Fraser Kit Car Blogged | Lotus 7 Replica

Kit Car for Japan

The chassis is back.  The aluminium is going on.

Handcrafted Kit Car | Lotus 7 Replica

Handcrafted - the word is used daily at the Fraser factory.  The skilled team handcraft bespoke Lotus 7 replicas.  These are works of art to look at and are the most incredible experience to drive.

This photo illustrates what was happening at the factory today.

This Fraser is being handcrafted for a gentleman in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Fraser team send him weekly progress photos.  This Fraser will have a 3SGTE powering it.  The owner is aiming for 500hp.

I can't stop looking at those patterns on the wall behind the build. 

Handcrafted

Bespoke

Powerful

Bet he's glad he's that step closer to living his dream...

3SGTE Clubman Build

A few pictures of a new Fraser Clubman build. The owner is looking for BIG horsepower!

 

Kit Car Fires into Life

Matt and Jan turned their Fraser over and it fired into life for the first time.  The smile on Matt's face says it all.

A New Fraser Arrives Home

 

Chassis 317 is home, and happy to have a new friend!  The new owners have a wonderful journey ahead of them.  So many Fraser owners state that the build process is just as exciting as driving the car. 

Matt and Jan, have a fun adventure.  We are looking forward to updates.

The Fraser Team

Monty

Monty is a cover girl for an Australian magazine called Custom Kitcar - which looks like a good publication.

You can read the article about Monty by clicking on the link at the bottom of this post.  A special thank you to John for sharing this with us.

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The Fraser Team Projects | Dan

The Team at Fraser Cars love working on Frasers, while still enjoying their own projects in their spare time.  We thought we would give you an insight into what they get up to! Dan is one of our fabricators at the Fraser Factory, here's a sneak peek.

Dan currently has two project cars. The first is a 1970 VG Valiant, this was his first attempt at modifying a car, it’s running  a modified hemi 6cyl and is a very cool cruising car, makes a lot of noise and gets a lot of looks. Dan drives this car to work when he can find his keys.

 

Dan’s next attempt at building a car is some what more extreme. Dan is building a long wheel base sport Quattro in the essence of the Group B rally car era as a road legal race car.

This has taken quite a few years to get to this stage but it is coming along well.

It is going to run the 5 cyl 2.2L 20V turbocharged engine that should develop around 400hp. He has converted to a Subaru gearbox and diff’s, using Fraser Cars as a base to do this technical work.

A lot of the parts for this car have been imported from Sweden and the US where these cars are modified regularly.

Dan has done all of the fabrication work himself and it is a real testament to his skill and determination.

We are all looking forward to seeing this car evolve over the next couple of years.

 

 

Kit Car - Fraser 316

Another Kit Car is ready to leave the Fraser Factory, bound for Queensland, Australia.  This Fraser Kit has a polished body, carbon fibre front and rear guards, De dion rear end, in-board front suspension, MX5 diff head, carbon fibre dash and leather trim.  This Fraser will run a Toyota 2ZZ motor, which is waiting in Australia to be fitted.  A very exciting project for Mark, its new owner.  We are looking forward to build updates from you Mark.

 

 

Kit Car Update - Fraser 314

Fraser 314 is nearing completion and is looking fantastic.  Thank you for the update and the photos Tom.  Needless to say the weather in Gisborne looks great too. The Fraser Team can't wait to see it finished, not to mention what colour it will be!

Pretty much all that's left to do is wire up the gauges and the lights, upholster and paint, plus a few other bits and pieces need to be finished off, ie exhaust heat shield fitted, windscreen wipers and horn etc...

 

Click on the images if you would like to see a little more detail

 

 

 

Gary's Fraser Experience

A few words from a proud new Fraser owner follows.  Gary has built an excellent example of a Fraser Clubman, after seeing the Fraser Car Club out on a run and deciding that he too had to live the dream...

Well after three years my Fraser Clubman is legal and on the road. A couple of niggles to iron out, lean running at low throttle openings, and a RPM gauge that indicates 10,000 rpm for instance, but I am sure these will be surmounted. Now I have to figure out what to do with it after building it. Probably not going to be an issue though as with three grown up sons who are all petrol heads I will be fighting for cockpit time..... not !!!

However the potential is there as at large throttle openings it feels like it is about to take off and the throaty roar coming from the passenger side makes me wonder if it is actually a 4AGE20V silver top in there! To put it plainly I am very pleased with the whole project outcome.

So to reflect on the build. At my age recalling anything from last week is an effort but I can state that at no time was I frustrated or irate with anything that went wrong during the build. Of course there was few "gotchas" but it was just an overall enjoyable process.

The biggest thing to mention is that help and advice was always available from Fraser cars. Initially from Neil but mostly from Scott whose guidance was at all time helpful and freely given. My advantage is that living in Forrest Hill I am less than 10 minutes away from the factory so popping in for this and that made it convenient but I can see that living further afield would elicit the same help albeit you would have to be more organized than me!!!

I decided to build this car to a theme based on the engine, known as a "Silvertop", so the look is somewhere around Bugatti 1930 open tourer with rose pattern dash on stainless steel and classic smiths instruments (the hanging down ones), Sliver HPC on the vital engine parts, wooden Italian steering wheel and wooden gear knob. Polished aluminium body, Royal Navy Blue paint on the fibreglass bits, Blue leather and carpet and a personal number plate of "SLVTOP" will complete the theme.

I also decided to keep it on Injection as it will be much easier to service and keep in tune. It is still going to be pushing out about 160BHP in a <530KG car, which will be plenty for around town and country and the occasional club event. I haven't had it weighed yet so that exercise will be revealing.

So now to run it in. As I rebuilt the engine, I need to get 1000Km on it before Taupo track day in February. I don't think this is going to be a problem but I need assistance from the weather so the lawn doesn't grow (won't need mowing) and I don't get my new Fraser Clubman wet. Now where did I put that pile of invoices so I can find out exactly how much the project cost me?.........Oh look the sun is out and number 1, 2 & 3 sons are looking very hopeful, so lets get some more run-in Km's on it and enjoy the day.