When i potch with any srs cables or anything I unplug the battery and leave it stand. Not worth the risk. That said they did not go off when i went over
Any pics of the kitcar Stan? I’ve been offered a couple over the years but always stayed away. Sort of thing I’d have to put every nut and bolt together myself to be sure, much like a LR
I'm tempted to say "Which one?" as between us the wife and I have owned 4, a Marlin Roadster, a Gentry MG TF replica, from which I pinched the wire wheels to put on the Marlin, a Chesil Speedster Porsche 356a replica, and a Carisma Century, which I have yet to finish, although I got it on the road back in the 90s to beat SVA which i could see coming.
They are cheaper to buy built by someone else than to buy as a kit and do yourself. BUT I have rebuilt the Marlin in many ways twice! The Gentry the wife didn't own long but I did a lot of work on it, engine work, changed the diff, put it back together after an engine fire and sourced ornery wheels to replace the wires. The Speedster was factory built by Chesil but we then got a cowboy outfit to fit the Autoshift kit and box we sourced from the US, which ran fine for a long while but recently has meant it hasn't been driven for some time now, after we took it to our place in the south west of France twice. The Carisma I am modifying pretty heavily. I won it in a competition in Which Kit? magazine, or rather i won the kit. There were problems with the design which the owners club told me all about and I wanted it to look as closely as possible as the Jaguar SS 100 it was supposed to look like, but it doesn't really! Which, apart from many other reasons to do with life in general, is why it still hasn't been back on the road since I stripped it back down after getting itn mot-ed and registered back in about 1995.
And now I have just realised I am on the wrong computer as we are leaving for France tomorrow and my main laptop is packed, with all my pics on it.
Which is a shame!
So I can only put up generic pics at the mo from the web. Shame as Wifey's Chesil was the centrefold of the Speedster owner's club calendar one year.
So, Gentry looked like this, a bit except her's was two tone, black and red. which I think is nicer. Pinched the wires off it!
https://www.classicandsportscar.com...kitcar--mg-tf-replica--restored--1966/9317297
Marlin Roadster, short wheel base, Marina 1.8 TC based,
I cannot find a decent pic of a properly set up one, they all look lousy wheels all wrong, but here is a vague idea, and you can see why i put wires on mine. although it says, "Marina based" they all had far better suspension set ups no lever damper etc, etc!
I did actually post a pic of mine with its wires on ages ago as
@kevstar had one and he wanted to see what it looked like, he agreed about the wires, I think. (long time ago now). Mine too is green with a black hood and tonneau.
Chesil.....
Carisma....
Best pic of one that I could find that will look a bit like mine, at least the builder made an effort to get it quite close to an SS100, but I have made a better windscreen and not fallen into the trap of fitting P100 headlamps when p80s are much more correct and in keeping. I also sourced all the old bakelite switches etc. and had seat frames, made by me, upholstered by an old boy in the trade. the leaping cat is totally wrong too.
So there you go!
