sooty
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 11:41 PM |
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Locost 7 chassis mods ??
Chance of a Locost 7 car based on an Escort.
As this has a solid rear axle, could the chassis be modified to Independant suspension with a Sierra diff, with wisnbones etc.
Seen on YouTube some Locosts have Bike engines and some Ford/Vaux engines. Is one better than the other for any reason.
thanks
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 11:46 PM |
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Can't see any problems why it couldn't be modified. Just a matter of stripping out the old stuff and then welding in new brackets and
putting wishbones and hubs on at the rear.
There's different views on both sides of the BEC (bike engined car) and CEC (car engined car). Bike engines are okay and offer cheap, quick
performance whereas car engines are considered more solid in the gearbox area for example. There's loads of debate on here about CEC V's
BEC it's a right Pandora's box.
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ReMan
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| posted on 22/1/11 at 11:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sooty
Chance of a Locost 7 car based on an Escort.
As this has a solid rear axle, could the chassis be modified to Independant suspension with a Sierra diff, with wisnbones etc.
Seen on YouTube some Locosts have Bike engines and some Ford/Vaux engines. Is one better than the other for any reason.
thanks
Yes bike engines generally have a better power/weight/cost ratio.
There I said it! 
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Chippy
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 12:03 AM |
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^^^ and break more often, Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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computid
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 12:18 AM |
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Im Building my locost with a MKII escort RS Turbo engine. Ive got an english rear axel and a type 9. Looking back its probably not worth the extra
hassle. Get a Zetec Fiesta and use the engine out of there, its easier and cheaper.
So Yes, it can be done, but if you can afford it I would go for a zetec (Lower part cost in the long run).
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ReMan
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 12:27 AM |
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We used to have a Fester Zetec 1.25, it was crap
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snapper
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 05:03 AM |
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Just to a a 3rd rears suspension set up into the mix Gavin174 converted a book Locost chassis to Dedion using Sierra diff, shafts but using 4 trailing
links and a panzer rod. The trailing link beakers he'd to be set closer in to match the narrower body, seems to work well.
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Ivan
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 07:45 AM |
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I still don't believe that the effort involved and potential weight penalty warrants the conversion to independent rear suspension on an
existing solid axle car. You will not notice a huge difference for the effort involved.
Certainly on the track there will be little or no advantage and on the road some additional ride improvement but none that you couldn't get with
judicious spring and damper selection on the solid axle.
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kj
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 08:29 AM |
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but changing the rear axle would mean you would have to IVA it as you will have to modify the rear end of the chassis.
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snapper
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 08:58 AM |
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You would not have to IVA it just because of the change of suspension, the chassis mods involved are minor and do not involve much if any cutting
away, just a bit of adding to
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 03:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
using 4 trailing links and a panzer rod.
Is that how the suspension on German tanks is located?
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wilkingj
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| posted on 23/1/11 at 05:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by snapper
using 4 trailing links and a panzer rod.
Is that how the suspension on German tanks is located?
Nah... Its Built like a Tank!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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