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. . the story so far (last updated 18/10/06)
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| The mission: |
To develop a rear-engined
car that had the breathtaking unique looks of an Italian Supercar;
with the refinement and comparable reliability of Japanese technology;
that could be easily constructed for under £20,000 and
could be economically maintained and used as an every day car.
To
achieve this mighty mission we asked ourselves
many questions at the development stages.
Here is how and why we made our decisions:
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| Q. |
The car is to be
rear engined, so how can we make the task as straight forward
as possible? |
| A. |
Use a rear-engined
donor vehicle. |
| Q. |
What technology
is already available and best suited to the job? |
| A. |
Japanese technology
offers excellent refinement and proven reliability along with
good availability of parts and easy maintenance. Toyota seemed
to be the best option. |
| Q. |
What components
should we use from a donor vehicle? |
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We believe there is
no point in "re-inventing the wheel" so why not use
every usable parts from the donor car: from the suspension, brakes,
engine and gearbox to the gear & throttle linkages, fuel tank
and dashboard. |
| Q. |
So what is the
best donor vehicle to use to make the car easy to build in kit
form and realistically priced in a turn-key version? |
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The choice of donor
vehicle became obvious - the MR2 MkII generation 1 or 2 - so we
set about finding one to test in the construction. |
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So what happened next?
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A search on Ebay
found what we were looking for almost immediately: Low mileage
and breath-taking performance (click here to see the Ebay description). The MR2 then went nto the workshop for removal of all the usable mechnical parts.
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| 18/10/06 |
With the exception
of the radiator, we are pleased to say all of the MR2's mechanical
parts have now been used on the new Veleno. Photo log coming soon. |
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