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...
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Tim Wakefield
rockboy374
Mar 19, 2009 12:34 am
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...
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Car Builder
dezign_mine
Mar 23, 2009 8:54 am
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...
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xocars@...
xocars...
Mar 23, 2009 8:54 am
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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Peter Meline
petermeline
Mar 23, 2009 8:54 am
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 ...
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Jason Boermans
viperkicks69
Mar 23, 2009 8:55 am
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...
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Jason Boermans
viperkicks69
Mar 23, 2009 8:55 am
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...
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ed
locoster
Mar 23, 2009 3:58 pm
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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Car Builder
dezign_mine
Mar 23, 2009 11:19 pm
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...
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George
geo1129
Mar 23, 2009 11:25 pm
... Hope this helps. George 1129 ... From:...
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Rod
cs3tcr
Mar 24, 2009 12:27 am
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...
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Peter Meline
petermeline
Mar 24, 2009 1:19 am
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...
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Andrew Roy
lotusesprit1066
Apr 13, 2009 6:11 am
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...
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Pete
Pete_Portsmouth
Apr 13, 2009 7:39 am
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...
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wragie
Apr 13, 2009 8:12 am
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...
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Staffan Vilcans
liftarn42
Apr 13, 2009 9:07 am
... ESTfield made one with a 2000cc Fiat Tipo Diesel + Lada drivetrain. -- http://www.interface1.net...
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davidmtupper
Apr 13, 2009 3:06 pm
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...
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Julian Dziurawiec
jdziurawiec
Apr 13, 2009 9:43 pm
... Julian...
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Thomas Jordan
tajordan1979
Apr 13, 2009 9:50 pm
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...
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darren_ponton
Apr 14, 2009 1:52 am
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...
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wragie
Apr 14, 2009 2:08 am
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...
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Thomas Jordan
tajordan1979
Apr 14, 2009 2:35 am
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]...
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wragie
Apr 14, 2009 4:38 am
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....
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Esko Ala-Nisula
opto_mech2000
Apr 14, 2009 9:31 am
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 ...
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Esko Ala-Nisula
opto_mech2000
Apr 14, 2009 9:36 am
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...
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Dan Dunn
dandunnit
Apr 23, 2009 10:04 am
Here is a link to his progress: http://www.kineticvehicles.com/XPrizeIntro.html ... From: davidmtupper To: locost@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009...
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matt.weeks85
May 8, 2009 11:46 am
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...
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Porsche Waddell
the.porsche
May 10, 2009 12:52 am
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...
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Patrick & Ann-Marie
prnams
May 10, 2009 1:03 am
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...
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matt.weeks85
May 14, 2009 12:05 pm
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...
