Thanks for your help Les & Roger. I have wedged the xhaust side of the engine (1300cc cross flow) up so that the carb (the original) is level with the chasis...
18493
Mike & Barb Laws
lawsmjbm@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:09 am
G'Day Alex, Happy New Year to you and all the other Locosters out there. There's no accounting for some people's decisions is there, even if they are a spotty...
18494
Esko Ala-Nisula
eskoa@...
Jan 1, 2001 12:35 pm
Roger, A number of builders are making their gearbox mount so that it drops down to allow the tailshaft to swing down, making it easier to to remove the engine...
18495
Ken Walton
kenwrace@...
Jan 1, 2001 1:44 pm
Tony-it is worth the fiddle now to get mounts that work figured out. I hauled and installed mine, a big MGB lump with big transmission(read-free)a bunch of...
18496
Michael Weir
mweir@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:33 pm
Happy New Year to you all, Of note to the UK guy's (sorry the rest of you), having put a part request with one of these list's that check a lot breakers, my...
18497
John Olson
John.Olson@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:37 pm
I drilled my Cortina hubs to match the Toyota bolt pattern, no problems. The casting was easy to drill and machine. The holes werre placed 45 degrees from the...
18498
johnm@...
Jan 1, 2001 7:02 pm
This post appeared over the weekend, and I felt I had to respond, it refered to a builder considering stainless steel for the outer skin: "It is amazing how...
18499
Marie Denton
mariedenton@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:36 pm
Haven't they redone the front straight over the winter and improved it? Regards Andrew Denton Auckland NZ...
18500
Rick & Lesley Hargraves
rhargrav@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:36 pm
Hi Roger, Doing that would require the exclusion of the G1/2 tubes and this would leave a large open hole with no torsional strength OR you have to strip all ...
18501
ashurst@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:37 pm
Mike, Just for info.. Uprights prices seem to vary a lot. I have tried a number of UK sources. In the end phoning and revisiting my local scrap yards on a ...
18502
Rick & Lesley Hargraves
rhargrav@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:39 pm
Hi Alex, Why not use a Geocities website instead of your ISP?. Cheers, Tricky H. ... From: Alex Devonport <fourays@...> To: <locost@egroups.com> ...
18503
williamandycon@...
Jan 1, 2001 9:34 pm
i am hoping to build my car with a 2.3v6 ford engine and gear box, also using sierra rear suspension.i would be greatful if there is any body able to help with...
18504
Esko Ala-Nisula
eskoa@...
Jan 1, 2001 10:41 pm
John, Point well taken! You forgot to mention that someone may want to cover their frame with fabric, as in vintage airplanes. Someone else may be good at...
18505
13126624@...
Jan 1, 2001 10:47 pm
Fully welded steel floor, 1.6mm, no flex at all DTR ... made ... a ... start.Caterhams ,Westfields ... my...
18506
Peter Rebbechi
prebbech@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:36 pm
Well, we are now in 2001 territory.! 2001 has to be better than 2000 (or does it!) Fresh Air Motoring is now Fresh Air Motoring Pty Ltd, and has a new ...
18507
John Fitzgerald
john.fitzgerald3@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:04 am
where are you- I am interested in your minilites . ... From: <ai61@...> To: <locost@egroups.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 7:21 PM Subject:...
18508
dave.williams@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:26 am
-> Doing that would require the exclusion of the G1/2 tubes and this -> would leave a large open hole with no torsional strength OR you have -> to strip all...
18509
13126624@...
Jan 2, 2001 4:12 am
RE G tubes, why not make them removable?? simple twin shear fittings at each end. It should all be compression load anyway. I went so far in moving the engine...
18510
P Sutton
peter-sutton@...
Jan 2, 2001 7:47 am
Hi Andrew, Thanks for that information re spacers. I am glad I know now and not after Ive paid out good money to have them made. As an alternative I had a good...
18511
Mike & Barb Laws
lawsmjbm@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:34 pm
G'Day Peter, The Kestral clubman built here in Adelaide uses different bolt patterns front & rear and has the spare drilled with both patterns. The Authorities...
18512
Dick Axtell
dick.axtell@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:37 pm
... Hi - I'm interested in your gauges (does this include speedo, cable & rev counter?). I can be contacted at "dick.axtell@..."....
18513
David Jenkins
d.w.jenkins@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:43 pm
An escort agency - well, it makes a change from auto engineering... ;-) David ... I...
18514
David Jenkins
d.w.jenkins@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:55 pm
It's funny, but I didn't read the replies as particularly negative. All the people who posted were only pointing out that skinning the car in ali is reasonably...
18515
Dougie
dougie@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:28 pm
Yo Peeps happy new year. Speaking as a designer I would have to say categorically that ANY design can be improved upon. For a design to work it has to 1. Fit...
18516
Morrison, John
johnm@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:18 pm
Wicker eh?....now I think you're on to something! John W. Morrison Senior Account Executive Victoria Conference Centre 720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W...
18517
Morrison, John
johnm@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:22 pm
Absolutely what I was getting at...if someone is considering skinning the car in Saran wrap, point out why that's a hair-brained idea, don't just say "that's...
18518
Morrison, John
johnm@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:32 pm
but I wouldn't go so far as to say that 60's era British automobile manufacture was above all reproach. Perhaps Lotus Sevens were built with riveted aluminum...
18519
Esko
eskoa@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:45 pm
All that have replied to my post about "flogging a dead horse" have made good points. As I said in my initial post that I am not against innovation, this list ...
18520
Morrison, John
johnm@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:48 pm
John W. Morrison...
18521
David Jenkins
d.w.jenkins@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:53 pm
John, I've read about the foam/fibreglass technique, but never seen the results 'in the flesh' apart from surfboards. I was thinking of trying it out soon as...
