Car owner feedback for Sumo
I used Jaguar running gear. The rear axle fit was terrible, had to make many parts myself. Many annoying niggles, perhaps because they made far more Sierra based than Jag chassis. Fuel tank did not fit, had to cut the height down by 1.5inches ... thus lower capacity. Ultimately great fun and with a 5.7 Chevy, goes like hell. Note that my costs included some special tools and gear.
Owner Ian Johnson has added that it took 700 hours over 24 months to build at a cost of £18,000.
Bling'd up, so could have been doen for £10-12 on the cheap
Owner jon milner has added that it took 500 hours over 48 months to build at a cost of £15,000.
Car easy to build in general but much more difficult to get registered in France! But it is all sorted out now.I have spent much time to make a beautiful car: aluminium cockpit, more authentic details...The car looks like a 1965 sportscar and note like a simple replica. I'd like now to improve the road handling and the suspensions. Any tip on my e-mail adress will very welcome.
Owner Frederic HENNETON has added that it took 1500 hours over 42 months to build at a cost of £13,000.
Chevy 5.7 with Tremec box, leather/wood interior. GRP fantastic quality, kit and advice top rate from Tony Holmes. Some parts delays were frustrating though. Overall a good build and a fantastic drive.
Owner Martin Underhill has added that it took 350 hours over 30 months to build at a cost of £17,000.
some minor irritations,but apart from the body being slightly out,and the doors(**** to fit) and compared to other model Iam presently involved with value for money.great chassis
Owner Brian Thornton has added that it took 600 hours over 25 months to build at a cost of £7,500.
I really enjoyed to build the car, no real problem.I wanted to have a car very clothe to the real thing. I have made a couple of changes in the wiring loom, the racing harnesses anchorages, the roll-over bar, the dashboard, the side louvres,...The cockpit is trimmed with aluminium panels. My car runs well with a 5L V8 Chevy. I am now trying to get my car registered in France, my country. Unfortunately, the company cannot do anything for me. How can help me? Many thanks in advance
Owner Frederic HENNETON has added that it took 1400 hours over 50 months to build at a cost of £11,000.
Just love the Cobra so had to build one. Sumo was relatively simple - chassis in particular. Fitting the doors was a real pain - I can sympathise very strongly with Mark in the program 'A Car is Born' when doing this job. Other tricky jobs were cutting some of the holes in the body and some of the wiring. Now the car is complete, passed SVA and out on the road, it fantastic. Goes like a dream, sounds the business and gets endless admiring comments.
Owner Roger Hall has added that it took 500 hours over 21 months to build at a cost of £12,000.
Chevy V8 is awesome but a tight fit. First experience of a kit and was much much easier than I expected. Not a lot of legroom for me (6'4') but better than most
Owner Paul Silvey has added that it took 220 hours over 10 months to build at a cost of £13,000.
Straightforward build. One or two alterations to original design. Superb motor - lives up to expectations.
Owner Richard Wilcox has added that it took 300 hours over 21 months to build at a cost of £16,000.
It is not to difficult to build i think,it was my first and it went together quit well.Being Dutch it is not easy to compare the costs ,second hand parts are more expensive over here i think.Started in dec 1993 and finnished 1996 just before christmas.First big trip was to le-mans,clocked 76000km sinds.Had one major problem with bottem front a-arms,but they where replaced by the latter type and the last 40000km no problems I put a 2.0 DOHC 8valve ford in with a MT 75 box made the sidepipes my self From SS-tube.Use it as a daily transport and most of the time the top is down only when it rains and im in the rushhour i put it up.And when the temp is -10 drg celcius. Thats all fooks.
Owner Tom de Kruijff has added that it took 600 hours over 36 months to build at a cost of £12,000.
This was the first build I have undertaken. It was very challenging and also very enjoyable/frustrating. Quality of kit was very good, although service from Pilgrim was patchy to put it politely. Chassis build up was easy, bodywork was much more difficult. Inner panels as supplied by Pilgrim were rubbish which caused a lot of head scratching and many hours of fibreglassing. Love the car now its built though. Comes out only in fine weather with the top down - how it should be. Lots of second glances from pedestrians and other drivers, very positive feedback from everyone that sees her.
Owner John Green has added that it took 800 hours over 26 months to build at a cost of £10,500.