To be fair to the guy, thats actually quite good!
Obviously too small length wise and the wheels are a bit wrong, but apart from that it's one nice looking machine.Toyota F40
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To be fair to the guy, thats actually quite good! Obviously too small length wise and the wheels are a bit wrong, but apart from that it's one nice looking machine.
To be fair to the guy, thats actually quite good!
Obviously too small length wise and the wheels are a bit wrong, but apart from that it's one nice looking machine.Re: Toyota F40
that thing must be soooo heavy 
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JimmyTheKosh
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Re: Toyota F40
Dale_V wrote:that thing must be soooo heavy
How does a 35 kilo fibreglass kit make it
"soooo heavy" ?
Re: Toyota F40
JimmyTheKosh wrote:Dale_V wrote:that thing must be soooo heavy
How does a 35 kilo fibreglass kit make it
it has 2 skins, the original and the tacky fake f40 one, it will be heavy and it looks a mess like all ferrari replica's
Re: Toyota F40
Dale_V wrote:JimmyTheKosh wrote:Dale_V wrote:that thing must be soooo heavy
How does a 35 kilo fibreglass kit make it
it has 2 skins, the original and the tacky fake f40 one, it will be heavy and it looks a mess like all Ferrari replica's
i agree, looks ridiculous, engine must be hot as hell
(two covers) and to boot it and seeing people hear a four pot, must have a very vain owner and anybody that either likes it, or worse still buys it, lol, shame on them...not just for the ferrari name but they are disrespecting the mr2
just my opinion mind
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JimmyTheKosh
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Re: Toyota F40
As i said, these kits add 35 kilo's to the overall weight of the car, hardly enough to worry about.
Im certainly not getting into a pointless debate here but if you refer to these kits as fake and tacky, i take it your refering to all kits in general such as TRD kits, Veilside etc, as theyre made from exactly the same material.
Id much rather have a Ferrari sat in my garage than an mr2, but untill i win the lottery, im happy to settle for a replica.
Most people on here have done something to thier cars to make them look different to a standard mr2, a ferrari replica is no different surly.
Im certainly not getting into a pointless debate here but if you refer to these kits as fake and tacky, i take it your refering to all kits in general such as TRD kits, Veilside etc, as theyre made from exactly the same material.
Id much rather have a Ferrari sat in my garage than an mr2, but untill i win the lottery, im happy to settle for a replica.
Most people on here have done something to thier cars to make them look different to a standard mr2, a ferrari replica is no different surly.
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rossdymond3352
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Re: Toyota F40
I have to agree, im not a fan, but that is simply because i dont like the shape of the F40 or indeed the F355.
I thnk the veilside kit is even more ugly and the TRD is the only kit i would even consider putting on a MK2.
I dont think people should slate these rep's as much as they do, its people own choice what they do to there cars and people should respect that.
I'd much rather have an MR2 to a Ferrari any day....only because people dont think im a pompus willy driving an MR2
I thnk the veilside kit is even more ugly and the TRD is the only kit i would even consider putting on a MK2.
I dont think people should slate these rep's as much as they do, its people own choice what they do to there cars and people should respect that.
I'd much rather have an MR2 to a Ferrari any day.
...only because people dont think im a pompus willy driving an MR2 Re: Toyota F40
Errr. A body kit is not trying to be another car. TRD, Border etc all still look like MR2.
Ferrari kits look like xxxx ferraris. Sorry just a waste of time and money.
A replica should replicate something exactly.
A body kit is not trying to be another car. TRD, Border etc all still look like MR2. Ferrari kits look like xxxx ferraris.
Sorry just a waste of time and money. A replica should replicate something exactly.
Re: Toyota F40
nakamura wrote:Errr.
Ferrari kits look like xxxx ferraris.
A replica should replicate something exactly.
agreed
Re: Toyota F40
JimmyTheKosh wrote:As i said, these kits add 35 kilo's to the overall weight of the car, hardly enough to worry about.
Im certainly not getting into a pointless debate here but if you refer to these kits as fake and tacky, i take it your refering to all kits in general such as TRD kits, Veilside etc, as theyre made from exactly the same material.
Id much rather have a Ferrari sat in my garage than an mr2, but untill i win the lottery, im happy to settle for a replica.
Most people on here have done something to thier cars to make them look different to a standard mr2, a ferrari replica is no different surly.
No im not talking about other kits such as TRD, bomex etc.
they are an mr2 KIT, its still an mr2 and not pretending not to be an mr2, just a different styling option thats available from factory (in the case of TRD), and the other kits are from mr2 tuning companys such as pheonix powera ferrari replica is NOT a kit of an mr2, its a skin to try and replicate that of the ferrari to hide underneath it is an MR2.
There is a big difference between the two!until you have a ferrari, why not be happy that you only have an MR2? its a competent car in its own right, and nothing to be embarrased about unlike an ferrari replica,
IMORe: Toyota F40
I wonder if it's the same one that I saw at MR2000?
(Digital cameras weren't so good back then 
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Wasn't so accurate back then but a few years later they improved it a lot, the one in the link above seems very well done for what it is. The owner of the one I exchanged messages with had the same mentality as JimmyTheKosh - loved the F40, couldn't afford one, got the best they could with the budget available, it made them happy... job done.
Cars like this will never please the MR2 purists but people do like them.
(Digital cameras weren't so good back then )Wasn't so accurate back then but a few years later they improved it a lot, the one in the link above seems very well done for what it is.
The owner of the one I exchanged messages with had the same mentality as JimmyTheKosh - loved the F40, couldn't afford one, got the best they could with the budget available, it made them happy... job done.Cars like this will never please the MR2 purists but people do like them.
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JimmyTheKosh
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Re: Toyota F40
Dale your totaly missing the point here mate, I simply pointed out on your first comment that you was wrong about the weight of these kits, and like i said, if you class these kits as fake and tacky then it must refer to ALL body kits as they are made from the same material, and they are all doing the same thing, changing the cars appearance, if theres a particular kit that doesnt float your boat, it certainly doesnt make it fake or tacky, a kit is a kit, doesnt matter who makes it, who fits it, or how it looks.
I dont try and pass it off as a real ferrari, whenever someone asks me about it, the first thing i say is its an mr2, im not in any way embaraced about owning an mr2, ive owned 7 in 13 years, 4 turbo's and 3 n/a's, all been very special to me in thier own way, just thought it would be nice to have a change but still have an mr2.
You bought a turbo engine lid for your N/A, is that not making your car appear to be something its not???
I can take a slating all day long about my car, it doesnt bother me, i know its a marmite thing, everyones entitled to thier own opinion, but you should listen to what your actualy saying.
I dont try and pass it off as a real ferrari, whenever someone asks me about it, the first thing i say is its an mr2, im not in any way embaraced about owning an mr2, ive owned 7 in 13 years, 4 turbo's and 3 n/a's, all been very special to me in thier own way, just thought it would be nice to have a change but still have an mr2.
You bought a turbo engine lid for your N/A, is that not making your car appear to be something its not???
I can take a slating all day long about my car, it doesnt bother me, i know its a marmite thing, everyones entitled to thier own opinion, but you should listen to what your actualy saying.
Re: Toyota F40
i think you have took it in the wrong context
You are very right about each to their own, thats why i put IMO in the above posts, it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same,I just cannot see the point in ferrari replica's as its trying to make the car appear to be a totally different brand, and so I was stating my opinion. A normal body kit on an mr2, bomex/toms/trd are meant for the mr2, its not trying to hide the fact that its an mr2
no one was slating your car, what people were slating is the concept of ferrari replica's
ps: I bought a turbo engine lid for cooling purposes as it has a detatchable rain tray which i modified, if the NA had a detatchable rain tray I would have stuck with that
You are very right about each to their own, thats why i put IMO in the above posts, it would be a very boring world if we all liked the same,
I just cannot see the point in ferrari replica's as its trying to make the car appear to be a totally different brand, and so I was stating my opinion. A normal body kit on an mr2, bomex/toms/trd are meant for the mr2, its not trying to hide the fact that its an mr2 no one was slating your car, what people were slating is the concept of ferrari replica's
ps: I bought a turbo engine lid for cooling purposes as it has a detatchable rain tray which i modified, if the NA had a detatchable rain tray I would have stuck with that
Re: Toyota F40
michael wrote:I wonder if it's the same one that I saw at MR2000?
Wasn't so accurate back then but a few years later they improved it a lot, the one in the link above seems very well done for what it is.
Cars like this will never please the MR2 purists but people do like them.
Michael, didn't quite get the middle part.
Is that bottom pic with the Michael Canny print an MR2 F40 kit or is that a real one for comparison? 
Re: Toyota F40
mr2nut123 wrote:michael wrote:I wonder if it's the same one that I saw at MR2000?
Wasn't so accurate back then but a few years later they improved it a lot, the one in the link above seems very well done for what it is.
Cars like this will never please the MR2 purists but people do like them.
Michael, didn't quite get the middle part.
Same reg number as the first pic
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mr2nut123 wrote:
Michael, didn't quite get the middle part.
It's the same car, first pic shows their earlier attempt at an F40 style MR2, the second a vastly improved version after a lot more work.
Re: Toyota F40
michael wrote:mr2nut123 wrote:
Michael, didn't quite get the middle part.
It's the same car, first pic shows their earlier attempt at an F40 style MR2, the second a vastly improved version after a lot more work.
I'm impressed!
That looks great then. Any more pics of it by any chance?Re: Toyota F40
mr2nut123 wrote:
I'm impressed!
No good pics, when I got these ones they didn't want to show me the full car because it wasn't finished.
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That's all I have I'm afraid.
For me this is the reason why I don't like these conversions:
Re: Toyota F40
michael wrote:mr2nut123 wrote:
I'm impressed!
No good pics, when I got these ones they didn't want to show me the full car because it wasn't finished.
That's all I have I'm afraid.
For me this is the reason why I don't like these conversions:
Thats one damn impressive car from what I can see though!
The F40 is my ultimate dream car and is one of the only replicas I would consider as i'll never be able to afford over £200k (I dont think )