I'm a complete newbie, and I don't know where to start, but I know what stuff I want (sort of...)
1. I cannot buy kits per se, because it would still be very expensive for me (Philippines, being 3rd world country and all), so I would like to build a car from scratch. While it is not feasible to import kits (price of kit as well as price of shipping), I can afford PLANS.
2. Labor being (very) cheap here (minimum wage is... 50 US cents/hour), there are lots of craftsmen who work for very cheap, so I can actually contract the work out to them... so I need pretty detailed plans.
3. The car I'm envisioning of having is a car I can take to the track (yet road worthy... road LEGAL is pretty easy in this country
). It has to be very light, and has great racetrack performance. I actually saw a WESTFIELD here, and it was fantastic! I particularly like the performance (power to weight ratio, handling) of the Westfield XTR series.
4. I don't need the car to look like a Westfield (but wouldn't mind it either), as my main concern is on-track performance (without being too low that I can't take it to the streets anymore, for instance). It could look like a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Locost, whatever (though I like Ultima Cars Can-Am design).... So I guess it has to be light so power-to-weight ratio is excellent, and that handling is excellent.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Downloadable (even if it has to be purchased) plans or something so I can build from scratch (i.e., not having to buy kits)?
Thanks in advance!
--Alf
EDIT: Difficulty not an issue. I have access to a race car tuner, welder, suspension specialist, etc... (at 3rd world prices, but developed-country quality).
ANOTHER OPTION I HAVE is to buy a chassis only. For instance, i saw a kit car that had a 17 build stage -- I figured, if I had the chassis already and the build manual, maybe I can do the rest on my own? Any suggestions?