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Nov 1, 2006 5:32 pm
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Hi, I am building my locost in the Netherlands, and am having some problems sourcing a fuel-tank (I could weld it myself, but this is an item of upmost safety,...
... I don't how the situation is in the Netherlands, but many builders in Sweden use the fuel tank from the SAAB 96. It's the right size and shape and since it...
If you are interested I can forward on the name of a guy here in the UK who has made a lot of tanks for the racing locost people. He will make exactly to you...
... the UK who has made a lot of tanks for the racing locost people. He will make exactly to you own specifications, and they cost about £60-90 depending on...
... the UK who has made a lot of tanks for the racing locost people. He will make exactly to you own specifications, and they cost about £60-90 depending on...
Robert, I don't see the reason to you can't make the tank by-the-book. I just made mine and no problems. you just have to draw the tank in a flat sheet of...
Hi Can the Sierra LSD diff be used with the Tripod 1/2 shafts?? I have just bought this LSD and was hopeing to use it. I use the tripod shafts because the...
Some of you might remember me, I've been here before and built a car. Well a lot of stuff has happened to me since then but I have a hankering to do another...
Hi guys, I'm planning to start a lcost in the new year. the thing is I would really like to install a Rover T16 engine but being a novice I can come up with...
hi all new to group so dont no alot but hope to. have just purchased locost 7 type 1600 xflow would like to no when driving at between 30- 60 car seems very...
... Lots of activity in the Locost North America group. It does seem that this one and the Locost Therory groups have very little activity any more, possbiliy...
Is is toed out at the front? Try a bit of toe in to help stabilise front end. Are the shocks adjustable? You could soften them up a bit if so. Are you saying...
Or paper mache? ... -- -Thomas Jordan J&L Automotive 703-327-5239 Jordan Motorsports Photography 703-652-9357 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
There is/was a car called a Locust that was mainly plywood...not papier mache though! Quite popular in its time. I use wood in my race locost, to move the seat...
I remember you Dougie :-)) You were just finishing your car as I was starting. ISTR your nosecone started my foray into the world of CF upgraditus :-) There's...
... It still has a loyal following (see http://www.locustenthusiastsclub.fsnet.co.uk/ ). But it was plywood/MDF skinned in aluminium on a ladder frame. It may...
I used to work at Marcos. The monocoque plywood chassis only had one 'shaped' component, which was the sills. This was obtained by using 2 pieces of thinner...
Thomas makes a good point: the original Marcos in the UK were constructed with a marine ply monocoque to which all the parts were attached. They were quite...
Hi Well the reason for using this stuff is I've used it before on small bit for cars and always wanted to build a chassis from it. It's unfeasibly light and...
This would be the best solution as to which car to build: http://www.scarab-motorsports.com/specialoffer.html Also, Marcos cars are still around, they are a...
Hmmm pretty pretty - not exactly mid engined but pretty pretty Dougie ________________________________ From: locost@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Don Sent: Wed...
Dougie, nevertheless, you could apply the same construction technique regardless of the engine/transmission layout. They did in fact build a mid-engined...
Pete, do you know if the panels were pressed or hand made using formers and wheeling machines? As I said earlier I quite like the idea of a clean build and...
Dougie, the monocoque chassis was marine plywood which had a glassfibre body attached to it. Pete ... From: dougie_wells To: locost@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Pete. Yes I realised that about the Marcos it was the Scarab I was talkiing about. I went back to their site and had another look the aly panels are made on...
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