I've been thinking a bit about the drivetrain I'd like to use for my Locost but I don't think it's been fully addressed here, apologies if it has. I was...
I may be wrong but I am pretty sure that with the standard layout the weight is still just on the edge of rear heavy. I dont know how heavy the gearbox would...
David Loll hilltopper41@... ... From: toby_carragher To: Locost_Theory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 6:54 AM Subject: [Locost_Theory]...
General Motors tried having the engine in front with the transmission in the rear for a year or two back in the 60s then abandon the idea. I don't know if it...
Toby, i dont know if i am missing the point here, but have you ever had a look under an Alfetta? Pete ... From: David Loll [mailto:hilltopper41@...] ...
There were also problems with the long driveshaft for the mid-engined, front propellored P-39. But, that said, there have been several front engine rear...
As well as several Ferraris ( the Daytona springs to mind ) & lets not forget the DAF based small Volvos of the late 70s, 80s. Its all ground that has been...
I was thinking about possible gyroscopic effects given that in first the driveshaft would be turning about 3 times faster then what it would normally be doing...
Firstly I think the sooby would be way too wide for the front of a narrow sports car (800mm) and secondly I can't see the value of locating the gearbag at the...
I have the lights you mention on my truck. They're each connected with a four wire trailer plug and provide hi-low and directional lamps. They run about $80 a...
A lot of successful cars have been built this way. The 944 and the Lotus 15 come to mind. Beyond the complexity of machining all the special parts, you have to...
George, just to be sure, are you referring to the square-ish lights used on snow plowing rigs that I inquired about? Where can a set be purchased? Are they...
I saw some cool looking plow lights on a truck this week, they had an egg shaped poly carbonate housing. I think that the turn signal was in the same housing,...
David, I have no idea what they were, just had a quick glimpse. When I got home I did a quick web search,but there were too many to look at. Good luck. Esko ...
A couple of interesting light kits here: http://www.angelos-supplies.com/plowparts/lights.pg The first set are not Locost, but pretty snazzy! Pete ... I'd like...
David, The plow frame on my truck is an older Fisher. The lights are probably replacements. They have black plastic housings, styrene, I think. They mount to...
Win a kit for £1 Hi all, A new feature to the website is the chance to win a kit for £1 each month. We are running a monthly raffle which can be entered as...
I'm new to the list and just toying around with the idea of building a 7-esque car. In a prior life I did vehicle dynamics development at Ford and, in college,...
I made rear uprights for my Supra based IRS, I used the Supra bearing housing and axle cut from the semi-trailing arm and fitted them to rectangular tubing. ...
To those who have done this, any chance of some photo's being placed in the photo's section to guide the rest of us that may like to follow that path. Brian ...
Greetings, Don't miss the story and photos in the June 09 edition of www.kitcarlinks.com telling about the activities during the Second Annual Southwest...
In a message dated 10/06/04 03:14:41 GMT Daylight Time, ... no, but have you dialled in enough damping in the coil-overs? bin [Non-text portions of this...
Greetings, For those of you requesting additional information about my CD-ROM based, e-book, "Your Kit Car Assembly Manual", please take a few minutes to look...
Ok, I have just finished building a chassis but the "at this point the chassis will weigh about 35lbs..." claim seems far fetched mine is of the order of...
The errrr.. 'book' has a few Typos..some apparently from Sloth others seemingly intentional. Note that the photo of the Old Fat guy holding a Chassis in the...
In a message dated 19/06/04 17:53:01 GMT Daylight Time, barenekid@... ... I thought it was a galv job, hot dip, ally hadn't occured to me still, it's...
I hadn’t heard that about the drive tunnel. Who/where was this proven, and which tubes exactly? Thanks, -nate ... The errrr.. 'book' has a few Typos..some...
