Rebody Pingu's Kit Car Project

[Pingu]

Can I ask what your insurance valuation is?

£30k

 

[Dxbolton]

I think I pay half that agreed at £25k. It’s through Howdens, formerly A-plan

 

[Dxbolton]

I’m not sure why that kept repeating

 

[Duncodin]

How are your cars inaured? As Z3's or as the make/model from the v5 (assuming you changed the v5)

 

[Pingu]

How are your cars inaured? As Z3's or as the make/model from the v5 (assuming you changed the v5)

As per the V5, which reflects what the car is.

They know that it's a kit car.

 

[Dxbolton]

I had trouble as there were no equivalents they could compare with, but accepted sales data from Matthewsons of the SWB 250 that had sold a few weeks before.
log book shows it’s a Tribute in my case
3000 miles per year, and garaged over night

 

[Pingu]

6000 and driveway. Two reasons to make it more pricey .

 

[Pond]

6000 and driveway. Two reasons to make it more pricey .

I have spoken to several insurance brokers about this very thing in the recent past.
Bizarrely neither of the above is true anymore.
Apparently having a low limited mileage policy puts your premium UP. So does garaging your car over keeping it on the driveway. The reasons I was given was that a garaged car is much more likely to be damaged (in the garage) than a car on a driveway. And the mileage thinking is that those who drive very little are much more likely to have a fault accident because people get out of the habit of driving safely (ie they forget how to drive).

All sounds a bit 'iffy' to me but that is what I was told. 4-5000 miles per year is the 'sweet spot' for mileage apparently.

 

[Duncodin]

Hey @Pingu You kept the original Z3 centre console? There would have been a gap between the old centre console and the new GRP dash. What's that panel you have filling that gap? What's it made off? Any pictures of that being made?

Thanks

 

[Pingu]

Hey @Pingu You kept the original Z3 centre console? There would have been a gap between the old centre console and the new GRP dash. What's that panel you have filling that gap? What's it made off? Any pictures of that being made?

Thanks

It's a wooden flat top with shaped aluminum ends, covered in alcantara. It has fabric poppers holding it in place.

It was one of the trickiest things to make due to the multiple curves and surfaces.

I could have permanently fixed it to the console, but having it removable allows access to the wiring and makes the console easier to remove and fit.

I don't have any pictures of it, but I made a little video just for you ...

 

[Duncodin]

It's a wooden flat top with shaped aluminum ends, covered in alcantara. It has fabric poppers holding it in place.

It was one of the trickiest things to make due to the multiple curves and surfaces.

I could have permanently fixed it to the console, but having it removable allows access to the wiring and makes the console easier to remove and fit.

I don't have any pictures of it, but I made a little video just for you

Oh!. Thanks very much for that.

Is that the Tribute dash?

 

[Pingu]

Chatsworth is ready for le Mans. Let's hope the car is...

 

[DaveP]

Chatsworth is ready for le Mans. Let's hope the car is...

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Have fun !