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How To - Tips => Fiberglass & Paint => Topic started by: william on August 13, 2014, 02:41:37 AM
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Ok so I'm buying this car, I'm a new guy here, i looked at the car in person, this would be my first one so I wanted to go with something that's almost complete from the advice I got around here.
I had this guy who was selling a yellow one but it had no top and no glass, it was on lamborghinireplica.Com. The guy with the yellow one wanted much more cash for his.
This guy with the murcielago 1 wanted back substantial amount less though his car was not running needs to be completed, I looked at the car I felt the murci one was a better deal.
So the guy with the yellow one gets upset and starts telling me he knows that kit and it's junk and his car is a dnr kit, the guy was a really big Richard, sorry about the language but he continued to text me telling me to go f off etc.
He claimed the car I got was all over the forums, don't know what fourms but that's what he was saying, and telling me it's junk etc, i did a really good check on the car, the guy was completely honest with me and very nice worked with me on the price told me exactly what all needed to be done..
What's this dnr thing the guy with the yellow lamborghini was talking about and is this car a decent deal? Has anyone seen it?
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This is the jerk with the yellow it's also been on lamborghinireplica.Com just curious guys thanks for your help, the guy with the yellow convertable ones name is Dan and he's from Detroit Michigan couldn't get the picture to upload on here because it was not the right file.
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To me the car look ugly. the windshield angle looks wrong.. just a few things dont look right..
remember.. You always get what you pay for..
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Yeah I got it for dirt cheap, literally, the frame had already been stretched and I ordered the murci 2 kit I had the frame checked to make sure it was done right and everything cleared. But mostly the guy with this yellow one started harassing me because I didn't buy his. Saying the kits on carkit or whatever that website is are all junk etc.. lol guy won't leave me alone.
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Nice craftsmanship. Can we see pics of the interior? and what's up with the drive train? What options does it have?
But again, the car is ugly - just bulky and weird. However (: it seems you have for a cheap price which is always a plus.
why would you want to destroy all that work and put a Murci-2 body on it? That's another $5k in kit + $1K in grills + $500 new windshield + + + ... If this car has all the options you want then okay you've scored a great rolling chassis & interior and you are to spend another $10K to make it a Murcy-2 replica. But even that is still weird...
Don't be in a hurry, What's your plan?
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Its sitting too high because the wheels are too large. downgrade wheel size and drop it a little more and it will look good.
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I don't think the car looks bad. It may not be the most accurate but it still looks better than 80% of the vehicles on the road. Congratz on getting a deal. Fix it how you like it!
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I agree with BigP. It's not that bad. It needs some work but hey, that's what you planned on right? Let's see some more pictures.
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I agree fix the wheels, drop it a little and drive that sucker man!!
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I personally didn't think it looked that bad myself, actually a guy here referenced me to that specific one. Overall you guys know better than me but the body looks fine, it is sitting way to high it needs to come down a bit, the stock feiro motor Is in it but don't run, also received another motor to put into it with the aftermarket mounts, the interior is not finished but I figured that would be a better project to tackle rather than starting a build with little knowledge and so far everyone bon here helps a lot with questions so I should have to much trouble.
But as for the body he bought it from the same website I was referenced to carkit. So it looked bon point I think the bulky look is because of how monster truckin it looks right now lol but I do appreciate true opinions.
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Also can anyone tell me just from looking at the pictures what all I would need to do to get it looking on point? If I decide to keep this body on it, if that's possible than I will have a merci 2 kit for sell new for half price.
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I'd leave it as is too and just fix the inards. Also it's amazing how a couple of side view mirrors will balance these cars out front to back. Just don't mount them at a 45 degree angle like some do. Lower the suspension and you're good to go. Sounds oh so easy huh? ;)
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Hi william ::wave, nice to see you bought that car.. did you see what i mean about that guy? hehe.. anyway have fun with the build, alot of work has been done to that car already but the big decision is now should you scrap the murci1 body and get a murci2 body instead? In my opinion the answer is yes, listen bro if your going to put hundreds if not thousands of hours of your hard work and money into a Lambo make sure your time and money is well spent so its all worth it in the end. If you keep that body you will save money because alot of work has already been done but you will always as in always have people tell you it looks weird and doesnt quite look right, not to mention it will have zero resale value. The guy selling that car owes me a big thank you because hes been trying to sell that car since joe montana was a quarterback and i referred you to him.. im joking but seriously that body is verrrry inaccurate and will cause you to be laughed at by some people. We dont want that, we want to be proud of our cars right?. My advice to you is that you have come this far, so save a little bit more and buy a G28 body (murci2) and do it right so you can stand back and look at it and smile you'll be glad you did. Yes you will have to spend more money on glass, grilles and such but its all worth it in the end trust me on that. You dont have to go to CKI to buy a body, theres also a very nice and professional guy named jaimey whos website is lamboreplicaforsale.com he has very nice G28 bodies and he will not burn you. You got a great start there buddy! im happy for you! ::thumbup
Randy
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Hey Randy! I'm a little slow when it comes to names, I couldn't remember, I wanted to tell you thanks, with a little schooling me up and direction you help make it happen for me thanks.
Yeah the side mirror's looked like they may have just been ripped off lol so I asked about them and his response was "your the body man" yet at times he was super cool lol but he was willing to come down for me I took your advice and it worked.
What I wanted to do was finish the other 20% of this car and re sell it and buy a better one, i looked bat the car in person it looked way better than the pictures, because at first I was skeptical I thought it looked off as well. If I can do that I would much rather, that's why I'm trying to see how off it is, i been looking at murci 1s all day and because I don't have the eye for it like you guys it's hard for me to know much of the difference, that's why I'm coming b to you guys in hope you can direct be on getting this car on track so I can flip it maybe.
I don't need to make a life savings but more than I paid for it. So right now it needs to be lowered getting rid of the space between the wheel well and the tire?
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Well it depends what "on point" means to you and what you are happy with. To me it could never be on point compared to the $100k+ car it attempts to resemble but you'd pretty much be selling it to another person who looks at it in the same way you do. A g28 could look close to a real murcie if done right. It's all about what you want so I don't agree with people telling you to do or to NOT do one or the other. If you want to know the differences, it'll take some time but if you look at enough pictures of the real thing for long enough, you'll know the car inside and out. Although, the more enlightened you are you may get picky on what you want your car to look like and become obsessed :D
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Hey Tallon it's funny you said "become obsessed" I only have maybe 10 post on the fourms and I'm already see myself getting their lol.
Yeah I can see the real ones look like they are slimmer, looks like that on the murci 2 also, we'll to me anyway. The kits seem to look bulky, am I right on that on is my eyes playing with me?
Also it's funny because I mostly wanted this for a small show room floor I have in this building I picked up for my business, but now I have slowly sold myself into I want it looking as perfect as I'm able to get it, i even started thinking about how to get power windows etc, and now that people are saying it's ugly I'm really thinking about the next one I can get after this lol I'm already obsessed.
Man plus everyone on this set of fourms has been amazing for advice and true opinion, had I not found this place I would have probably got ripped.
Randy actually called me just to school me a little on who to trust who not to trust, it was a nice welcome.
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William, I have this for sale i thought it may work for you.
let me know if you are interested.
http://lamboclone.com/index.php?topic=2180.15 (http://lamboclone.com/index.php?topic=2180.15)
I'm only asking $6000
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Welcome to the obsession / addiction william. ::thumbup
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William I think it looks good, I don't care about it looking exact
If you can get it running and driving , with an automatic transmission ill buy it from you- if the price is as good as you got it for. Then you can focus on building a more authentic one
My advice is dont start ripping this perfectly good car apart . Finish it and go exact in a different car
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Hi william, as you can see everyone has their own opinions including myself wich is fine, keeps this place fun and interesting. Just remember, when you do something you want to do it right. im sure most all the builders here can agree to that..even highly respected Big Pines expresses that in his display words and hes very well respected here. Doing it right doesnt mean settling for less, everyone knows that body is a murci1 wich very few builders would purchase nowadays or even waste their time using in their build, that is a fact. No one here that i know of on this forum is currently using one in their build and its for a reason. Murci2 (G28) body's are pretty easy and cheap to get these days, since some guys have expressed interest in buying your Murci1 body, jump on that offer and sell them your body only and use the money to put towards a murci2. Building a car with the murci1 reminds me of a builder who builds cars that dont quite look right, the name is called Z an M customs go look at their aventador on youtube it just doesnt look right. Your murci1 has the same effect bro i promise you. I give you another example..you put thousands of your hard earned money into this car and thousands of hours of your time and then you are ready to paint the car..should you settle for less and go to maaco and get the paint job done cheaper? or should you save a little longer and get the superior 2 stage paint job that is show quality? Of course dont settle for less in anything you do especially when you put all your savings and time and energy and passion into a car. You got a great chassis and parts to build a nice car, dont ever settle for less..build something you know is done right and looks right. dont think about doing your "next build" better, do THIS build better. This is your baby, make it friggen bad azz! you can do it! ::thumbup P.S sorry i write too much, im bored out of my mind here theres nothing to do here :)
Randy
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Thanks Fatboyslim but I'm not any more respected here than anyone else. I'm just another guy who likes to build things but I haven't even really gotten into full swing with my own build yet. I have learned a lot more from others on this board than any wisdom I have to impart.
Yes, the Murcy2 is more accurate than the Murcy1 but there is no one right way to do a replica. The secret is to built it right for you. I'll be interested to see what william decides to do.
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Thanks Fatboyslim but I'm not any more respected here than anyone else. I'm just another guy who likes to build things but I haven't even really gotten into full swing with my own build yet. I have learned a lot more from others on this board than any wisdom I have to impart.
20 positive member ratings say otherwise! ::salute
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21! :P
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Isn't the merci 1 a pretty close copy of the first murcielago body style? If so what's wrong with that?
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well it resembles it, that doesn't make it a close copy but it can be made in to a nice car.
It's not only about looks it's about difficulty and cost in completing it compared to the g28.
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Ah shucks. Thanks guys!