Anybody built or thought of building a Locost with a 3.0L v6 from a ranger or (gasp) taurus? The FWD 3.0L can be adapted to RWD. The only transmission I know...
I had a Taurus SHO until a short time ago and the thought of using that motor did cross my mind, although getting those beautiful inlet manifolds under a...
v6 its ok if you have one and its free,the point of the locost is locost.As it seems alot of people havent the discipline to keep true to its namesake.A four...
Hi fellow builders I'm selling plans of my middy build. It weighs around 480kgs. It uses a VW/Audi fwd drivetrain in the rear and cortina/sierra uprights in...
according to wikipeia the lotus 47 ("europa") came with a "lotus/ford/cosworth" engine does anybody know was this the Lotus Twin Cam or the BDA ? Peter Meline ...
Have you guys seen this.... (Check out the link) http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1040/new-hybrid-shocker PS. If you are building an electric car, let me know, I...
Have you guys seen this.... (Check out the link) http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1040/new-hybrid-shocker PS. If you are building an electric car, let me know, I...
europa came with a renault engine as a base model.The twin cam followed next when lotus tooled up for a twin cam,aluminum head.Bolted to a ford block of steel...
Peter, The type 47 came with the Lotus Twin Cam, not the Cosworth BDA. Both Cosworth and BRM offered the Lotus Twin Cams in various states of tune which were...
rod, i have been reading about the type 62 which seems the most interesting of the whole set i have read that the type 62 had a 2 litre "904 series" engine...
Howdy all I'm starting on my frame in two weeks but have yet to decide on a powerplant. I really need to do that part soon and could use some input. The first...
I must say I've thought quite a lot about using a diesel, the low end torque and economy are huge plus points, you can have a good range and a small light fuel...
Aren't those about 130hp and a huge wack of torque? Probably go like stink ;-] (yah a bad groaner) I wondered about these too but don't know enough about...
A guy here in the US made one using a Kubota 3 cylinder diesel. Fun to drive, according to him, with great fuel mileage. He was on a TV show (reality... of...
My two cents: Choose your powerplant and acquire it (and all other drivetrain pieces) before you start building your frame. There are quite a few variables...
We have a diesel Locost in Western Australia - made using parts from a diesel Holden Gemini (a Vauxhall Chevette/Opel Kadett made in Australia in the 1970s...
I did a bit of checking via google and there are adapters available for the vw tdi's. So far I've found one for toyota trannies w58? and for the T5 tranny. It...
1.8 or 1.9 which ever idles like marbles in a can and you can't find the spark plugs. Thats the one ;-] Evidently the volvo 6 cyl diesel uses some vw parts....
I know of a 1.8T that was running 43 psi boost and made 715HP on the dyno. Esko From: locost@yahoogroups.com [mailto:locost@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
The 6 cyl. diesel is / was used in the VW commercial vehicles and was shared with Audi. Esko From: locost@yahoogroups.com [mailto:locost@yahoogroups.com] On...
Here is a link to his progress: http://www.kineticvehicles.com/XPrizeIntro.html ... From: davidmtupper To: locost@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009...
Hi All, I thought I'd introduce myself first. I'm Matt, I live in Blackpool in Lancashire, UK. I've been thinking about building a Locost for a couple of years...
matt i built one in the caribbean but live in london now .. many engines have ended up in these cars .. a lot of people used a c rashed mx3 / miata it has an...
Hi Matt What would I do differently next time? I'd make the chassis one inch taller. I have a 4age 20v and it is a tight fit under the bonet. Obviously this...
Thanks for the tips guys, I'll try and get hold of an MX-5 I think, looks like a sensible option, I wanted to aviod buying a whole donor and just getting the...
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