I want a pair! ... -- -Thomas Jordan J&L Automotive 703-327-5239 Jordan Motorsports Photography 703-652-9357 [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... here! Please form a single queu in front of the cash register... But seriously folks, there isn't a pair yet--just one left arm that's going to ride the...
And another thing...compared to the usual (CMC and its clones) Miata-based Locost control arms, these are pretty light, and the suspension loads are out at the...
I bay complet rear axle form mercedes with diff , disk brakes , hand brakes , hand brace cable.Withoutu srpings and shoks. Yes , I think is heavy but havent...
Hi Jack, A nice looking arm. I especially like the b/j fit. Even if using a shock mounted part way down the arm it looks to be much stronger than a little...
Having a deforming suspension member isn't a very good idea. You might recall the original seven had a sway bar that formed the forward leg of the upper...
Hi Jack, Regarding a long upper coil over mount, I've seen a few cars that use this approach succesfully. Del Long's very succesful multi year winning D-Mod...
Jack, have you seen the Caterham CSR front fender? I seem to recall a discussion somewhere...damn, can't remember where...where a group hashed out something...
Built a tension test machine last week; it has a 3" diameter (approx. 7" area with a small fudge factor for friction loss) pneumatic ram between two arms; an...
I have some very interesting deformations in my race chassis after an off at Lydden, Kent, UK. I went over a bank, putting a lot of shock load on the front...
Hi madman, The Caterham CSR 260 was featured in May 2006 Sports cars. I have a picture right here. What Caterham was trying to do was to reduce the amount of...
Hi, I'm in the early stage of building a locost7, and the motor i would like to use is a V6 Holden motor from a VT Holden, at first i would have liked to use a...
... I don't know how big it is, but people have used both V6s and V8s. It all boils down to how much work you want to put in. The more you deviate from the...
For what it's worth, I have fitted a Ford V6 3.0L in a Book +4. I dont know how it would have worked with the regulat Book's. Please note that the Ford V6 in ...
I'm probably stating the obvious but whether you can use this motor will be decided by your local motor registry or transport authority, and engineer in that...
I just put up the preliminary results of some static structural tests of an upper control arm. You'll find it at <http://kineticvehicles.com/WArmTests.html> ...
Hi Mr McCormak, I have read the description of your upper arm testing with a good deal of interest and curiosity. As someone you has built my Locost7 wishbones...
Steve, Louis, I'll answer both in one message. I think the book control arms would be fine, and would also yeild at the spindle attachment before the arms...
... No I don't--please remind me around the 15th and I'll throw one of each on the scales and post the results here. I think the new one is heavier than the...
Hi, I'm new here, and i'm designing a Ferrari Replica Locost. As the ferrari is mid engine i'm designing a new chassi to use a Alfa Romeo V6 FWD in rear axle...
Maybe I'm misunderstanding how you are planning this but... why are you building your car using an Engine/Trans/then Diff. arrangement. Your engine bay is...
As I'm making a replica of a car with a longitudinal V8, I do have a lot of space but I'm using a Tranversal V6 with its transversal Gearbox an Dif. I'm...
1994 Ferrari 288 GTO!! ... From: Igor Zenko <izenko@...> To: Locost_Theory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:14:13 PM Subject: Re:...
