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BMW Z8 Replica Kit Using a BMW Z4 Roadster as a Base
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well how the hell did I end up on it hahahah 
. Ive only been here a yr and couple months,, I have a lot of catching up to do..
. Ive only been here a yr and couple months,, I have a lot of catching up to do..
So here we are 2 years later, and have you caught up? Me and our new neighbour were talking about this same subject over dinner last night. I have a relatively low mileage E85 Z4 but I don't know if these kits are still produced.
Tony.
Tony.
And how to get them into the UK. Shame really. I’m not at all keen on chopping up a Z3 to make a Cobra or Ferrari. But chopping up a Z4 to make a Z8 really appeals to me.
Looks great to me, if I was retired I would be tempted to have a go at this, very reasonable pricewise. And a decent 3.0 donor like this one for £4K, so you have the basis of a project for £9K - even if you spend £2K on other bits, you still have a decent fun roadster that is eminently useable and cheap to run (insurance/tax wise), all for just over £11K. Got to be worth a punt and if you did it well, I think you could recoup your investment. Just my opinion of course.
Having re-built 2 MG's, a VW Camper, 2 Lotus Cortinas, one replica Ferrari and 25% through another I can tell you that you WILL spend £10000 on top of the kit (£5000) and the donor (£5000 +) so in the case of a Z8 replica on a decent Z4 3.0 about £20000. If you could find the kit anymore that is.
Having said that a really well-done Z8 replica would fetch £35-40k and will be as rare as rocking horse poop in the future.
I stress the "really well done" part on a good donor otherwise, crap in-crap out.
These are not kit cars, rather a re-body of a good car. Early kit cars where the whole car was a bitza made in a shed from old cortina and herald bits, were not worth much and some were very badly done (but the owners were pleased as punch), what is in discussion above is a very different proposition and well worth doing.
My 250swb Spyder Replica is no expense spared, super-detailed and high-quality build (sell for about £30k in this quality) and the 250 California Replica I am building now will be the same (sell for £60-80k which shocks me but they do sell). You can drive these all day long every day as opposed to the real ones a $20 million that sit in a garage all their lives. Mind you Chris Evans did lend his to James May for the day for a drive and you see them racing around Goodwood 6" (or closer) to another £10 million+ car.
If, like me, you enjoy the build process and creating something yourself, then go for it. If you are perfectly happy with your Z3/4 then stick with it, If you are happy to modify or restore your Z3/4 to concourse condition then go for it too, if you are happy with an untidy runabout for the wind in your hair then go far that too.
I am happy whichever way (but happier with the replica!).
Each to their own and criticism of someone's passion serves no purpose other than to make the critic look foolish.
My 2-cents worth! Let battle commence
Having said that a really well-done Z8 replica would fetch £35-40k and will be as rare as rocking horse poop in the future.
I stress the "really well done" part on a good donor otherwise, crap in-crap out.
These are not kit cars, rather a re-body of a good car. Early kit cars where the whole car was a bitza made in a shed from old cortina and herald bits, were not worth much and some were very badly done (but the owners were pleased as punch), what is in discussion above is a very different proposition and well worth doing.
My 250swb Spyder Replica is no expense spared, super-detailed and high-quality build (sell for about £30k in this quality) and the 250 California Replica I am building now will be the same (sell for £60-80k which shocks me but they do sell). You can drive these all day long every day as opposed to the real ones a $20 million that sit in a garage all their lives. Mind you Chris Evans did lend his to James May for the day for a drive and you see them racing around Goodwood 6" (or closer) to another £10 million+ car.
If, like me, you enjoy the build process and creating something yourself, then go for it. If you are perfectly happy with your Z3/4 then stick with it, If you are happy to modify or restore your Z3/4 to concourse condition then go for it too, if you are happy with an untidy runabout for the wind in your hair then go far that too.
I am happy whichever way (but happier with the replica!).
Each to their own and criticism of someone's passion serves no purpose other than to make the critic look foolish.
My 2-cents worth! Let battle commence
Live your best life, if you want a z8 rep go for it. I gave up giving a fk what people think a long time ago.
I love some of the kit cars…. My old M is being turned into one as we speak and I would love a Cobra - I cant afford the real thing.
The z8 is beautiful and if the kit is right then it can be too…. My old M had a kit on it that made it like no other and I loved it!!!
As mentioned…. Do what makes you happy
The z8 is beautiful and if the kit is right then it can be too…. My old M had a kit on it that made it like no other and I loved it!!!
As mentioned…. Do what makes you happy
What is your old M being transformed into?
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Don't tell 'im, Pike
“Don’t tell the your name Pike”. - that takes me back - “they don’t like it up em Mr Mainwaring!”Don't tell 'im, Pike