semi42
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 03:22 PM |
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FAQ's
Just about finished the basic chassis and as its stored at work, I get time to work on it weekends, after work and lunch breaks. its got quite A lot
of attention and questions like "oh, your making a boat!" and im sick of "when will it be on the road?" and "do you think them rails are strong
enough?" whatever stage your build , do you get asked sily questions?
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JohnFol
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 03:41 PM |
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The one comment that annoys me is "Oh, you're building a kit car"....
..."No, there is no kit, I'm cutting the chassis from lengths of steel .. ."
"So, what kit is it?"
"No . .. it's not a kit car. . .." 
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James
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 04:04 PM |
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Yeah, people really can't seem to get their heads around not assembling a kit but building it from scratch. I have to explain I'm actually welding
the chassis together myself almost every time!
James
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 04:05 PM |
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I built mine at werk and was allways being asked what it was,replys varied from a bbq,boat, airoplane,and finaly a gazebo. 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 05:26 PM |
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the "what kit is it" bugs me too.
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 05:30 PM |
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The one that annoys me is...
'Why are you using a BMW engine and not a Ford or bike engine?'
Why not be different is what I'm yet to hear a satisfactory argument against
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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locodude
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 posted on 6/9/02 at 07:04 PM |
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Yeah, very different!
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 09:17 PM |
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Exactly, nutsack to the norm.
I'm trying to think of a half decent name to call the car.
I personally don't like 'Locost'.
Makes it sounds cheap and nasty to a lot of people. Can't be having that....
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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johnston
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
I'm yet to hear a satisfactory argument against
heres a few
its heavy
fuel guzzler
expensive for parts
and.......
ITS BUILT BY NAZIS!!!!!!!!!!!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 10:12 PM |
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well, anyone with a bike engined car if you follow your logic :
1. is built by the japanese that used brit slave labour in the war
2. jap bike parts have NEVER been cheap!!!!!
btw - i have noting against the japs - nice people and been there 4 times. The guys who set their spares prices and design nissans are exceptions
atb
steve
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 6/9/02 at 10:32 PM |
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I don't class any of them as a satisfactory argument anyway.
Name a cheaply accessible 3.5 that isn't heavy?
It's got a decent standard power and torque output of 218 and 229 respectively.
Get them out of a bike or x flow engine with the same money.
Fuel guzzler... Who gives a f*ck? It's a sportscar isn't it? I ain't building no diesel 55-60mpg thing.
Expensive for parts... Maybe, but if you need the stuff you buy it whatever?
Built by Nazis...
Wrong decade, stupid argument.
So there.
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 12:34 AM |
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Hey hippy,
cant you wait 30 or 40 years, and use an Iraqi engine.............
apparently it would be nuclear powered
on a serious note - make sure you have a decent sized fule tank!
atb
steve
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 01:13 AM |
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Already thought of that one mate.
I was talking to Bob about it and I decided it would be great fun for 10 minutes at a time until the tank ran dry. 
I reckon 15mpg is a fair estimate if we're caning it. 25-30 if we're being lightfooted and cruising (which is more likely gonna be how it's driven
most).
Obviously we'd have to unleash the roar every now and again as we pass old ladies on the pavement...
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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johnston
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 07:47 AM |
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hippy!!!!
an actually serious question
has the nazis built donor car got the gizmo that tells u how many mpg ur doin and if so are u uin it??????
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locodude
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 12:19 PM |
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Mr Johnston
You are a man after my own heart. As soon as these poor fools start to realise that buying German and Japenese has led to the wholesale destruction of
our industries the sooner they will wake up and smell the tea (not coffee). Be patriotic, if you want a BEC at least put a Triumph engine in it!
Either that or go the whole hog and fu*k of to Germany or Japan whichever your allegiences lie and build your car there!!!
Chris PTM
To know me is to love a bigot!
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interestedparty
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 12:34 PM |
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quote:
Name a cheaply accessible 3.5 that isn't heavy?
It's got a decent standard power and torque output of 218 and 229 respectively.
A Rover V8 with a Weber carb and cam change will get close to that, a 3.9 version will better those figures
John
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found,
I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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Wadders
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 12:51 PM |
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Know what, your right,i'm off into the garage right now to rip out the kawi lump,i'm sure iv'e got a BSA bantam engine stashed somewhere.
Mmmh the Yoko's had better go too, Oh and me shoei helmet. Tell ya what lets organise a Bonfire and burn the lot in protest.
Hey Chris the fuel from your Dellorto's should get the whole thing burning nicely!
(Don't forget Mussolini):.)
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 12:55 PM |
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I agree with locodude,not because i may be needing a fuel tank in the future,nothing is ENGLISH any more except TVR,remember pearl harbour i say!
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locodude
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 01:03 PM |
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Wadders
You see. All that jap crap you have there (apart from the helmet, they're great) it's the likes of you that has killed off our great Industrial
production (ex bitter british steel worker here) and contributed to the demise of our once great country, England. (Note, this does not include
Scotland, Ireland or Wales).
BTW he Italians capitulated to the germans before they were conquered, they never invaded anyone! Anyhoo they can be forgiven for producing articles
of automotive sculpture (ferrari, Lamborghini et.al.).BTW if I was to fit a Jap engine then I would be right and the others would be wrong, It's
called selective bigotry, as you'll find out if you're coming to Donnington (bring beer and meat). Hope you're not allergic to sarcasm!
Chris PTM
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Wadders
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 01:26 PM |
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Sarcasm wos that then?, some kind of fancy barbecue sauce? French i'll wager.
As for the italians not being guilty of invading anyone, who built all those fast straights round our way!!
Up Pompei pal
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 04:04 PM |
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quote:
Know what, your right,i'm off into the garage right now to rip out the kawi lump,i'm sure iv'e got a BSA bantam engine stashed somewhere.
NONONONONONOOOOOOOOOOO
The Bantam engine is an East German DKW design, taken by BSA as war reparations!
ITS A KRAUT MOTOR!!!!
BTW
I had a Bantam D14 for a while in the 70s prior to my kawasaki kh250
atb
steve
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johnston
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 05:27 PM |
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heres 1 i got asked when i was talkin bout it to one of others in work
"are u goin to drive it"
no i'm gonna use it as a paper weight
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 06:18 PM |
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Mr Interested Party person...
Maybe a Rover V8 WILL get close to it or better it with the right treatment. So?
I take you back to my point about cost. I'm getting them as standard, not spending bucketloads getting there.
As for the 3.9 outdoing the figures...
No kidding, it's a bigger engine.
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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Wadders
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| posted on 7/9/02 at 07:29 PM |
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The Bantam engine is an East German DKW design, taken by BSA as war reparations!
Fancy that,the sneaky buggers,don't worry its on the bonfire as we speak.
Anyhow iv'e decided to go the "twin" engine route...... i.e Norton 650. there, ya can't get no more british than that!
At least oil surge wont be a problem seeing as how most of it will end up on the garage floor
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Dick Axtell
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 posted on 8/9/02 at 04:50 PM |
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Oi - PTM!!
'Oo tort U 'istory? I'm just old enough to recall that the Ities invaded a British ally, namely Ethiopa (somewhere around 1940/41??).
And if I were building a JBA Falcon, I'd certainly be looking at a 325, or similar 6cyl donor, & bugger who built 'em (because by then its too late
to worry).
Dick Axtell
(ex-British motor industry employee).
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