Ey Up Ade, and welcome to the club! Three wives...you're either a slow learner or a man of dogged determination
I'm nowhere near Sunderland (although I've been a few times, the first one in '96, locking myself out of my car when at Grove Cranes in Pallion...) and my chassis doesn't yet have a body so I can't help with the try-it-for-size thing, but I'm sure there'll be someone along shortly whose car you can have a look at. Visiting Hawk and LB is a good idea too, so you can get an idea of what's involved, what it'll cost and what the waiting times are. You seem to have a lot of air-cooled VW experience...maybe you can persuade Gerry or Craig to make a chassis to take one of those motors? OK, maybe not
Keep us posted on what your plans are and don't hesitate to ask for advice on here. And in case you're unaware, both manufacturers will have stands at the National Kit Car Show at Stoneleigh over the early May Bank Hol, so a good chance to see them both at the same time. The Club AGM is also held there, and there'll be a marquee and members' cars, so come and say Hi and grab a burger and a cuppa (there'll be a formal announcement on the forum concerning the AGM shortly).
By the way...I'm 6' 1" and 18 stone and I'm fine in a LB (they do a dropped floorpan option).
Cheers!
Norm
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