alantoon

Looks great, wish I was there, looking forward to seeing more footage.

Hi I have an Exmo but it never needed to go through Sva or Iva, the suspension joints on mine are just covered by a shaped alloy box held on with self tappers and silicon sealed and the floor stays dry. Sorry can't help further but as I say I have no experience of the Iva.

I gave up on hats and use a balaclava, handy when doing the odd bank job as well !!!!!

Hi welcome to the world of Exmo ownership,I have owned mine a year and love the car. The standard fitting on the rear shocks are Sierra saloon (estates are a different fit)., but quite a few have uprated to coil-over shocks to replace the standard rear springs.I run the standard set up and I am quite happy with the handling.

I have an old (unloved by many) 1600 Pinto with 2ltr.cam and Weber 32/36, it is the original engine from the build in 1996 and has done 54000 miles in the kit for three different owners, and an unknown number in the doner. It will still 0-60 in about 11 secs and pull 95mph in 5th on the flat. Anyone that knows the roads in Northumberland will know massive power is wasted up here,all you need is a well balanced car to keep up with others

Don't waste your time going for one they have been withdrawn from sale, don't know why.

I'm going for one tomorrow.

I have done all the jobs on the car I wanted to do over the winter, new poly bushes in front suspension,repaired a crack in the floor where the rear suspension mounting bolt was bottoming out over speed humps, reset caster and tracking, cured a top end miss (float level and coil shorting on a bit of oil mist behind plastic coil cover). Took the car on a test run today and it has never gone as well or handled so well.The has never been off the road over the winter and I have been out with it at least once a week right over the winter and have loved every minute of it. All I have left to do is to respray the wings where the gel-coat has faded once the weather gets a bit warmer

Great looking car,you have done an excellent job in bringing a dated looking car bang up to date, well done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Red-rear-wings-for-a-Robin-Hood-S7-Exmo-kit-car-/111280132744 This may help you.

I like many others have been following your build, congratulations and I hope I get to see the finished article at some of the shows.

Looking good, I bet you are well pleased with that.

Thanks for your thoughts,. time to get measuring I think.

I fitted poly bushes to my Exmo front suspension today (Sierra control arm and tie-bar) while i am very pleased with how responsive everything feels now i was wondering if I would need the tracking reset as I didn't disturb the steering rack. It doesn't feel out but I just thought I would ask for opinions.

I run a monocoque Exmo with cycle wings and it is perfectly stable at any speed, in winds and on the motorway, Check the rear ride height is higher than the front as I found that made a big difference to the stability

I was wondering how it could be unfinished with a Q log book?

He has been trying to sell this since before xmas it started out at £2600 and has gradually been reduced as he has had no takers, It had passed a mot on the sierra plates and was being used on the road, Could be worth a look if some-one knew that it wasn't road legal.

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Worth reading if you are after any 2b parts. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPAX-Shockabsorbers-pair-suitable-for-kit-cars-Robin-Hood-Locost-etc-/121259288249 Not the item for sale but the notes.

The best tow car I have had is the Ford Galaxy/ VW Sharron, Seat Alhambra (they are all the same) Turbo1.9D will tow the hood no problem .

[ Can I come to your workshop?]

Looks like you have been lucky, looking at the rear arch you may be able to bond a 2b fibreglass arch to the original exmo original inner part.

Hi, I have an Exmo with tie bars made from anti roll bar, this mod has been on the car since it was built in 1996 with no problems,

I have been out today in bright sunshine for a tour of the moorland roads in Northumberland, very slippy but great fun. car washed and re-polished ready for the next fine day we have.

Hi Zach, I bought my kit car (1600 Exmo) as I have always wanted to build one but never had the time while I was working, now I am retired I have even less time, so a pre-built one was acquired. The joys of working on a car that I can understand what is going on and repair has a lot to do with the joys of ownership. I went for a 1600cc as I have always enjoyed driving a low powered car quickly, having rallied Minis in my youth, a long time ago. As .peter2b says you never loose that big grin you had on your first drive. alantoon