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: 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 ...
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,...
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...
... 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 ...
... 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...
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...
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 ...
Perhaps.. BUT the 914 Transaxle was one of the worst transmission assemblies yet sold. In Short: it Barely Works.. Shifting is excreable.. Period This is not...
Bare: The 914 transaxle is not as bad as you think. The gears are all 911 pieces and all 911 ratios will fit if you can afford them. If the shift linkage is...
John, I agree with you. The Porsche 901 transaxle is a decent unit. It's the 914 linkage that's bad. From a "locost theory" perspective, I think none of the ...
Here' one. Volkswagon started selling a Brasilian made Volkswagon Pointer here in Mexico. 1800cc north/south engine in front of a 5 speed transmission. Even...
Hi Gareth, I already said in an earlier post that the VW/Porsche flat 4/6 to Type X/9XX ransaxle layout is good for it's low CG, but not very low cost. HP per...
Hi Stephen, I have plans for a rail frame which is designed to take a beetle transaxle, to convert it to take anything else would be a lot of work. Essentially...
Hi Gareth, If the Ariel Atom people knew I described their car a "sculptured sandrail", I am sure I'd get a kick in the junk. Good thing I am 5000 miles away....
I hope to tap into the expertise of the group. I wish to build a locost semi-clone of the VW ein-liter: http://images.google.com/images?q=vw%20ein-liter I was...
Nick, You could start with a donor that is a 4 wheel off road buggy that all the M/C companies build. Change the tires to something skinnier and the rear...
... "R.Q. Riley, on the web sells plans for two types of three wheelers. One uses a volks front end/motorcycle rear (engine, etc.) and one has a single front...
Nicholas, A nice engine for you: http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com 102mpg at 55mph is a bike should enable you to do maybe 80mpg in an ein-liter. Andrew...
hello im builting a car very high mileage locost im using all of the tipical locost seven chassis the ford sierra donor parts but the engine is the fiat diesel...
Speedway motors has an aluminum spindle/brake setup for modified racers - you might want to check those out if you are going for a totally lightweight car. ...
... Are those uprights mounted upside-down? That must be one of the very few vehicles with negative king pin inclination, as the upper ball joint is outboard...
