Hi there. found this group and thought I'd join in. I ordered Ron Champions B.Y.O.S.C book and will start to build my Seven soon, but the books not here yet...
Sounds cool! There are a number of sites that will help get you started. I suggest a visit to www.mcsorley.net/locost/ for a widely-acknowledged source of...
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Ernesto, That is the most gorgeous interpretation of the Lotus 7 I've ever seen. It knocked my socks off. Will you be building it in metal or GRP? How much...
Howdie, New guy here. Planning on building according to McSorley's plan's. It'll be a +0 car, no dimension changes. Planning on the Hayabusa engine, no donor...
I agree. I have been admiring that design since I started researching Locosts several months ago. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Thank you very much for your kind comments. We are taking this project into some serious solutions, were we will have lots of new and never seen before,...
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As we were discusing Locosts my son asked me why not a four flat air cooled Bug engine? There are plenty of them around, they can be souped- up to 150HP, they...
My guess is that the Tranny would be your biggest problem. I just got my copy of the BYOSC book a few days ago. I'm still looking for what donor car to use ...
hi, reasons against: [1] a reliable 150HP flat-4 is at least $USD4000+ [2] a flat-4 with dual carb stacks is probably too wide for a standard frame. [3] you...
Also against: [8] Too light, weight distribution would be biased to the rear. [9] Reliability, designed for 55 bhp, without an aftermarket, crank, crankcase...
Phil Thanks for the explanation. The Subaru AWD gives you more flexibility than the VW RWD with the ehngine hanging out in the rear...unless I am missing...
Hi Steve. Thanks for your points, which call for clarifications. You said: hi, ... R- Maybe 150HP would cost what you say. The real question is would a VW...
Hi Patrick and Ann When we talk about sevenesque cars aren't we talking about the lightest possible weight for the maximum HP? I don't understand your point...
I could get a custom fabricated bellhousing done here for the equivalent of about $70 or $80. my only problem with the Subaru AWD is the complexity. not...
Labor here in the Philippines is very cheap compared to what you would have to pay in North America. most of the expense is the metal really which will also be...
... Yup. And the idea that Colin Chapman would have used a car engine in a Seven if he had today's motorcycle engines available is laughable. Andrew...
For neutral handeling, don't you want close to 50 - 50 weight distribution front to back? Driver and pasanger sit almost over the rear axle, so an equivelent ...
For neutral handeling, don't you want close to 50 - 50 weight distribution front to back? Driver and pasanger sit almost over the rear axle, so an equivelent ...
I know the Aussies have to get 4000nm/deg. I also read a paper that quotes a thumbrule of twice the chassis weight in pounds per degrees for a racing chassis....
The Elise quote a 63% rearward bias. Which leads to a lot of questions about what make good handling.... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Cragig, I have posted something on the Rotus group that you may want to read regarding chassis stiffness. Here it was: I have found some most valuable data in...
hi, ... well, you don't *need* 150 hp, but would be nice to have :) a typical 1915cc w/ 120 eagle equivalent cam, chevy hydraulic lifters, mahle pistons,...
Thanks, I have read those papers and a few others as well. I have replicated their FEA analyses and made some pretty significant improvements on top of those,...
