I drove my 7 into the shop yesterday and carried it out in the afternoon. I will begin the final cleanup on the steel and welds for a coat of DP 90. What panel...
John, I use both the DP series of adhesives and 3M VHB tapes in products in the company I work for. I highly recommend the VHB approach. I live in Update NY....
This was posted on the Se7ens list today http://www.gtscougar.freeserve.co.uk/F17.htm Specs sound impressive Esko [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... you ... I have heard that this is just Granada/Monarch brakes - some local V8 Pinto guys have done the upgrade using Granada parts. Could be worth a...
I had wanted to go to the mustang 2 spindle but there pretty much non existant around here or very expensive- I could have bought new ones for 300 usd but my...
Anyone on the list have an idea how the Stalker V6 and the McSorley +4, and +442 chassis compare size and tubing dimensions. Am thinking about a V6 desighn...
Mark, Life is short, time flies, call Dennis Brunton at 941 795-6068 at work and ask how much for a kit and how soon you can expect delivery. There is no ...
Let's assume that the damage to gelcoated fiberglass fenders on a locost is the same as the damage to a hot tub that left the bed of a pickup truck today... I...
I'd start with a Google under Fiberglass boat repair. Lots of stuff published there. Wayne Tim Wohlford <tim@...> wrote: Let's assume that the damage...
... Dan, I'm near Buffalo, and just bought 48' of 1" sq x .065" thick at Metal Super Markets. About $2.00 per foot. Seems a bit pricey so next week I plan to...
Tim: Tough break. Brings back memories of a canoe racing along beside my truck on the end of a rope. The only repair experience I have had is with car...
sorry to hear about your bad fortune..... but.... I got a chuckle out of it ;) no help on the fiberglass repair though, good luck! ... -- Rob Southeast Michgan...
Don: Thanks! I'm in the Albany area myself. 2.00 a foot does not sound too bad to me. That would be about $300 for all tye chassis metal I think. Is Metal...
... Metal ... week I ... Dan, I just bought a 24' stick of 1" Tubing for 15.82, sounds like a lot of people are getting ripped on the pricing. Eddie...
... Eddie: Where did you get that steel? Your local steel yard? I'd be curious to know the location, or at least how to approach my local steel supply ...
I second the motion. building a locost from the ground up would have been far too intimidating before I built Dennis' wonderful kit. Now I can see myself...
Thanks Tim So I'm really almost twice as thick as I need to be if I order .108 mild steel, and also I need hot, not cold rolled, correct? Sorry to be such a...
Thanks Tim So I'm really almost twice as thick as I need to be if I order .108 mild steel, and also I need hot, not cold rolled, correct? Sorry to be such a...
... gelcoat ... Try searching for Owens Corning Fiberglass. They have kits just for such repairs. The kit even includes a textured mat that you apply over the...
... like a ... curious ... supply ... Dan, I purchased the steel at a local Steel yard, I know a guy who works there, he gives me a break, usual walk in price...
Chris: You're ording way too thick steel. You need the .065". I'm no pro welder, but I kinda liked the way the cold rolled stuff welded--though I used very...
... Could be that some people use thinner wire, but in 30 years of mig welding experience, I wouldn't want anything thinner than .035. .035 tends to jam and...
Hi Tim, On the biginner thing I bought my steel and made a first chassis with it then discovered when I bought more steel later that I had used all 14 guage. I...
"I use the gas setup and the .025 wire" That's the stuff! ... From: Locost_North_America@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Locost_North_America@yahoogroups.com] On...
Jim- Sorry for the delay replying; been out of town. Some comments on Pinto spindles, much of which others have said: Yes, the Cortina and Pinto spindles are...
need m22X1.5 threaded tube, looking around i see that i would need a 20.5 mm hole to tap. 20.5 ~ .8071... how much over/under size is considered "ok" for...
Ted, Thanks for all the info on the Mustang II spindle/brake setup. Regarding the balljoints is that Speedway pn 910-34323 for the balljoint and pn 910-34812...
Yup, I'm pretty sure those are the numbers I used. They also have a bolt in version of the BJ which for the lower A-arm is more book-ish, although I prefer the...
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