G'Day Edward,
Welcome to the world of Clubbie building. There's no
reason you can't build the Heynes car with a live axle, It's quite easy
and would remove a lot of the internal frame work in the rear of the car
required for the IRS. An Escort axle will just fit the 50mm wider frame
as I've had a look at my book Locost and I reckon the 50mm wider is the
go. Depending on where you are will probably dictate the engine used,
but in my opinion a Silver or Blacktop Toyota with a Birkin bell housing
and Ford T9 box is a well proven combination and in a 600Kg frame gives
very good performance. Theres a few tweaks you need to use on the frame
to get it to pass the Torsional testing etc.Been there done that *;-))*
Good luck with your build.
Regards,
Mike Laws
Adelaide.

noname_4_me wrote:
>
> Hello to all you fellow locost builders out there.
>
> I've just picked up a copy of 'Build your own sports car on a budget'
> and its a great book... But it has raised a question/concern for me.
> The book i9 have focuses on IRS and i do understand the advantages of
> it, but is it worth the hassle?
>
> Should I purchase a copy of 'Build Your Own Sports Car For As Little
> As £250 - And Race It!'? or should i try and deal with IRS?
>
> Are there plans for a live rear available for download?
>
> Sorry if this all sounds silly.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Edward.
>
>
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