Lobo
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 12:16 AM |
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Chassis
Hi guys,
just bought the Book and intend to make a chassis. But i have here an Opel Corsa A that has a longitudinal motor ??, not a "vertical"???
motor such as the one in the book. After searching a lot in the net, i think the cars that use this motors are called Kit Cars... Sorry if i´m saying
something very wrong but what i whant is to use the Opel(think you call them NOVA) motor. Do you know of some chassis drawing site with measures that
i can use for such a motor??? A bit like the one in the book? Also i'm in Portugal so buying a chassis in UK is a bit complicated ;-)
Sorry for the mistakes both in English and technical speaking but would really appreciate some help.
Regards,
José
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James
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 08:16 AM |
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Greetings! 
And welcome to the madhouse.
Your Corsa has a transverse engine layout.... the engine in the book is longitudinal.
But any engine can work one way or the other- it is the gearbox that makes it transverse or longitudinal.
Your Corsa is front wheel drive (and has a front wheel drive transverse gearbox) so that's why you want a longitudinal car because the Locost is
rear wheel drive.
If you can get a rear wheel drive donor car then it is a lot easier. A Sierra is probably your best bet as I don't imagine there are many MK2
Escorts in Portugal! 
You CAN use your Corsa engine if you want.... but you'll need to join it to a rear wheel drive gearbox which may not be easy.
But you'll also need to get a rear wheel drive rear axle anyway.
At the end of the day you might as well start off with a rear wheel drive car with a longitudinal engine and gearbox!!!
Hope that helps and makes sense.
Cheers,
James
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StevieB
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 09:47 AM |
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It's probably also worth thinking about MX5 as a donor too. They're rear wheel drive, reliable and use Ford engines (zetec I think).
They've probably got better running gear (uprights, brakes and prop shaft) than a sierra too.
Bit more pricey to buy, but as a single donor that comes with a zetec engine rather than a pinto, it's worth it!
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Lawnmower
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 10:30 AM |
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Its not a zetec, although both have double overhead cams...
PS my mx5 is for sale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
£1895 or make me an offer!!!!!!!!!!!
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James
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 11:00 AM |
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StevieB is right about an MX5 being a possible donor for your car....
There's even a Locost inspired book about it:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Cheap-Sports-Motorbooks-Workshop/dp/0760322872/sr=1-3/qid=1157972353/ref=sr_1_3/202-2880228-0573468?ie=UTF8&s=books<
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Hope that helps,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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StevieB
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 01:29 PM |
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I almost wish I'd explored the MX5 donor possibility a bit more - the uprights are far nicer for a donor and the calipers are far lighter too
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t.j.
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 06:41 PM |
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He could use the Corsa/Nova and try to find a Isuzu Gemini or Opel Kadett type C 1973-1979.
A red-top 2.0 litre fits to the getrag of the opel manta/rekord. So also in Portugal prob an option??
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Lobo
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| posted on 11/9/06 at 10:31 PM |
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chassis, no doubts
thanks, speccialy to James for such a self explanatory answer. So, i have an Opel Corsa A for sale and already looking for an Escort. There are many
Escorts here in Pt, while Mazda Mx5 are few and VEEERRRYYYY expensive.Lawnmower i buy your mx5, putted at my door... :-)
T.J. also thanks but no way going to invent what is working already. I'm looking for an Escort or... a Datsun 1200. I had 3 in my family in the
past but no one now, and they are quite expensive 'cause they are used for racing... But it was the car my father had and where i learned to
drive some 24 years ago... Enough of sorries and once again thanks friends for explanations,
Regards,
José Lobo,
Porto, Portugal
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