Simon
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| posted on 12/9/02 at 09:29 PM |
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Alan B
Jus thought you'd be interested to know that a Meerkat features on the front of this months National Geographic.
ATB
Simon
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mark_rayfield
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I feel kinda daft calling myself a builder at this stage, as I'm still turning my donor into a set of useful parts!
Nearly there tho - building should start in earnest soon, so expect a sudden tirade of 'can anyone help with.....' type posts.
Many thanks again to all who've helped me so far, and to all those whose fine creations have been an inspiration.
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Simon
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| posted on 16/9/02 at 02:32 PM |
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Chassis nearly done. See pics in archive.
Just had to modify part of rear end to allow coilovers to be fitted!!
Need to make top suspension brackets then rear end more or less done (aside of h/brake/plumbing/tank etc). Front needs top suspension bkts. Steering
rack needs shortening further 2" then fitting. Car should then be on its wheels!!
Then I can take it home and (hopefully) start making some real progress (panels/wiring/plumbing etc etc etc)
Want it ready for spring '03. Would like to do Brighton Trials in it. Nice to think that my £1500 (ish) car (might) outperform some dodgy Italian
"Supercars" (in the 1/4 mile sprint anyway).
ATB
Simon
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Macca
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| posted on 14/10/02 at 08:34 PM |
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Things finally got moving now as I am the new owner of an unfinished MK (so I was told)project.Some people will say it's the easy way out as the hard
work is done.I just think I was lucky to find it.On the road in the summer? Who knows.There is a very rough photo in the archive, would anybody know
how I could check if it is an MK!
Cheers Col.
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Liam
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| posted on 14/10/02 at 09:37 PM |
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Graduated from uni last summer and decided I was actually gonna do it. Having never done anything like this at all, I decided to make it stupidly
difficult for myself and make a 4WD one with an engine and box that dont fit together and complicated suspension. Doh! Well I figured I will only do
this once so I want it to be everything I wanted first time round.
Spent ages researching available 4WD gubbins, learning a bit about suspension, designing the chassis and solving many other design headaches.
Everything's all planned in my head/autocad/on bits of paper, I've finally moved house and have enough space to work in, donor car bought and
striped (butchered), various other parts sourced, bought enough tools, and I'm FINALLY GETTING ON WITH IT!!
Chassis is nearly completely tacked together, then I get to make some suspension.
Need to: Fix my lathe (new belt - but from where), make an adaptor plate for my engine/box  , find someone who can weld ally to fettle my
bellhousing slightly, have more money. Apart from that I'll be OK.
Liam
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Stu16v
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| posted on 14/10/02 at 10:13 PM |
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I am on the last 10% of the build (you know, the bit that takes 90% of your time...and money)
I am at the rolling chassis with engine installed stage, just the expensive bits to get!
I also flicked through 'The book' thought "ahhh I can do better" and went off on a tangent. Its now three inches shorter (shortarse), four inches
wider (fatarse too) with a VX16v and Dedion. Hopefully spring 2003..... 
Dont just build it.....make it!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/10/02 at 08:03 AM |
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quote:
Need to: Fix my lathe (new belt - but from where)
Liam,
Try here:
http://www.lathes.co.uk/
If they don't have it, it ain't available in the UK!
They sell off-the-shelf and made-to-order drive belts. Fairly cheap, too.
David
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StuartA
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| posted on 15/10/02 at 11:16 AM |
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Rolling chassis, engine in bits in the garage, trying to get hold of some engine mounts and keep looking at that 'cost so far' list... I guess I
qualify as a builder?!
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Mi167
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| posted on 16/10/02 at 04:04 PM |
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YOu will find a few like me who have totally forgotton their user name and have had to re-register
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Mi167
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| posted on 16/10/02 at 04:05 PM |
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but i could be wrong
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steve faunch
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| posted on 19/10/02 at 10:05 PM |
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been on the road for 8 weeks and getting a real thrashing although weather may soon take over the novelty
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DEAN C.
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| posted on 20/10/02 at 05:33 PM |
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Hi ,my Toyota engined MK is about 80% finished and I'm hoping to get to a few sprints & hillclimbs in the springtime.
Made things twice as hard by shoving the engine and box as far back as possible for maximum handling.Ended up chopping the footwells,altering the
engine bay diagonals,adding top rail and other stiffeners,and because I had no room to fit a clutch slave I had to adapt an internal slave from a Saab
copying the Aussie lads.Oh yeah! had to add anextra joint into the steering shaft to get round the alternator.
Apart from that is was a doddle!
Just got to buy the clocks and fit the dash and wire everything including the ecu and fit the lights,and a few dozen other finshing jobs yet to be
found.
Dean...
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Spyderman
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| posted on 21/10/02 at 02:03 PM |
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Definately locost, but not sevenesque.
Like MrFluffy, I too am using a VW based kit and rebuilding a new chassis for mid engine.
Mine is a GP Spyder (Porsche RS60 replica).
Had enough of VW running gear. Wanted something more in keeping with style of car.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry.hill/
Terry
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sting
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| posted on 22/10/02 at 02:21 PM |
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finally up and running builder.
Floorpan on, but how my palms hurt(uhh err)
after using ordinary pop riveter,now swopping to one of those easy tong riveters so should be easier now
sting
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Roeland Uitslager
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| posted on 4/11/02 at 09:55 PM |
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Sorry guys, I've stopped dreaming and decided that becoming a motorbike driver is much more of an realistic option to me. In the Netherlands getting
your kit on the road legally means a lot of paperwork and money.
So, it's goodbye Locost and hello Moto Guzzi. I will keep on reading and posting.
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chrisg
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| posted on 4/11/02 at 11:04 PM |
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That's a shame Roeland,
You can't fall off a Locost you know!
Maybe you'll do it one day.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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