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Old 24th June 2011, 07:01 AM
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For info on the Zero try Robin Hood owners club as GBS is the new company that bought Robin Hood then developed there own car, the Zero.
My friends and I have built 5 cars and are building 2 more, 4 Robin Hoods and a Locost, now building a Haynes and a GTS, we generally buy a pre built chassis, wishbones and uprights then bodywork, from this point on it's all up to the builder.
We have access to very good welfare and fabricators but it all adds cost and time.
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Old 24th June 2011, 07:59 AM
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Does anyone know the story of the Monocoque RH? was there some problem with them not being strong enough for SVA???

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Old 24th June 2011, 10:27 AM
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there are a few lads in my local club with gbs zeros. at first i wasn't sure but they have certainly sorted out all the quality issues they were having in the past. if you want a kit at the cheaper end of the market its certainly a good strong contender. both of the zeros in my club are knocking on the door of 200bhp and seem to handle the power just as well as the roadster
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Does anyone know the story of the Monocoque RH? was there some problem with them not being strong enough for SVA???

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Would that be the Robin Hood Light weight? I've been asked by a few people on the RHOC to make a chassis solution to sort the problem so it can be used but have heard nothing back. It was made of pre bent ali sheet which is bonded and riveted together much like a filing cabnet. I know of 2 that are on the road with alot of reinforcement around the diff and suspension mounts where it is prone to tearing! The concept of the design is sound it's just the design needs alot more work, I understand it was ment to be a track day only car.
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