Vortex GT3 Build

Recipe for a Sports Car

Buy a boring family car

Here is a nice Ford Mondeo; a sensible 5 seat family car.

I think someone had been smoking in this one.....

....which makes it a little cheaper to buy.

Take the engine out of it

This one is a nice V6 and has about 220 horses neatly packed into it

Buy a new body, and take it home

These can be obtained from any reputable kit car manufacturer such as

Phantom Automotive

Place it in a pre-heated workshop

and leave it for a couple of months

Lift the bodyshell

Lifting the bodyshell means that you can get at the interesting bits underneath...

Chassis

....such as the chassis.

Which needs a coat of paint

I think it was the Rolling Stones who suggested that I Paint It, Black.

Suspension

The suspension components need some paint too - here they are strung out ready for their first coat....

...and here they are painted. I used smooth Hammerite, which goes on okay with a small foam roller.