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During the
waiting time it is a good idea to plan your project and
how to save money into the bargain.
You will want to plan your work area, where can you get
help and what about the Donor car.
Paint Jobs You will find a few examples of
Falcons
Here.

My Top Tip for saving money is to join the JBA Owners
Club, even although you may live far away from any
representatives. The membership fee is only £16.00p per
annum. Renewable every April.
The JBA Owners Club have secured a number of Discount
deals with various suppliers of components, including a
5% and/or 10% Discount from JBA Cars on their
accessories list, for newly purchased kits.
This is a great saving on parts for your kit, although
you can source some of the JBA accessories listed from
other suppliers, you will use JBA for quite a few of the
parts.
An example of the savings on the Sports hood and hood
frame from JBA.
Price at 22-02-2003 £352.75p. Less Owners Club discount
5% Price is £335.12p. A saving of £17.63p.
More than the cost of your membership and this is just
for starters.
You must ask JBA for your Owner Club discount at the
time of purchase and produce your current membership
card. If ordering by post, phone or email ask for your
discount and state your membership number.
Find out more about the JBA Owners Club. Click
Here.
Australia has their own JBA Owners Club situated in
Perth, WA. With members in various parts of OZ. You will
have to check with them for any discount deals, as they
are different from here in the UK.
The membership fee is $25
More Info.
Plan
Your Work Area
If you have a garage, now is the time to give it a good
clear out. Ensure that the electrical wiring is up to
standard
Make sure it is safe for toddlers and children, Do not
leave chemicals lying around where they can reach them,
you know how they get into everything and they like to
see what you are doing.
You will need as much room as you can get.
A good deal of space is taken up by the Central Body
Unit (CBU) until it is fitted to the chassis. I stored
mine in the back garden on a pallet for air circulation
and covered with polythene.
The front wings too, I hung them from the garage roof.
The boot is another space eater, but again can be stored
in a shed.
If you don't have a garage.
Many builders have faced these problems, and overcome
them by erecting a polythene structure, whilst working
on their kit and covering the kit with a car cover at
night. However think about the security issue.
If you have no space for this, then seek out a relative
or friend, who may be able to offer you space. Just
remember the time span needed to complete your project,
which can vary from one to two years, or even longer
depending on your circumstances.
Other options that are available are to enlist
the help of a kit car building firm, in or near your
area. They will be able to undertake part or full
builds, to any stage you require.
JBA Cars also have this facility.
Email them for a quote.
One really good option is to attend a meeting of a local
kit car club in your area, you will find their address
from your local library.
It is amazing the amount of help and information you can
obtain from them.
In Scotland a good club is the Scottish Kit Car Club.
With monthly meetings in Grangemouth and Kilmarnock.
Link below.
Help
If
it is Building Help you need. Your first contact is with
JBA Cars, they have an email facility that can be
accessed from their web site.
JBA Help
Allow time for a reply. It is Dave Ashley who
answers all the queries.
Remember he is only one and we are many.
Your next place of contact is with the JBA Owners Club
if you are a member.
You will find contact details below.
Another source is JBA Web Sites like this one, we
maintain contact with one another, around the world from
Australia, England, Holland and Scotland.
Once again allow time for a reply, as they are all run
by individuals, who work for a living.
Magazine Help
These are another good source for information you
can email them about lots of things.
Total Kit Car is an online magazine a great site for all
the latest information.
Which Kit is a monthly paper back magazine with online
information.
Kit Car magazine another monthly paperback, with own
website.
On line links from Kit Car Links find clubs, websites,
etc. you name it.
Finally, once again your local kit car club.
The next
page deals with Tools, Books, Inspiration, Other
Parts.
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