I have been looking at the book chassis and in particular the front suspension area. With the LA,LB and FU1,FU2 tubes sitting at different angles to each other...
They are a pain to line up, but I don't think there are any particular structural issues to worry about. one of the reasons for the angle at the front I think...
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Sep 1, 2004 1:50 pm
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Good luck on the nose, the worst part will be your paranoia after your car is finished. You will not be able to park it in public with the exposed and ...
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Sep 1, 2004 6:07 pm
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In a message dated 01/09/04 18:19:07 GMT Daylight Time, DonDavis@... ... hey, look on the bright side, the sky could fall in... bin [Non-text portions of...
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Sep 1, 2004 6:08 pm
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I have done no evaluation of the thing, as you say, but I did use the Mcsoelry drawings witch is very similar to the Tiger book, by the way, and I am very...
has anyone used a 1600 CVH with a type 9? I'm interested to know what mods, if any, I will need to make to the transmission tunnel? Chassis nearly done, but...
Hi Wayne I made mine as per Jim McSorleys plans but If i was doing it again I would replace the top and bottom tubes with 1" round and make the assembly flat...
Im looking into buying the book Build your own sports car for as little as 250 pounds and race it 2 edition are the any error in it. I know there is errors in...
Jared: If you are going to build, the book is a good guide. There are some errors, and a few missed items. But no big problems. It is not presented as a...
you bet your b ippy there are errors in it . i have gottenderailed on the car since i need to erect my shop first, the worst errors i can call to mind are...
gary berendson in texas has a good dvd book on the general construction of just about any of the 7 clones. unfortunately i can't find my copy to feed you his...
i have come to the point of mounting the suspensitn brackets i am going to attempt to insert some 3ft. 1/2" diam.rods in 2X4's parallel to each other and...
Dream to date tens of thousands of single mormons all over the world? Just a click away, you could release your enthusiasm to meet heart and life at once, and...
To all the locost lists; When the original lotus 7 cane out they were running (I think) an engine that produced something like 28 horse power,and were a blast...
But then they were running skinny rock hard tyres providing next to no grip at all. Regards Steve Newman www.puddlepetcare.co.uk The Pet Shop that Comes to...
... I have a shade over 300bhp in my westfield and it's a hoot, quarter mile in around 12 seconds, top speed of 150mph and excellent around the corners. My...
David, Right on! My X-flow with Webers and a mild cam makes a puny 119 hp on the dyno, the car weighs 1240 pounds with a full tank of gas. That is a 10.4 lbs ...
Personally I think it silly to put big engines into small cars ;-) (ps pievan updated) Ian (Spag) www.v8mini.co.uk - www.pievan.co.uk "The Roughest V8Mini...
Big BHP, David, you have obviously never driven a car with 300 to 400+ BHP, it does not mean you have to drive it everywhere sideways or with the wheels...
On the other hand, having just started racing a 1300 XFlow Locost, I can say that that gives you a pretty big smile as well!! But there again, that's about...
Hi there! Since we're talking about engines...I've bought a crossflow that someone had in a kit car and decided to dispose of. Having taken the head off to see...
Alan Pritchard
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Sep 2, 2004 4:03 pm
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If its a 1600, then you can overbore to +90 to give 1740cc, then gas flow the head, use 1300 conrods to increase compression, put in a decent cam and big...
My engine was built by Bill McCurdy at Williams Racing Service in Harvard, MA. We started with a 711M 1.6 L '71 Pinto engine. The crank was magnafluxed for ...
macsorley's has errors too. I cuted all tubes by his plans and found (few) errors. I've comunicated to him. Amadeu Pires ... From: Scott Kilborn To:...
Thanks guys, exactly what I was after! Actually I'm a cheapskate and since this engine is perfect in the bores and pistons dept., rebored to +.040 and with the...
Alan Pritchard
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Sep 2, 2004 7:36 pm
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If you had a chice of less HP or more HP for the same buck what would you say - obvious answer eh? Cheers Greg ... From: David Loll To: locost@yahoogroups.com ...
Maybe there's a more pragmatic approach... if you want a load of power, go for it if you're good enough to handle it. However, it isn't strictly necessary and...
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