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51457
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...
justabmwguy
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Mar 18, 2009
3:22 pm
51458
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...
Tim Wakefield
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Mar 19, 2009
12:34 am
51459
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...
Car Builder
dezign_mine
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Mar 23, 2009
8:54 am
51460
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...
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Mar 23, 2009
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51461
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 ...
Peter Meline
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Mar 23, 2009
8:54 am
51462
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...
Jason Boermans
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Mar 23, 2009
8:55 am
51463
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...
Jason Boermans
viperkicks69
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Mar 23, 2009
8:55 am
51464
Peter: You are right on both counts. It was a Cosworth developed BDA (Belt Driven A-series) Ford 1600 as produced for Lotus. ...
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locoster
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Mar 23, 2009
3:58 pm
51465
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...
Car Builder
dezign_mine
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Mar 23, 2009
11:19 pm
51466
...  Hope this helps.                                                        George 1129 ... From:...
George
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Mar 23, 2009
11:25 pm
51467
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
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Mar 24, 2009
12:27 am
51468
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...
Peter Meline
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Mar 24, 2009
1:19 am
51469
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...
Andrew Roy
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Apr 13, 2009
6:11 am
51470
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...
Pete
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Apr 13, 2009
7:39 am
51471
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...
wragie
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Apr 13, 2009
8:12 am
51472
... ESTfield made one with a 2000cc Fiat Tipo Diesel + Lada drivetrain. -- http://www.interface1.net...
Staffan Vilcans
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Apr 13, 2009
9:07 am
51473
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...
davidmtupper
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Apr 13, 2009
3:06 pm
51474
... Julian...
Julian Dziurawiec
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Apr 13, 2009
9:43 pm
51475
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...
Thomas Jordan
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Apr 13, 2009
9:50 pm
51476
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...
darren_ponton
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Apr 14, 2009
1:52 am
51477
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...
wragie
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Apr 14, 2009
2:08 am
51478
The VW 1.8T is a gas engine. They made a 1.9 liter TDI engine. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Thomas Jordan
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Apr 14, 2009
2:35 am
51479
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....
wragie
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Apr 14, 2009
4:38 am
51480
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 ...
Esko Ala-Nisula
opto_mech2000
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Apr 14, 2009
9:31 am
51481
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...
Esko Ala-Nisula
opto_mech2000
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Apr 14, 2009
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51482
Here is a link to his progress: http://www.kineticvehicles.com/XPrizeIntro.html ... From: davidmtupper To: locost@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009...
Dan Dunn
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Apr 23, 2009
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51483
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.weeks85
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May 8, 2009
11:46 am
51484
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...
Porsche Waddell
the.porsche
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May 10, 2009
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51485
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...
Patrick & Ann-Marie
prnams
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May 10, 2009
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51486
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...
matt.weeks85
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