puncture
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 10:18 AM |
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New builder
Hi, i have given up stock car racing and decided to use the chassis from my F2 to turn into a locust, however my F2 is a single seater and i want to
go for 2 seats. Does anyone have any dimensions or diagrams for the back end of a locust? I am basically going to widen the chassis from the gearbox
back, thanks!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 10:43 AM |
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do you mean locost or locust?
a locust is a wooden thingy, and not the subject of this list, so it might cut down the help you will get if its a locust......
atb
steve
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flak monkey
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 10:43 AM |
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There are a lot of dimensions to give....could i recommend buying the book to you...or if you want to use a de dion arse end you could look
here....
http://www.gtstuning.co.uk
go to de dion and click on the pdf link next to the axle. It shows the dimensions for the GTS chassis.
Really it may be easier to build a whole new chassis.... IMHO of course...
Cheers,
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Cita
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 02:58 PM |
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If you gonna cut the F2 to build the whole widened backend than you might as well build the "book" locost.
Sell the F2 as a whole or keep the parts like engine,wishbones,steering rack,shocks etc...and sell the chassis
It will save you time and/or money.
Good luck!
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puncture
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 04:45 PM |
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thanks for the replies, i've just been out to have another look at it and i've decided just to sell the chassis and build a new one!
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Cita
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 04:53 PM |
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That's a wise decision i guess.With all the help you can get from the guys on this forum it shouldn't be too difficult to built yourself a
nice looking/performing locost.
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puncture
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 05:15 PM |
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where is the best place to look for a chassis and what kind of price should i expect to pay? I have all the sierra running gear from the F2 so it
should keep costs down.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 05:23 PM |
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Are you building one from scratch as you said a few posts up or actually going to buy a complete chassis?
If you buy a complete one there are many to choose from; MK, GTS, *cough*Tiger*cough* etc etc and lots of people will be able to give you good advice
on which one is the best in their opinion...
If you are scratch building then buy your tube from the steel stockholders...prices seem to vary between £70 and £100 for all the tube....
Cheers
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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puncture
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 05:40 PM |
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i think i would only have build my own if i was modifying my F2, so i'll probably just buy a chassis. What would you reccommend? I have a lot
of sierra and escort parts, like engines, gearboxes, axles, wishbones, hubs etc.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 05:45 PM |
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GTS and MK seem to be the best from what people say....take a look in the relevant sections and see what you think...both use Sierra donors...
At the end of the day its a personal thing, its up to you really...
David 
{edit}: ooops dont forget the Luego   ooops
[Edited on 10/5/04 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Cita
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 06:14 PM |
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Swiftmarty has a book chassis for 170 quid.Look in the "for sale" section
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Cita
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| posted on 10/5/04 at 06:16 PM |
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Oeps, you beat me puncture
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