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THE KIT OPTIONS:
DJ
Sportscars have introduced an LX pack which includes all the parts needed to
put a DAX 427 on the road - when used in conjunction with the donor
parts.
At £10,999 plus VAT, this provides a useful benchmark on
price but is unlikely to meet the needs of every customer. DJ's comprehensive
price list provides an almost limitless choice of options, so the individual
builder can create and buy the package that suits them. For instance, chassis
are available bare or as a rolling chassis with the running gear fitted. The
hooped ladderframe can be made to suit an auto gearbox, and inertia seat belt
mountings can be fitted in addition to the full harness points. Powder coating
is an option and one-off gearbox and engine mountings can be specially
fabricated… and so on.
It's a similar story with the body shell.
It is normally supplied with double skinned bonnet (4 options) and hinges, boot
and doors (inc. hinges). All the main apertures are cut and the scuttle hoop,
floors, bulkheads and inner wheel arch covers are moulded in place. However, as
an option, the bonnet, boot and doors can be hung and the bodyshell fitted to a
rolling chassis. The crucial point is that the customer does have a wide choice
and every kit is supplied to his or her individual specification.
For
those people working to a budget or when space is at a premium, it's possible
to take delivery of the bare chassis,build it up using a series of modules
supplied by DJ and then collect the bodyshell when ready to do so. With regard
to price, the chassis costs £1,050 plus VAT and bodyshell (with bonnet,
boot and doors, scuttle hoop, bulkheads and floors) £1,695 plus VAT.
The various modules have been carefully put together to include all of
the necessary components to complete a particular job. For instance Module 1,
the chassis pack (£939 plus VAT), consists of the front anti-roll bar,
rose joints and pillars plus fitting kit, plate nut and bolt kit, rear tie bars
inc. rose joints and shims, rack and pinion (RHD or LHD), track rod ends and
clamps, shock absorbers with variable damping and height settings, springs and
exchange driveshafts and wishbones. In other words every thing you need except
the donor car items. It's the same story with the brake pack module, the
electrical module, the brightwork module and so on. There is a price advantage
when purchasing all the parts in module form and, of course, it's much more
convenient - you don't have to go hunting around for the odd nut and
bolt.
The final cost of the project depends very much on specification,
but expect to spend about £16/20K to put a nice example together. It
sounds a lot of money but it's par for the course for a kit car of this
specification and the DAX 427 has a good resale value. Also as we have already
said, the cost can be spread over a period of time. It is not unusual for
customers to spend two or three years putting a car together. Coming back to
the bodyshell and chassis. As we stated elsewhere, the development process is a
continuous one.
The 2000 bodyshell, as the company calls it, is now
moulded from isophthalic high heat distribution resin. This top grade resin can
stand higher heat loads, which results in reduced prep. time. Also the chassis
has been further improved to include a simple but effective triangulated
backbone brace, which ensures even greater rigidity. |
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