Thanks Tony, It's getting there. I wish it would get there faster, but I'm only 5 months into it so I can't complain too much. It always looks worse in bare...
You are going a lot faster than most. Keep in mind that quality and speed are usually "mutually exclusive"... specially in the home shop. Tony Cortez ... From:...
Tony, I agree. It's good not having any particular target date for completion (unlike the last project, when I had a race to attend!). I'll go into my shop...
Dominic, quick word of warning about 25mm wood, if down under is anything like up over, 25mm wood is somewhere between 20 and 23mm. Causes you loads of grief ...
If you are going to build the real deal out of 1" square tub I suggest you use 1" square wood (2X4 s ripped on a table saw ) and hot melt glue for you mock up....
I'm thinking about bolting the major components (engine/trans, rear, some front suspension, wheels, etc) to the build table and then using 1" thick foam...
... Jmaes & Dom, if you come up with an angle or a shape for which no fitting exists PVC can be shaped with moderate heat. On a construction site I've left a ...
... The FWD and 4X4 Subaru set up is pretty much the same. The ally transaxle bolts up to the back of the engine and consists of the after clutch housing, ...
I'm in the planning stages for making up a pair of 6061 alloy front hubs to replace the stock spitfire ones so I can a) save a couple of pounds unsprung weight...
... Your concern here is the alloy expanding faster as it warms than the iron hub and the races loosening? I really don't know, but a lot of piston pins are...
... Yes, the sawyers continue to try to get a litre out of a quart of tree. You'll be lucky to get even .75" out of so called one inch stock. I use a lot of 4S...
My build is standing still. I have just spent the last few months having a new garage built. I did some of the work myself(dry wall, ceiling electrics, paint)....
Been there done this, my final year project at University was about cooling flow aerodynamics, mostly involving Fluent 5.1 (2D with a bit of 3D), a bit of wind...
I have a couple of questions first I am using a Fox Mustang for a donor car and would like to use the spindles off it for the front.The upper ball joint is not...
... You better believe it! :-) - Peter Ogden (Assist. Moderator Locost & Locost_Theory Lists) http://www.esbconsult.com.au/ogden/ (Home of the Locost Mirror) ...
Hi Tricky, ... Unfortunately, I sold it last year. A severe lack of funds forced the sale (kids are expensive items - especially when they get to high school ...
Damn, I know what kids are like - youngest used to race bicycles on both road and track and had two trips to the Nationals every year. Trouble is they always...
Will 15 X 7" wheels fit the standard locost cycle fenders as supplied by CMC North America? What's the largest tire that will fit? I hear CMC will soon provide...
Been getting my submission together to the registration authorities and got to thinking about the logic behind the front chassis design. Specifically why the...
I understand what you are saying about your modifications, and as long as your measurements are accurate there is no reason why you shouldn't go ahead. However...
I've posted an article in the "photo" area from Car & Driver on the Opel Speedster. This is basically an Elise built for GM Germany. Of interest here is the ...
Hi The article is actually about the same car thats on sale in the UK and has been for over a year. Here its called the VX220 and made under the Vauxhall name....
