wanderinstar
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 09:51 PM |
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Best Donor Car
At the risk of opening a can of worms, being a beginner to Locost building. What is the best donor car to build from. I dont want a racer, just a
cheap car to have some fun in.
Wanderinstar.
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Marcus
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 10:05 PM |
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Cheapest route would be Mk4 or 5 Cortina. You'll have most of the parts you need there, but you'll need wider rear arches (a plus point in
some camps).
Mk2 Escort or Capri would be close second, then Sierra. Sierra is ok if you want independant rear suspension but involves surgery to chassis.
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 2/2/05 at 12:12 PM |
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Looking at your profile and seeing you are building a Sierra based Locost. May I suggest a Sierra
Seriously though, it depends whats available and how much your budget is. First thing I would look at is diff ratio's of each model. If for
example, you want a limited slip diff, then you need an XR4x4. If thats not an issue, then it opens up a stack of Sierras to choose from.
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wanderinstar
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 08:46 PM |
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Yes I did put sierra based, but I have edited it now.
If I use cortina instead of wider arches could I widen the chassis? Would that just be a case of extending the cross chassis tubes all through.
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:09 PM |
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You can extend the tubes either side of the engine bay to make the seating area wider and carry it on back from there to save the trouble of getting a
wider nosecone. You'll have to make a wider scuttle and modify your plan to suit, either lose a bit of length in the seating area or add a bit on
to suit, shouldn't be too hard to do.
 
Rescued attachment chassis.jpg
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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James
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 09:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wanderinstar
Yes I did put sierra based, but I have edited it now.
If I use cortina instead of wider arches could I widen the chassis?
Why would you want to?
Only do it if you really need/want to- it can only make life harder!
HTH,
James
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