Hello I have added a section under Photos showing some chassis pictures. Anyone having good pictures og CAD renderings, please put them here. It could be a...
Hi, If you're interested in seeing 'la Bala' roller chassis and rear suspension pics, I put some in the Photos section of the forum. (some diagonal bracing and...
In a message dated 5/1/2003 3:41:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Wow! A Chevette performance page. Thanks George. It never occurred to me that people actually...
Hi Pete, Thanks, the wheelbase is 96" and the front track is 57". I rolled the chassis outside today and took some more pics. I will post them to the photos...
Hi Kevin, The lack of bracing on M1/2 might be compensated for by the 18 guage sheet metal that is added later in the build process. I think the book even...
Hi, My name is Elder Braga, I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here there are a lot of chevettes being used for drag racing, so, there are a lot of material about...
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... does ... chassis, ... significant? ... wasn't ... were ... all. ... I have done a finite element analysis of the lowcost and the chassis does not behave as...
Chris, I've read your essay on Locost chassis mods before (file lowcostmods.doc in Files section of Locost NA), and I would like to incorporate your...
I have been cringing at the thought of having to build my own tubular exhaust header. Seems like so much work/time for something that may actually cause the...
Steve, I'm interested to see how this is answered. I have an exhaust (muffler) from a Kawasaki, (ZX9R...?) Also, I got a manifold flange off E-bay too... Alan...
Hi Steve! FWIW I think your idea is a good one with one caveat.... Its going to be like searching for a needle in a haystack to find a MC header with the same...
Just an opinion. First problem motorcycle exhausts are chromed. Ever weld thru chrome? Further exhausts also bolt to the engine via individual flanges and most...
AHrgh. You may be right. I might as well just buy the flange, buy the exhaust can, get a bag o'bends and a collector and get to work... Probably less work in...
Pete, A round toped tunnel should be fine as long as it is still welded in and the same overall height and width as the book chassis. I doubt if it would be...
Hi Steve Rod Covell sells a video on making headers etc. I haven't seen it, but it was recommended to me. http://www.metalshapers.org/store/index.html#VIDEOS ...
No reason you can't run plastic or metallic conduit inside the tunnel. I got tied of having to re-wire my trailer and mounted conduit raceways to protect the ...
Shame on me, I am building a RH B2+. And I HATE the look of the rear wheel
arches that are supplied with the kit. My question is ----------------- will the...
As an aside, in the UK, a section of plastic conduit, approx 15mm ID, and about 10ft long, costs 90p from QVS. A very cheap way of protecting cables. James ......
Thanks for your response, Chris. My comments appear below. Pete B. ... in ... I was hoping to squeeze out an inch in width and a lot of height by eliminating...
Beautiful attention to detail, George, as always. Thanks. Pete B. P.S. Thanks also for the Q&D nosecone fabrication idea. I'm going to use it. I think I'm...
Yes, great stuff. IIRC has to be fire resistant and tolerate 90deg. C. If you're really cheap like me there's no need to buy fittings. Left up a tailpipe for...
Do you put sand in it first, before sticking it up the tailpipe? :) Steve ... From: George Cushing To: Locost_Theory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003...
Hello Jon, I've never heard of a RH B2+, but the rear fenders of a typical Locost have a diameter of roughly 32"... opening wider at the bottom as it deviates...
Hi Steve, If you can't find a 4age flange, you can scan an exhaust gasket and import that image to your favorite CAD package... draw it up and have it laser...
Jim, A small point about back-pressure, it is not desirable nor healthy, However, it IS an inevitable by-product of reducing the cross section to increase gas...
Stepping the exhaust down by using smaller pipes would create lots of "steps" inside the pipe. These would have the effect of creating lots of shock waves...
