Chassis Kit

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by MikeB

Can't believe I'm going to start another build.
After spending hours cuttting my first chassis with an angle grinder and a rage saw I'm not doing that again and want a nice pre cut chassis pack.

I'll end up buying saturns body work etc so what the best source, saturn, handy andy (same thing??) ebay, 3GE???


Does anyone sell the suspsension jig blocks anymore, I'm more than happy to do my own welding just not so great at jig making!

Hi Mike,

You did say way back when that you,ll be back & build again

Thanks to all that have given me the "thumbs up"

I,m here if you decide to purchase a flat pack kit from me, would just need to know if you intend to use the GRP tub or Ali tub & either the type 9 or MT 75 box.

all the best with your forthcoming build....enjoy the B&Q shopping trip

cheers
andy

[MikeB]

Thanks all for the information.

I have unfinished roadster business, i did look at a couple of part finished kits but none were what they claimed to be. One was a leugo velocity xt loads of parts etc, if there welding was as bad as this I'd be very supprised, think it was actually a locost with a velocity body kit.

Build bench BUILT and looking good, there goes my first 4 hours!
I'm near northampton btw and have been on this and locostbuilders for a few years now!

Mike

[Bonzo]

Hi Mike

Pleased to see that you have decided to complete your unfinished Roadster buisiness

I remember that you were on the forum when I first joined the affray way back in 2007
Pleased to see you back at the building stage & I look forward to following your progess .... One thing for sure, you'll probably still complete your build ahead of me


Grumpy locost

I notice you are located in Essex, looking at your public profile I see that you list your occupation as a " Chassis Builder "

May I as what type of chassis do you build for living & are you affiliated to Tallon Motorsport

Is the fishing any good in Essex

Originally Posted by MikeB

Thanks all for the information.

I have unfinished roadster business, i did look at a couple of part finished kits but none were what they claimed to be. One was a leugo velocity xt loads of parts etc, if there welding was as bad as this I'd be very supprised, think it was actually a locost with a velocity body kit.

Build bench BUILT and looking good, there goes my first 4 hours!
I'm near northampton btw and have been on this and locostbuilders for a few years now!

Mike

[londonsean69]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Grumpy locost

I notice you are located in Essex, looking at your public profile I see that you list your occupation as a " Chassis Builder "

May I as what type of chassis do you build for living & are you affiliated to Tallon Motorsport

Is the fishing any good in Essex

This could get interesting.

Grumpy Locost, drop a private message to both Andy and Talon, let them tell you what you get/what is included, then make your own mind up.

[JHewitt]

I would have to put another notch in for handy's kit, I didn't buy mine from him, but off another builder who had given up before he got going. Thing is Handy even mailed me to offer the same warranty and the offer of recutting any lengths that had previously been welded. That is what the extra £50 gets you, I had looked at the £200 kit, and just thought it sounded a wrong'un, or too cheap maybe?? I haven't heard a bad thing about Handy.....yet.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by londonsean69

This could get interesting.

Grumpy Locost, drop a private message to both Andy and Talon, let them tell you what you get/what is included, then make your own mind up.

That is some sound advice there Sean

I would just like to re-assure Grumpy locost that there is no malice intended in my question.

Just sort of intrigued as to the nature of the post from a new member, bearing in mind that the request was being made on behalf of a friend

[mr henderson]

It's entirely fair that everybody who has had dealings with Handy should speak in support of his stuff, as I am sure I would too if I had done so.

However I wanted a complete chassis, and being in Aylesbury I was within reasonable travelling distance of Talon, and I I knew I wanted to collect rather than risk a carrier (at some expense to) I ordered from Talon.

When I went to collect I saw one of their chassis kits laid out, and it looked perfect to me, and the quality of their service was way beyond what anybody could reasonably expect (they even loaded it on to my car while I stood and watched, and cut lengths of decent timber so as not to scratch the paintwork (it's a Volvo estate by the way, an old 960, so well up to the job).

So, what I am saying is that from my experience, Talon's service is as good as anyone's, and I expect if they had more customers on this forum then they would get more people speaking for them.

I've no connection with them apart from being a very satisfied customer.

[les g]

i wouldn,t bother to build a chassis myself again.
its far too time consuming and frankly quite boring.
once you,ve done some of it.
if you cant commit lots of time and want to crack on with building your car
PLEASE buy a chassis ready built
the choice of supplier is yours
Saturn -Talon -3ge - will all do chassis,s and have a good reputation.
i have not seen Talons kit but he also gets good reviews
and if you want to see Andy,s kit we posted a few pictures of one that he
displayed at Stoneleigh show you,ll have to do a search as i,m crap on a puta and cant work out how to post a link.
cheers les g

[AshG]

these days we really are very fortunate to have a choice of suppliers. when i started building my roadster there was one supplier and the price was a lot higher, i got their chassis pack and a month later they went out of business with no backup or anything.

lets just all be happy that there are nice people like andy and talon to pick from.

[grumpy locost]

yes i do build chassis for transit and hgv it was not a pop at andy, but i just wonted to no beside the square tubing wot more u got .