neither of us have done anything like this before.....



Sunday, July 25, 2010

Tyres and wheels

The tyres and wheels arrived the other day and they are frankly beautiful. The alloys were supplied by Performance Alloys in Northern Ireland and the guys there were very helpful indeed. Not just in their advice when sorting out the correct offset and PCD etc but also by sending us real pictures of the alloys to help in decision making. Manufacturer's images are so artistically lit that you can't tell at all what the wheel really looks like.
The alloys themselves are OZ Ultraleggera in Matt Graphite Silver and are now sitting in our spare room along with sundry bits of bodywork. The tyres are Toyo R888 GGs which should be a nice compromise between track and road use. Did we mention that they are beautiful? Can't hurt to say it again. They are beautiful.
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