im lookin at gettin my next car which i want to be a little project
i was thinking about a doing a racing puma replica
basically has this / can this be done?
similarly with a standard focus to a focus rs replica can it / has it been done before?

 

i dont know if it would be worth doing the racing puma, as the price of genuine 1's are dropping. you can pic 1 up now for as little as Ł4.5k and it would cost you that in bits to do a good rep. just the engines fetch over 1k.

 

Its NOT financially sensible to make a replica. Cheaper to buy a genuine one. if you like a project then buy a cheap one and do a mild restoration and brush up.

 

I have been to see a few, really tidy aswell, the price has fallen to the floor on them for some reason. Nice cars for the money, building a rep is a no brainer when the real deal is getting so cheap

 

Seen this one day as i was driving around,its an ST170 with the RS kit on it.It looks lush.



Its even got 5 stud wheels on

 

They should have made them like that from factory, look awsome, When i saw, St170 with Rs kit i assumed a shit rep, thats one of the good ones, maybe the only good one

 

I LIKE that! Looks coooool!

 

I was talikng to a lad ages ago who is into fords and knows the lad with this focus, he also has a mk1 fiesta super sport in his garage which hasnt been on the road for over 10 years.Its a nice looking focus and i would love to own it.

 

Finding the parts to make an FRP replica will be a task in itself. As people have said, get a proper one. There's a few about for Ł4K ish these days.

 

Turbo the engine on that ST and it'd be prefect!

 

Just swap the engines over and just dont tell the insurance lol

 

as said its not worth making a rep, prices are circa

decent puma 1500
engine 1500
interior 1000

new parts:
pannels 2000 or fibreglss reps 1000
suspension wishbones etc 2000
paint 1000
wheels & tyres 1000

obv you could get alot of the stuff second hand but it rarely shows up in decent condition but its still a large price, just get a genuine frp, trust me it will make you smile everytime you drive it :P