| Author | Message | ||
| PSk (Psk)
Member Username: Psk Post Number: 269 Registered: 11-2002 |
Tim, Yes it is a bit of a worry when you start approaching the cost of the real thing ... thus did he want the real thing or to enjoy the process of making his own F40 version? Very well made, and a credit to him. The other thing is that paying for things in small doses is easier for mere mortals (like me) but getting enough money together to buy the real thing, er, a wee bit harder ... Pete | ||
| Tim G. (Tim)
Member Username: Tim Post Number: 253 Registered: 3-2002 |
PSK: I think the two photo's may be a little off. according to the guy that built it they took the molds right off an F40 and an F40LM for this car. cant get much more accurate than that. bottom line though is that its a kit. it was just amazing to me that someone would spend this much time and money to duplicate something. $180 for a kit? sounds hight to me even if it is top notch. cant you buy a euro F40 for around $220 or so? | ||
| PSk (Psk)
Member Username: Psk Post Number: 261 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hmmmm, Okay extremely well made replica, but they have unfortunately got the lines wrong. Look at the door compared to the original ... not right and the nose looks too high. What a pity. I understand that it must be hard to do, but surely a few drawings were made first ... and compared to direct side on photos and front on, etc. Then again I used to be a mechanical design draughtsman ... Compare:  It is such a shame. The other thing that I always find amusing regarding replicas, is they always have HEAPS more horsepower than the originals ... thus what are they replicating? Pete | ||
| Matt S (F40only)
Junior Member Username: F40only Post Number: 55 Registered: 3-2003 |
Nice looking car. It must go like hell. | ||
| Tim G. (Tim)
Member Username: Tim Post Number: 252 Registered: 3-2002 |
Ernie: I think its faster not because of the engine but because of the brakes. the engine does pull hard and will pull away from a normal shifter kart motor. like anything else, if its built, this and that and the other of course the shifter will pull the RM1 engine. blah blah blah. the RM1 is much easier to drive than a shifter since you are not shifting as many times and you never have to take your hands off the wheel. but I think again, its the brakes that make it faster around the track. the RM1 has 4 wheel hydraulic disk brakes. | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 443 Registered: 10-2002 |
This is a good looking replica. Tim, to your point, I have my thoughts about replicars as well, but am also glad to see that the individual has taken some time and care to make it look right and perform as well. Although he didn't buy the badging for "SF" or "Ferrari" he still has the cavallinos... but at the end of the day, who's going to stop him to take notice? So, he may as well put on the SF shields and the Ferrari emblems. Ernie... that was a good time. We'll definitely have to do that again. I think FCA is doing an outdoor event in Riverside at the end of the month, if you're interested... at some sort of carting school. Just another thought about the F40 and other "supercars"... I think it is sometimes better left as a supercar and unattainable (at least for the most of us  )... with or without a 800hp Lexus engine. For $125k w/o the engine, I think I would have spent it on buying an authentic vintage car. There's a reason why we have registries so that we know of all the rare and HTF gems of the world. No matter how good a copy or "tribute"... it still doesn't match up to the original. Tim, I love your car, esp. with black speedlines, too! | ||
| neal (95spiderneal)
Junior Member Username: 95spiderneal Post Number: 92 Registered: 3-2002 |
i like the car but dont get it what is the engine, chassis, etc is it copied off an f40 or total custom job its amazing regardless | ||
| Ernie Bonilla (Ernie)
Member Username: Ernie Post Number: 589 Registered: 11-2001 |
Man!!!! That guy really put a huge amount of work into that car. As far as putting a Ferrari engine in it..... I think he didn't because he wanted a reliable engine, hahahaaaa! Even though it is very well done. Still a kit car though. Forza just did an article on Rolands F40. Maybe they will finally get around to yours Tim. What a shame they didn't do the Buttonwillow story with all three of the cars. Oh well their loss. What is it that makes the RM1's so much quicker than the normal shifters? Hopefully in the near future I will get a kart. Last weekend the So Cali guys raced at an indoor track called Dromo1. A total of eighteen guys raced. We had four 6 lap heats, followed by two 8 lap simi finals. Then the final was a 25 lapper. I took third. I'm sooooo hooked and have to get one. They are a blast! | ||
| Bert Kanters (Bert308)
New member Username: Bert308 Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2002 |
"Very pricey though, it costs around $125,000 WITHOUT the engine ." Then I don't understand why they didn't use a genuine Ferrari V8 engine and performed the modifications on that one, a few thousand extra wouldn't matter that much anymore. | ||
| Tim G. (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 248 Registered: 3-2002 |
Bart: tried emailing you but they always get returned. anyway here is what I sent you regaring the RM-1 karts. RM1's are great. Shifting is awesome. They will smoke a shifter kart. The brakes are incredible. Maint and costs have been negligible. Still feel the same way about kit cars but this guy does have a nice car, nice motor, etc. probably the only kit car of any kind I have ever seen that is not a bastardized street car just made to look like something else. But absolutely I still feel the same way about any kit car. Good luck with you karts. | ||
| Bart Boonacker (Sharky666)
Junior Member Username: Sharky666 Post Number: 229 Registered: 9-2002 |
Tim, you've got mail | ||
| Tim G. (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 247 Registered: 3-2002 |
sure, email me Bart. | ||
| Bart Boonacker (Sharky666)
Junior Member Username: Sharky666 Post Number: 228 Registered: 9-2002 |
The best F40 replica I've ever seen, it still is a kit car, but what a fine one Tim, is it ok to email you privatly ? I got some questions about the RM1 kart you told you were buying a few months back. | ||
| Erich Walz (Deleteall)
Junior Member Username: Deleteall Post Number: 197 Registered: 12-2001 |
Very pricey though, it costs around $125,000 WITHOUT the engine . | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 525 Registered: 5-2002 |
This is a very good kit. I've seen other F40 kits that look way too short.. This at least is a performer.. | ||
| J. Grande (Jay)
Intermediate Member Username: Jay Post Number: 1151 Registered: 10-2001 |
Tim I actually got the owner of this replica to post here a while back. He bought some decals from me, but all the ones with out the "ferrari" script or horse. He is a real Ferrari fan but he said he will not put any badging on this replica. I agree that it is the best kit car I have ever seen, and he can back up the looks with that Lexus engine. | ||
| Tim G. (Tim)
Junior Member Username: Tim Post Number: 246 Registered: 3-2002 |
check out this website on this F40 replica. looks very nice. great video's, 800HP lexus engine. www.f40.co.nz/f40/index.htm |