Matt Builds A Tomcat

Having just gotten off the phone with Paul at Tomcat, my chassis has to be with him by the 20th November for work to begin.

On the first of November I will be taking everything apart. Mark your calanders and look out for photos of injuries, bolts that won’t move, angle grinders and entire car bodies falling off Matbro Telerams.

Paul said he had no problem with the prices being online, so here we go. Note that because I want it in black, the panels (excluding the internal ones) are a bit more expensive. If I was having a white one, I could knock 10% of the panel price.

• 100″ Rollcage Frame – £1300
• Pedal box (fitted) – £95
• Screen frame – £80
• Chassis prep* – £250
• Roll cage fitting – £450
• Dash (fitted) – £135
• Internal lower panels including GRP tunnel** – £290
• Upper rear bulkhead – £70
• Rear floor*** – £185
• Grill panel – £55
• Front outer wing (pair) – £165
• Front inner wing (pair) – £132
• Side panel (pair) – £264
• Roof – £209
• Truck cab rear panel – £93.50
• Upper doors**** – £264
• Tailgate – £66
• Rear inner wing (pair) – £135
• Front roof hoop trims – £49.50
• Bonnet – £148.50
• Body cappings***** – £55

* Bead blasting, bracket removal / repositioning and cleaning.
** I have no idea what a GRP tunnel is (Glass Reinforced Plastic, the Internet tells me).
*** This is for a truck cab Tomcat.
**** I’m not convinced I want these (update 17/10/08 – I was right).
***** Aluminium channels to finish rear body and corners

Not on the list are the seats and harnesses, heated front windscreen or removable steering wheel.

What else am I planning on getting? Well, in a rough order of importance, and not including parts I need for building (rivets, bolts, duct tape and cable ties*, etc (all these prices are approximate):

• Rear lights – £40
• Pacet electric radiator fan + fittings – £100 (or maybe two smaller fans at £70 each)
• X-Therm dual fan controller – £35
• A car cover – £30
• An alarm – £75
• Lockable waterproof boxes for the rear section – £?
• Seat covers** – £20
• Performance air filter – £50
• Performance exhaust system – £??
• Snorkel – £130
• Interior lighting – £20
• An ARB front diff lock (fitted) – £600
• Rear winch + bumper – £500 to £1000
• Spotlights – £90
• Extra battery + split charge system – £200
• Performance ignition leads and plugs – £80
• Voltage (one for each battery), oil pressure and oil temperature gauges – £30 each
• Simex tyres (312 900 R15) – £720
• Momo Racing pedals – £30
• Ground anchor – £90
• Waffle boards – £100
• Spare Simex tyre – £180
• 2.5 gallon air tank – £65
• Winning Lotto ticket – £1
• Road tyres on Range Rover Storm 20″ alloys – £400
• TVR Engine – £2500

*I jest (I hope)
** Unless the ones I already have fit

I’ll be adding more bits to this post as I think of them. No-one is to add this all up and tell me – I don’t want to know, cheers.

Right, I’ve sent my deposit off so Paul can order the body panels and the roll cage parts I need. It’s officially on.

Nase and I are going to take the Range Rover apart at the beginning of November. I’ve emailed Paul to ask him if he minds me discussing prices on this site.