Lister Bell STR for sale

**strat24v** · 13-01-2016, 13:13

Thanks for the reminder Dad. I'd hazard a guess at 4000 but probably 3000 of those supping tea and scratching me head!

**Bernard** · 13-01-2016, 14:49

Originally Posted by strat24v

Thanks for the reminder Dad. I'd hazard a guess at 4000 but probably 3000 of those supping tea and scratching me head!

LOL.......... same here !

**john** · 13-01-2016, 17:01

Originally Posted by strat24v

probably 3000 of those supping tea and scratching me head!

Works for the Project Binky boys!

**catswhiskers** · 13-01-2016, 17:59

Originally Posted by Bernard

Shave off Mick that's 270/40 = 6.75 weeks.

I honestly believe that if all the parts (and I mean ALL) were in the garage from day 1 then it would be possible to build the car in 4 weeks. Mind you, you'd need a big garage/storage area.

Mick

**The Slug** · 13-01-2016, 23:21

Originally Posted by davehanman

Good to hear that you will be doing another one :-). Guessing you will do another works car ?
How long does it take to complete a LB ? I heard it all just bolts together from the factory.

You should buy one David and try building it yourself you would have one of each then, not many could claim that!

**monoposto** · 15-01-2016, 00:46

Well Mick, you plan on sticking around right?

**catswhiskers** · 15-01-2016, 10:47

Originally Posted by monoposto

Well Mick, you plan on sticking around right?

Yes I'll still be here watching other people's builds with interest. The Stratos has just been collected this morning and is now heading for the ferry. I suddenly have much more room in the garage.

Mick

**ironman523** · 16-01-2016, 04:29

Originally Posted by davehanman

Good to hear that you will be doing another one :-). Guessing you will do another works car ?
How long does it take to complete a LB ? I heard it all just bolts together from the factory.

I am in the midst of building a Listerbell and would say that there is a general misconception that the car just bolts together with bugger all thought in a few weeks. The Listerbell is a huge commitment in money and time and effort and everything else that am sure Hawk builders are familiar with in exactly the same way. Yes it's better engineered and developed etc but that doesn't make it easy, it is still a challenging thing to attempt and no one should be under any illusion if they decide to undertake it. Yes if you had some know how and all the bits you could probably throw something together that resembles a car in 6 weeks but it would have no attention to detail and no quality of build and what's the good in that. So no it doesn't all just bolt together, there's a bit more to it than that.

**ProtoTipo** · 16-01-2016, 09:30

Originally Posted by ironman523

The Listerbell is a huge commitment in money and time and effort and everything else that am sure Hawk builders are familiar with in exactly the same way.

A good yardstick here is comparing Mick's Hawk build to his LB STR.
Looking back on this forum, I'm surprised at how similar the time span was.
I know Mick's STR was on the road and registered, so time for that needs to be taken into account, but the Hawk was a pre owned kit and would have needed a bit more head scratching. The time for the former on the LB might cancel out the latter, on the Hawk?

**Stratos Fear** · 16-01-2016, 13:20

In terms of ease of construction of the LB kit I would echo Ironman's comments. I am a novice builder (last kit was a beach buggy in 1970 !) and I am finding it a challenge. Craig has not got a build manual and appears to be too busy to write one (although I did offer to write one as I go). Craig believes that photos should enable any builder to resolve any queries - and although they help enormously (via a Dropbox account) there are still many detailed questions that I as a novice builder have. Having said this I am making progress - although perhaps not as fast as I would like. But then we never go as fast as we would like with this sort of build do we? - life tends to get in the way!
Peter C