BACK IN NEW ZEALAND
The schedule we discussed back in March came right down to the wire today as I spoke to Mark and Robert with a background McGregor Mach7 idling happily….my car is alive! The project has been successful due to very clear communication coupled to a couple of passionate professionals working their magic in Christchurch. I cannot praise them enough as when they said in March this year “welcome to the family” it did not fully sink in but five months later I do indeed feel very much a part of a very special family.
I sensed a reluctance to let go their latest Mach7, this has been a very special project. I welcomed all innovative changes to ensure that not only will I get a great product but the McGregor team gets the freedom to refine and improve upon their Mach7 kit cars. The rolling chassis original build has become an almost complete turnkey for a variety of reasons.
Japan is a long way away which would make this a time consuming kit-car build. While I do not mind amassing endless fly miles I am sure my University would notice me missing for weeks on end. The Japanese Yen has been killing the New Zealand Dollar so the price of fabrication and assembly is very reasonable; I can see many Japanese friends looking very seriously at such a project!
So what is next?
The car is bundled into a shipping container next week and I will get to see the painted car and all the newly developed options for the first time! This will certainly be on the BLOG pretty quickly!
Well done the McGregor team!
Month: August 2009
Monday 10 August 2009
IT DRIVES
This week the build is making major progress with the car actually a running bare chassis. After being at the dyna-tune the car arrived back ready for a body-less test drive up the road!
Finally the painted body parts are being attached!
Monday 27 July 2009
AESTHETICS
There has been a lot of discussion about the dashboard and I have always wanted a carbon fiber unit that was custom made off a mold. This was greeted enthusiastically by Mark and Robert and once again this build incorporates new designs and upgraded components.
