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DaxCobra's First Car - Quantum H4 Kit Car
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That is so weird seeing those Fiesta back lights...
That roof is pretty cool though! Still got enough boot space even with the roof down?
Yep. It sits on two mounts in the boot above everything so it hardly takes up any space.
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Never really got to congratulate you on your purchase on this thread. So congrats on getting the car! Looks pretty cool and definitely something unique. As for the roof, that is pretty cool. 👍
- 7,284
- Inverness, Scotland
- GTP_PaulMac/paulmac2k9
Dax the speedo is the exact same as my Fiesta has, the steering column is too and the stalks 
. (With the hazerds button on the middle 
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Seems the mk4 had bits from the mk3 too
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. (With the hazerds button on the middle .)Seems the mk4 had bits from the mk3 too
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- marunda/GTP_FordMKIVJ5
That looks snug in there
Wait, why is the gauge in MPH? Then K/PH? I thought the UK was full Metric.
Nope we still use Miles officially, but otherwise we're pretty much metric (officially, a lot of people still use yards and stone etc.).
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Also, your knees look really cramped in there Dax.
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- TeamLotus_Esprit
A bit overkill with all these photos jake 
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- GTP_PaulMac/paulmac2k9
But he is... In love.... (He's already done..... 
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(He's already done..... )
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A bit overkill with all these photos jake
Hardly! Great looking car and a very complementing color.
Its missing though. It needs a badge!! Its needs a Lotus or an MG badge!
Try these? Or not at all. Or just get the Quantum badge?
Ebay Lotus badge
MG badge
I don' really like these either but some kind of badge on the hood would look good.
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- GTP_DaxCobra
I know I am not going to get a 20BHP gain from a filter and I have explained this before... I was saying it has AROUND 100BHP so I could end up with AROUND 120BHP... not just with the filter though. I ended up with a different car anyway.
And you underestimate how poor CVH filters are.
And you underestimate how poor CVH filters are.
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How did I not spot this thread before?
Great first car 👍 Was quite keen on these when I was in my mid teens, and went through a stage of wanting one for a first car. Back in my early teens I went to a few kit car shows and caught sight off a few of them, and heard about how cheap they were to insure. This one and a few other kit cars were on my "want" list for a while. Definitely cooler having a targa sports car-type thing as a first car than a bog-standard hatchback...
...In the end, I went for a bog-standard hatchback, a Fiesta Mk4! Not really sure why, but probably because there was a car dealership close by.
Great having a tight-knit ownership community too, should help you with plenty of the usual first-car problems.
Personally I'd change the steering wheel for something a bit less naff (even an RS-style original Ford one), and I hope the new gearknob you have isn't the horrific one in the picture a few pages back!
Great first car 👍 Was quite keen on these when I was in my mid teens, and went through a stage of wanting one for a first car. Back in my early teens I went to a few kit car shows and caught sight off a few of them, and heard about how cheap they were to insure. This one and a few other kit cars were on my "want" list for a while. Definitely cooler having a targa sports car-type thing as a first car than a bog-standard hatchback...
...In the end, I went for a bog-standard hatchback, a Fiesta Mk4! Not really sure why, but probably because there was a car dealership close by.
Great having a tight-knit ownership community too, should help you with plenty of the usual first-car problems.
Personally I'd change the steering wheel for something a bit less naff (even an RS-style original Ford one), and I hope the new gearknob you have isn't the horrific one in the picture a few pages back!
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- GTP_DaxCobra
Yeah, I have been looking at kit cars for a first car since I was about 10 and I knew about the Quantum but didn't really look into it until a couple of years ago.
Why didn't you get one?! They are awesome!
Yeah, the kit-car community is really good, always willing to give advice. I have been in the kit-car community since I was around 4, when my dad started building a Dax Tojeiro Cobra replica and I have been to thousands of shows. The Quantum Club especially is very good for advice and help.
Hey.
The wheel is nice. It suits the dashboard and feels nice in my hands. The new gearknob isn't the one pictured, I got a much more discreet one. 
Why didn't you get one?! They are awesome!
Yeah, the kit-car community is really good, always willing to give advice. I have been in the kit-car community since I was around 4, when my dad started building a Dax Tojeiro Cobra replica and I have been to thousands of shows. The Quantum Club especially is very good for advice and help.
Hey.
The wheel is nice. It suits the dashboard and feels nice in my hands. The new gearknob isn't the one pictured, I got a much more discreet one.
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Just a small update, I plan on getting a new steering wheel and a new pair of seats this month and that's about it.
After that, it's a case of driving it for a bit then going for performance modifications, starting with changing the 1.1 block for a 1.6 Zetec.
Note the new badge.
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- carracerptp
Cool. At first I thought you taped the name plate trying to hide the number
How's the transmission in it?
How's the transmission in it?
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- GTP_DaxCobra
Cool. At first I thought you taped the name plate trying to hide the number
How's the transmission in it?
Transmission is ok for current power, but will need replacing eventually.
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- GTP_PaulMac/paulmac2k9
Nice Dax, when you pass your test so you can legally razz about in it .
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- marunda/GTP_FordMKIVJ5
Just a small update, I plan on getting a new steering wheel and a new pair of seats this month and that's about it.
After that, it's a case of driving it for a bit then going for performance modifications, starting with changing the 1.1 block for a 1.6 Zetec.
Note the new badge.
You're finally getting rid of that monstrosity?
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How much will the insurance rise with a 1.6 engine? You can't get away without telling them about an engine swap...
Exactly the same. Quantum Owners do fixed quotes.
Quantum make this also:
With the right engine, for example a Rover V8, these things can be putting out well over 300BHP.
I could insure this for the same price.
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