Which one would you have? So many options with the Zero's......

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The options on the Zero’s are endless and each Zero that you see is different in many ways. We recently had three stunning factory built Zero’s with us in the workshop and took the opportunity to photograph them together. Each Zero is tailor built to each customer’s specification with your choice of appearance trim and accessories making each car truly unique to its owner.

The Red Zero is our demonstrator and the other two are now both registered and on the road being enjoyed by their new owners. These Zero’s are all very different to each other, and have many areas of personalisation from the wheels and tyres to the engine set up. Click here for more details about the features that are available on the Zero’s.
We are open for visits (Appointment only) so please contact us today to arrange your visit to see the Zero.

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Book your appointment to come and see the Zero......

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Since the 1st June this year we were pleased to be able to open back up for appointment only visits for you to come and look at the Zero. Which has been working really well and it has been great to see so many of you. We have put appointment only visits in place so we can control the volume of people to ensure minimum contact. With social distancing rules maintained throughout your visit.

We appreciate your patience and continued support through this difficult time. Small and independent businesses value your continued support now more than ever. We continue and will certainly be doing all we can to support our suppliers & partners in this time and most importantly look after our customers and staff. Please call or email us to arrange your visit. You can also Click here to visit our GBS YouTube Channel where you can see a full factory tour of GBS.

Whilst our Kit Spares Showroom and shop is currently open orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or please give us a call (01623 860990) to place your order. We are also doing arranged collections for parts too.

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New Zero collected & more waiting to return from paint.....

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Another stunning Zero left the factory today, we were delighted to welcome GBS Customer Nicola Neal back to GBS this morning on her 50th Birthday to collect her brand new factory finished Zero GT. Many of you that have recently visited the GBS Factory may have seen this stunning orange Zero being built, its powered by a 2L Zetec and has a lot of our ATR Products upgrades fitted including the Suspension, front brakes, Throttle Bodies and much more.

We look forward to receiving photographs from Nicola enjoying her new car, and joining us at our next GBS Cars & Coffee event and other events that we are planning.

Each factory built Zero is individually hand built to your personal specification, please click here for more details about the Zero factory builds or contact us to arrange a visit. (appointment only visits available).

Follow us Instagram to see more about the Zero’s, and to see some that will be returning from paint very soon. Follow us @gbs_cars

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Busy workshop.... See more video's on our workshop YouTube Channel...

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Its great to see our GBS Workshop YouTube channel getting more followers each week, there are now several video’s on there. Including the most recent one which is a talk through the Zetec Lightened Flywheel Package along with several other video’s that cover products that we stock through our parts shop Kit Spares. Click here to see more video’s on our workshop YouTube channel and click here to visit our main GBS YouTube Channel.

We are able to offer a full range of workshop services for your GBS Sports Car and also other cars, please click here for more details about the workshop services that we offer.

Cadspec & MTD visit us to discuss exciting new joint projects….

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As many of you know we have a full in-house design, development, and manufacturing facilities including our CNC  machines and we have recently moved onto a new software and are now pleased to be using feature cam software from Autodesk, which is very impressive and working well and helping us develop our design and product range.

Last week it was great to welcome Michael from Cadspec to GBS to come and have a look at how we are getting on with our new feature cam software from Autodesk and to see what we are up to and also to discuss a joint project that we are going to be doing. This week we also welcomed Giovanni and Joe from MTD to take a look around GBS and shared with them what we are doing, they also enjoyed a test drive in our demonstrator in which they were very impressed with.

We have lots of exciting manufacturing and engineering is underway along with some other very exciting things that we are planning together, we look forward to sharing more with you soon.

Zero Self Build Collections and Upgrades…..

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Its been a busy start to the month for us with Zero self build kit collections, and the workshop has been busy too with lots of very nice spec Zero’s with us for various works.

On Saturday it was nice welcome Ben Whitrow and his family back to GBS, as they came to collect their Mazda Zero race self build. Ben and his family visited us earlier this year on Ben’s 14th Birthday to place their order and finalise the spec of Ben’s Zero Build which was his birthday present. Ben has the Mazda donor car already and is very excited to start his Zero Mazda Build, which he very much looks forward to driving in a few years when he is 17. We look forward to following Ben’s build and seeing it progress and sharing with you all.

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Nice to have this customer’s Zero with us last week that he has recently bought and has been enjoying and wanted a few upgrades doing to it. It was with us for a few days for the ATR Product Front Brake Upgrade Kit fitting which is now a very popular upgrade for the Zero’s. Also new seats, gauges and more have been ordered for it so it will be coming back soon for more upgrades. We are pleased to also have several IVA appointments booked for this month, so we look forward to seeing more Zero’s on the road very soon.

Zero out on the track & something a little different in the workshop.....

It was nice to receive these action photographs ( Photogrpahy by @frozenspeed ) from Ivan and David who recently enjoyed their Zero Race on a track day at Spa, where they said there Zero Race performed really well. Ivan and David often join us on our GBS Track Days and we look forward to seeing them again very soon on the next GBS Track Days. If you have any photographs of you out and about enjoying your Zero we would love to see them and share them on here with everyone. If you follow us on Instagram you will also see more photographs of what we are upto and behind the scenes in the workshop. Click here to follow us @gbs_cars

The GBS Workshop is always busy and we often have a nice selection of Zeros in there, but this week we have something a little different in the GBS workshop. We have this Repco Brabham with us for engine, electrical and custom works, the owner also has a Zero and we look forward to completing the work on this Brabham then testing it out on the track. It’s also nice to see it fitted with our ATR Products suspension setup. To See more details about the workshop services that we offer please click here.

New Zero delivered & another waiting for first registration.....

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This stunning factory built Zero is now all registered and ready to go. This week we are excited to be delivering it to the customer. This is a very nice spec Zero that is powered by the 2.5 Duratec engine and has many optional extras and upgrades fitted. We look forward to receiving photos from the new owner enjoying his new Zero and look forward to him joining us on GBS Track Days and at our Cars and Coffee events in the future. If you follow us on Instagram then you will have seen lots of behind the scenes photos of this build. Click here to follow GBS on Instagram.

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This very nice spec Zero also passed its IVA test last week and is just now waiting for the customer to come and visit and have there final fitting before it is all signed off. Then its just the registration that we are waiting for, which is going to be registered from September.
Each factory build Zero is individually hand built to your own specification, with which ever options and upgrades that you decide. Contact us today to arrange your factory visit to see the Zero. Please note that we are still doing appointment only visits. Contact us.

We are pleased to now also have our very own GBS Workshop YouTube Channel where you will find a selection of video's taken live from the GBS Workshop and factory. Including updates for new products, services we offer and behind the scenes of what we have in the workshop as well as technical videos for some of the products that we manufacture and supply. The most recent one is of the Short Throw Pedal Installation on a GBS Zero which is a popular product from Kit Spares and upgrade that we do in the Workshop. Click here to visit our new GBS Workshop YouTube Channel

 

We like our new GBS Face Masks, you can have a bespoke face mask with your car printed on it… Available in 4 different sizes and with free UK delivery, click here for more details. #staysafe

What engine and spec would you have in your Zero….

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The Ford Zetec / Duratec and Mazda are the most popular engine option for the Zero’s. We have specific engine mounts on the shelf for a wide selection of engines and have the capabilities to work with you to create a special instillation for an engine of your choice for your Zero.

The Zero is unique among Seven Type cars in having its engine mounted further back in the chassis giving much better weight distribution and balance to the car.

Currently in the workshop we have two very nice new factory built Zero’s one powered by a Ford 2.5L Duratec and the other by a Ford 2L Zetec engine, both of stunning spec and fitted with many optional extras and upgrades. One is due to be delivered to the customer anytime and the other is awaiting its IVA test which is scheduled for next week.

We are always keen to discuss your ideas and how they can be fitted into the Zero, so contact us today to discuss with one of the team.

Busy Workshop & NEW Brake Calipers, see them being installed on a Zero....

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The GBS Workshop is very busy and we currently have some very nice Zero’s and other sports cars in there, that are with us for various works including the IVA Service that we offer. We are pleased to have several cars booked for IVA test later this month, contact us for more details about the Workshop Services that we offer and to get your car booked in. Click here for more details.

Many of you have subscribed to our GBS YouTube Channels to see videos including our GBS Factory tour and many new products that we have released. Our NEW Workshop YouTube Chanel has a new video released with details on these ATR Products Brake Calipers being fitted to a Zero and another video explaining them. Along with a video released last week explaining the fitment of the Bonnet Locating Pins which are a popular product for the Zero’s and other sports cars.

The new Brake Calipers are available from Kit Spares, and are on display in our GBS Showroom and we also offer the fitting service in our workshop. Our parts shop Kit Spares is open and arranged collections and next day delivery is available on stock items, visit our kit spares website or call us for more details. www.kitspares.co.uk
Don’t forget you can now come and visit us (appointment only) to see the Zero and products. Please contact us to book your appointment and arrange your visit.

Customers Zero is upgraded and transformed....

A few weeks ago GBS customer David Jacklin sent us some photographs of his Zero which he recently had professionally wrapped transforming it into a stunning car. It was also with us in the workshop a while ago where it had the new upgraded heated seats fitted that we now offer, along with the ATR Suspension and Carbon Fibre Trims.

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GBS Customer Simon Britten also sent us some photographs of his Zero being enjoyed, that we prepared and presented to IVA last year. Yesterday we received a photograph from the Crossland Brothers who’s Zero is progressing nicely and is now on its wheels and we were pleased to hear that they started the engine for the very first time over the weekend. Their Zero is also now all booked in for our IVA Service and will be with us in the workshop soon for IVA preparations. For more details on the IVA Service and other workshop services that we offer please click here.

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Always great to see Father & Son's enjoying their Zero builds together.....

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GBS Customers Mike and Dougie Spalding (father & son) Dropped their Zero Race car off with us earlier this week. Their Zero Race is going to be fitted with a 2L Eco Boost engine so its with us for all of the wiring and electrical set up to be done. Dougie had this Zero Race in July 2014 for his 14th Birthday and is now keen to get it completed and up and running to enjoy out on the track. This is their second Zero as Mike and Dougie built a road Zero which was completed in July 2012, which together they have enjoyed many track days and road trips including travelling around Europe. You may have also seen them in their Zero at many of our GBS Track Days and Cars & Coffee events.

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Its also nice to see Jerry and Matt Haller who are another father and son building a Zero, their Zero build is progressing well with their Duratec engine recently being installed. Matt & Jerry’s Zero is painted in a stunning blue with a black stripe which you may have seen featured on our Blog when it first came back from paint. We look forward to receiving more photographs as their build progresses and seeing them out on the road enjoying it.

We are pleased to now be open for appointment only visits for you to come and look at the Zero. Please call or email us to arrange your visit. We have put appointment only visits in place so we can control the volume of people to ensure minimum contact. With social distancing rules maintained throughout your visit.

Whilst our Kit Spares Showroom is currently still closed, orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or please give us a call (01623 860990) to place your order. We are also now doing arranged collections.

Wiring & Electrics on the Zero explained in detail......

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Here is a detailed video talking through the wiring and electrics on the Zero. Richard talks you through the whole wiring loom in detail covering all the aspects including the Individual connections, the lower dash loom, Instrumentation & dash Board, engine loom set up and the ECU options and set up.

All products seen and mentioned in the video are available from our Kit Spares Shop.

Subscribe to our GBS YouTube Channels to see more videos including our GBS Factory tour and new products that we have released.

Open for appointment only visits to come & see the Zero....

As you may already know and have heard, car showrooms are allowed to open again from 1st June 2020.  We are pleased to be opening up for appointment only visits from Monday 1st June, for you to come and look at the Zero.

Please call or email us to arrange your visit. We have put appointment only visits in place so we can control the volume of people to ensure minimum contact. With social distancing rules maintained throughout your visit.

We appreciate your patience and continued support through this difficult time. Small and independent businesses value your continued support now more than ever. We continue and will certainly be doing all we can to support our suppliers & partners in this time and most importantly look after our customers and staff.

Whilst our Kit Spares Showroom is currently still closed, orders can still be placed on line on our website www.kitspares.co.uk or please give us a call (01623 860990) to place your order. We are also now doing arranged collections.
Orders are still being processed and dispatched every day and our next day delivery service is still available, but we ask you to please be aware there could be a slight delay this is due to the carrier but full tracking details will be issued.

We're looking forward to seeing you again soon! 

Warmest regards & best of wishes from the entire team here at GBS.


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NEW GBS Workshop YouTube Channel & new products for the Zero's....

We have a main GBS YouTube channel which I am sure many of you have subscribed to and have watched our recent GBS Factory Tour video that we shared on there. We are now pleased to have a new dedicated YouTube Channel for the GBS Workshop, on here you will see a selection of videos sharing what the workshop team are up to, as well as videos of new product installations and upgrades on the Zero’s and other sports cars.

Including the below which we are pleased to have released and shared with you, these are just some of the new products that we have been busy developing for the Zero range and other sports cars.

 

Seat Belt Bolt Finishing Kit - These replace the standard hex head bolt which you have to cover up with a nut cover for the IVA Test. The new finishing kit uses a counter sunk 7/16 UNF bolt that has an aluminium cup with a radius that both comply’s with the IVA and also enhances the appearance of your car.
These are available in Black, Silver and Orange and now available online from Kit Spares.

Heated Seats - Heated Seat Elimiment optional extra now available on our GBS Seats. Visit our new GBS Workshop YouTube Channel to see a short video running through the installation, these new seats are now available and can be seen on our parts website Kit Spares.

You can see more on the NEW Products that we have on GBS Workshop YouTube Channel, so make sure you visit and follow us. We have also created a new Alternator Bracket for the Duratec 2.5 which is now being installed in all factory builds and is a very nice touch to the engine bay. Next week we will share with you the installation of the new ATR Suspension finishing kit, that will be available from Kit Spares soon.

Website orders are still being processed and phone lines are open.
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GBS Zero looking good in USA & another on the way soon….

GBS customer Dan Kincade in the USA has his Zero on the road for a while now and has made some modifications and improvements to his Zero. We made him some custom 42mm tubes to give more performance for his new high spec Mazda engine, Dan will be taking it to the Dyno soon to see how it performs. Dan also purchased the new adjustable rear wishbones for the Mazda and has them all fitted and working now. Dan says  “Between the accelerator, rear arms and headers I feel that my car has been transformed to the next level. I look forward to continuing to up rate my Zero with more GBS / ATR components.”

We have another Zero that has recently been panelled that will soon be off to paint that is going to become one of our new Zero demonstrator cars in the USA. We are currently just deciding on the paint scheme for it, we will share more on that over the next few weeks with you.

The GBS Workshop has some nice Zero’s that are currently being built, if you follow us on Instagram @gbs-cars then you will see more updates on them on there. We also have several Zero’s that have been with us for our IVA Service that we offer, and they are all now ready and waiting for the test dates to be confirmed. Please get in touch for more details about the IVA Service that we offer and other workshop services or to look to get your car booked in.

At this difficult time we are in, it’s been nice to see that a lot of you have been busy in the garage working on your Zero builds and doing upgrades and jobs to them. If you have any photographs, send them in to us we would love to see them and share them with others. Our parts shop Kit Spares online shop is still open along with our Kit Spares eBay Shop or call us to place your order. Deliveries are still being sent out on next day deliveries via parcel force and we are not having to many delays.

Nice Zero's currently being built & another arrived back from paint....

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We are busy with several Zero factory build in progress…. We shared this newly painted green Zero with you last month and it’s progressing nicely the carpets are in, seats arrived and wheels are on, suspension fitted and the interior dash is now being fitted. It will soon be up and running and ready waiting to be presented to IVA, we will share more photographs once its on the floor and ready to go.

Another stunning Zero recently arrived back from our paint shop and we are pleased to share it with you all. This Zero has been painted in a stunning Audi R8 Orange, and will be powered by a 2L Zetec engine its now back in our workshop ready for the build to continue and to get it completed ready to present to IVA. Visit our GBS Instagram to see a video of this newly painted orange Zero. Click here to follow GBS on Instagram.

There is a slight delay in IVA Tests due to the Coronavirus and we have had several tests that were booked cancelled that are now being rescheduled. If you are interested in our IVA Service that we offer please click here for more details and contact us to get your car booked it, we are still completing and sending applications off, this will avoid any delays for when the test stations are back up and running.

Zero Race spot the difference:
Not colouring in this time, but its spot the difference…. GBS Zero Race at Silverstone, there are 16 differences hope you can spot them! Click here to have ago and share with the Children.

GBS Factory Tour…… You can’t visit us, so we bring the GBS Factory to you.

GBS Factory Tour…… You can’t visit us, so we bring the GBS Factory to you…..
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID 19) the GBS Factory is closed for visitors so we are unable to invite you to see us, but after getting a lot of enquiries we are pleased to share a video that we have created taking you on a full factory tour and behind the scenes of GBS including our manufacturing site which not many of you have seen before. The video is over 40 minutes and the sections it covers are - Introduction GBS / Kit Spares, Show Room, Main Stores, Bodywork, Manufacturing, Engineering, Clean & Assembly Room, Design Room, Workshop & Test Drive in our demonstrators. (You can skip sections, in the description) Please click here to watch the video on our site or click here to visit our GBS YouTube Channel.

We are working hard here at Great British Sports Cars to ensure the safety and well being of Staff and Customers to enable us to provide the same service and to continue to stay open.

The GBS & Kit Spares Showroom is now closed to the public to visit until further notice, but our phone lines are still fully OPEN as is our Kit Spares website and eBay Shop. Please see links www.kitspares.co.uk and Kit Spares eBay Shop. Also, good news is that our workshop is open for necessary vehicle repair and servicing, IVA preparation etc. Our staff have taken all necessary precautions during this difficult time, so if you are needing necessary work, please get in contact to see how we can help you and also look to get it booked in.

Those that are interested in a Zero self build or factory built car please still get in touch still via email or phone and we can send you details and answer all your questions that you may have, please do watch our factory tour video as that will show what we have available and what we are up to. As soon as test drives in our demonstrators will be available we will let you know.

We would like to thank you all for your co-operation at this unprecedented time. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you all again very soon!

Enjoy the Easter weekend.
Best wishes to you all from all the team here at GBS.

Please also follow us on Instagram to see more updates from the GBS Factory.

Our NEW Gen 2 Zero Demonstrator featured in this months CKC Magazine….

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We always look forward to receiving our copy of CKC Magazine and it was nice to see that our new Zero demonstrator was featured in the magazine and on the front cover too. Adam from CKC Magazine visited us last month to view and test drive our new Zero demonstrator. Adam was very impressed “ It may not look that different to any GBS Zero that’s gone before, but the new Gen 2 has been through a thorough process of evolution” We are lucky to have a wide open A- Road close to the factory with well sighted corners so we can drive with confidence, so Adam was able to enjoy his test drive and put the demonstrator through its paces to see how it handled. Our new demonstrator is a very nice high spec car and has a lot of optional extras and upgrades on it. “There are thousands of changes – not that you would know just by looking” you can see and read more in the magazine which is out now and available to purchase online delivered directly to your door.

If you have any questions about the Zero self-build or factory build options, please get in touch we would love to hear from you. We look forward to welcoming you all back to the factory to see and have a test drive in our demonstrator very soon. Click here to get in touch.

In our last Blog post we gave you the chance to have a go at colouring in a Zero and add a creative background. It was great to see that many children have been enjoying colouring the Zero…. Here is 7 year old Amelia and 3 year old Lottie with their finished pieces that they have shared with us, they look great and thank you for sharing them with us. Click here to have ago at colouring your own Zero, we look forward to seeing more!

Another Zero back from paint, and a chance to colour yours…….

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The GBS Workshop has been busy recently and had some very nice spec Zero’s waiting to go to paint and we have one very nice Zero that recently arrived back from paint that we are pleased to share with you. This stunning green Zero arrived back at the factory and now the build continues to get it finished. It is bright green with black stripes and nose cone band and the headlight bowls are painted to match, this Zero will be powered by a 2.5 Duratec engine on ATR Products throttle bodies. We all love it and can’t wait to see it finished now, we will share more photos as the build progresses on our Instagram where you can also see a video of it…
Follow us on Instagram to see more, paint is now becoming a very popular option for the Zero’s and every Zero that we see is always different, please visit our Personalisation page to see more options and upgrades that are available on the Zero range.

Your chance to colour your Zero…..
We saw this happening somewhere else and thought it was a great idea and would love to do it for our customers….
We understand it must be hard to keep the kids occupied in these uncertain times so here is a little something for them to do. Please see some colouring in for them (and you) to do of our new GBS Zero demonstrator. Colour the Zero in and ADD a creative background…. Could be a Race Circuit, in your garage or your favourite place! Be creative and share them with us, we will share all the drawings on our website and social media next month. We look forward to seeing what colours and background you create. Please see below to download and print.

Warmest regards & best of wishes from the entire team here at GBS.