chillis
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| posted on 9/5/23 at 12:06 PM |
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Original Locost Front Track
Does anyone know/remember the front track width for the original Ron Champion Locost please
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Prof_Cook
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| posted on 9/5/23 at 01:23 PM |
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Couldn't find anything in Rons book. But the following webpage gives some information which may help:
http://wclocost.blogspot.com/2008/02/dimensions.html
[Edited on 9/5/23 by Prof_Cook]
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Stuart Walker
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| posted on 9/5/23 at 05:47 PM |
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Just measured mine at 1.33m or 52 ins
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Sanzomat
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| posted on 10/5/23 at 08:23 AM |
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Mine was 1240mm centre of wheel to centre of wheel when I got it. Not sure if that's standard book dims. Became 1430 after I fitted MK Indy
classic front wishbones.
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chillis
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| posted on 10/5/23 at 03:39 PM |
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I had always assumed the front track would be the same as the rear track (1242mm) of the Escort Donor, but then I have seen plenty of posts on here
over the years suggesting the front was narrower than the rear and that got me questioning what the front is. Since Sanzomat's front was
originally 1240mm then that sounds like the front was the same as the rear after all.
[Edited on 10/5/23 by chillis]
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Stuart Walker
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| posted on 10/5/23 at 05:00 PM |
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Now I'm wondering why mine is so wide! I thought it was a book standard chassis 
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Sanzomat
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| posted on 10/5/23 at 06:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stuart Walker
Now I'm wondering why mine is so wide! I thought it was a book standard chassis
Before I found some second hand MK Indy front wishbones I looked at using standard Westfield wishbone dims for my "wider track" front and
that would have made it 1330 so I'm guessing you've got standard Locost chassis/pickup dims with Westfield spec wishbones?
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Stuart Walker
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| posted on 11/5/23 at 10:28 AM |
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Well there I go, 20 years working on the car and I didn't know this! Thanks
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Originally posted by Sanzomat
quote:
Originally posted by Stuart Walker
Now I'm wondering why mine is so wide! I thought it was a book standard chassis
Before I found some second hand MK Indy front wishbones I looked at using standard Westfield wishbone dims for my "wider track" front and
that would have made it 1330 so I'm guessing you've got standard Locost chassis/pickup dims with Westfield spec wishbones?
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chillis
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| posted on 12/5/23 at 07:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stuart Walker
Now I'm wondering why mine is so wide! I thought it was a book standard chassis
The track will also depend on what wheel offset you have, a smaller offset will have the effect of widening the track.
Also were your fronty wishbones made exactly as the book dimensions.
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