Advice on For Sale Birkin

[phidailo]

Hi,

 

I'm new to the forum and am in the process of researching/finding a Birkin. I've lurked for some time and appreciate the mass amount of threads of information.

 

I'm looking for a vehicle that will be 75% street and 25% track/autox use. There is an available car at Texas Motorworks Arlington from Dick Brink. I would like to hear from members if anyone knows of this particular build, if this is an appropriate price for this vehicle and any other additional comments. I have found some older threads with members not happy with with a TMW car so I'm hesitant make the trip from Houston.

http://www.texasmotorworks7.com/2005-Birkin-Super-Seven-S-3-Super-sevan-Texas-76012/5876377

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[oilteq]

I am the 3rd owner of a Birkin built by TMW, so it is hard to know who screwed it up, but the build quality (rebuild quality?) was lacking. Regardless of who you buy a se7en from, I recommend checking the torque of every suspension bolt and motor mount.

 

One of the pictures at the link show the green car next to a black car. Why does the green car look so much bigger?

[rzempel]

Give Dick a call. I expect he'd be happy to talk about the car including prior ownership and who built it. He's a nice guy and likes to talk.

 

Randall

[yellowss7]

It has a sequential gearbox. Just my opinion, but that is much more suited to the track than the street. You said you planned 75% street usage. Just be sure that you know what you are getting. I have a standard caterham 6 speed in my yellow car and it's great on street or track. The Orange car has a six speed sequential with paddle shifters and it is awesome on track but would be a pain on the street IMO as you have to go up and down thru all the gears all the time. My gearbox can be flat shifted and blips on the downshifts but it really likes to be revved. Casual shifts at low rpms are brutal. But Butter smooth at full throttle. Just my two cents. Tom

[Croc]

Its going to be difficult to identify history on the car with a recent color change. There were 2 isotope green Birkins that have surfaced on this site:

- the 2010 chassis with Duratec owned by Gherkin (with Dick Brink and then Xcarguy prior to that?) - not this car.

- a CA car that I cannot recall the owners name of but I thought it was a more recent chassis than 2005. Again I recall this as a Duratec car - so not the TMW car.

 

So unless we know the former color or location then it will be hard to pin down the past history on this forum.

 

While I have never purchased a Birkin through Dick, he has been helpful to me sourcing parts from time to time and I have had no issues and find him a wonderful person to chat with. Obviously there is noise elsewhere as you have found which means you go into any deal with eyes open.

 

Given your projected usage I would think the sequential is a deal killer anyway unless you want to buy it, replace the Quaife with a T9 and sell off the Quaife to reduce your overall purchase cost by $1-2k? Seems a bit of a hassle unless you love the color so much you have to have it.

[phidailo]

Thank you for the responses. I will pass on this build and continue on with my search.

[wemtd]

Call Tom C

I'm sure he can fed-ex you a full kit