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5798
I am selling my Racing Locost and have it listed at: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=4559976277&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:UK:1 Please take a...
Jon.
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Jul 3, 2005
9:22 pm
5799
G'day I am keen to fit some very small headlight pods to my locost, I have seen a very small set on a 7 somewhere but have no idea where, or what vehicle they...
Patrick & Ann-Marie N...
prnams
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Jul 5, 2005
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find a wrecked newer car that used projector headlights, they're about as small a headlight as you can go Brian ...
Internet Automart
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Jul 5, 2005
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OK, and just make some pods for them? ... No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/39 -...
Patrick & Ann-Marie N...
prnams
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Jul 6, 2005
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5802
... But aren't they very deep instead? It would look like a pair of tubes attached to your car. Othwewise the 2CV headlights are quite small....
Staffan V
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Jul 6, 2005
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5803
That's what I'd do. the ones I have off of my integra are maybe 6" deep (housing broke for the high beam) you should be able to pick a set up cheap from a car...
Internet Automart
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Jul 6, 2005
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5804
Making the pods sounds like a big job to me. Has anyone run across an aero headlight where the enclosed/backside of the stock light assembly is nicely shaped...
Bruce Funderburg
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Jul 6, 2005
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5805
Hello. I have an 1.6L Alfa-Romeo engine from a '78 Giulietta. The car has the same chassis displacement as the Alfetta - same type of suspension and transaxle...
freespeedpro
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Jul 7, 2005
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5806
... Hi, you can use the spider tranny...
felipeduenas
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Jul 11, 2005
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5807
Hello, You can use any gearbox from a 105/115 model (Giulia berline, GT or Spider) unless you drill a hole in the crankshaft in order to let the gearbox...
Yvon Duvivier
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Jul 11, 2005
11:52 pm
5808
Hi all there, Does one know if the Duratec V6 (2.5L) fits straight to either the MT75 or the Type-9? If not, what needs to be done? The Duratec V6 is IMO a...
ka_gla
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Jul 16, 2005
11:17 pm
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testicle -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/55 - Release Date: 21/07/05...
Patrick & Ann-Marie N...
prnams
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Jul 23, 2005
7:56 am
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Hi Has anyone fitted 90mm streetfighter bike headlamps to their locost? Follow the link http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=500393 I have seen some...
Patrick & Ann-Marie N...
prnams
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Jul 23, 2005
9:33 pm
5811
I have some 7" Cibie motorcycle headlamps on my car. They are of a universal type, a lever inside allows them to dip towards the left or right, or in the ...
eskoa
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Jul 24, 2005
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5812
Hi, I've not been around here for a while, but here goes. I'm planning a new special that will have a VW Beetle transaxle, but not a Beetle engine. Does...
garethpowys
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Jul 30, 2005
12:08 am
5813
http://www.kennedyeng.com/vw_por.htm...
PHerder
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Jul 30, 2005
12:27 am
5814
Quad4rods makes a duratec/zetec to VW bellhousing. http://www.quad4rods.com/Catalougue.pdf If you want to see what an 'as found' Dratec looks like.. ...
Simon Bosworth
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Jul 30, 2005
12:39 am
5815
For those that have been asking what happened to the Clubman Builders Resource (http://www.locost7.info), the web host somehow managed to lose their entire...
Peter Ogden
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Jul 30, 2005
1:37 am
5816
There are a couple of bugs running around this area with 12a rotorys in them. Other than recognizing the motor I know nothing else. Chris ...
Canadian Locost
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Jul 30, 2005
3:13 am
5817
Wouldn't the more modern VW / Audi stansaxles be more suitable? 5 speeds, and easier parts availability? Patrick ... -- No virus found in this outgoing...
Patrick & Ann-Marie N...
prnams
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Jul 30, 2005
6:58 am
5818
Hello. I've made an update to my webpage. Take a look at www.lusomotors.com The Victoria F7 chassis is done and in good shape. The all aluminium Hubs and...
Ernesto Freitas
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Jul 31, 2005
7:07 pm
5819
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:59:32 +0100, Patrick & Ann-Marie Neal ... For various reasons that are too odd to go into yet, it would have to be a VW unit or (or...
Gareth Jones
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Aug 1, 2005
11:34 pm
5820
Gareth: The 2.0 Transporter air cooled and water cooled engines will bolt right up to the beetle box but there are flywheel and clutch differences which have ...
John C Handy
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Aug 4, 2005
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On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:58:39 +0100, John C Handy <handyjc1@...> ... Thanks Jack, The watercooled engine might just be ideal for what I'm planning....
Gareth Jones
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Aug 6, 2005
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5822
Gareth: The VW watercooled 1.9 and 2.1 engines are nothing more than an air cooled engine with water jackets and are not heavy, remember that the cooling tin,...
John C Handy
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Aug 7, 2005
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5823
Just wondering if anyone has driven one of the wooden tub, ladder frame Locusts and one of the more conventional Locost 7's? Apparently the weight of the...
esldude3000
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Aug 8, 2005
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5824
... Hi, How much power are you getting from a 2.0 liter air-cooled VW engine and is it within reasonable cost? Also, a VW transaxle in a mid-engine ...
stephen chan
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Aug 8, 2005
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5825
... The later ford based Locust is better than the earlier Tirumph based ones, mainly because the Ford based cars havea five linked live axle, whereas the...
Gareth Jones
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Aug 8, 2005
11:18 am
5826
Stephan: I am getting about 120 HP from my 2155cc Type 4 (Transporter) engine but it is modified with a race cam and Weber Carbs. Except for 96mm aftermarket...
John C Handy
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Aug 11, 2005
4:14 am
5827
Hi Jack, So essentially, you are running a porsche 914 setup. Type 4 VW to Porsche 901 transaxle. That package has a very good low center of gravity, but cost ...
stephen chan
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