Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 07:11 PM |
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Dodgy chassis design
Can anyone identify the car which has this amateurish looking aluminium work at the front end?
 
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If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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stuart_g
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 07:18 PM |
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Peugeot, Citroen any of their models?
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kb58
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 07:21 PM |
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Don't know, but... why do you need to know?
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 07:58 PM |
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Audi?
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nib1980
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:04 PM |
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go one give me a clue? can I phone a friend
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Michael
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:29 PM |
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Going by the plastic under the bumper reinforcer, the shape of the wing liner, edge of wing and convoluted wiring shroud, im going for Peugeot 407,
but although i work for them and have had experience in parts, now warranty i can't say i have seen that cage design.
[Edited on 27/11/07 by Michael]
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t.j.
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:31 PM |
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 come on it can't be a production item.
I hope
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:40 PM |
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its rwd , so honda s2000 ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:41 PM |
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ive had a second look , its not rwd !
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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t.j.
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 08:50 PM |
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Audi TT ??
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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SeaBass
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 09:00 PM |
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Looks like something expensive to me...
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t.j.
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
Audi TT ??
It's the right hand off the car. Engine is alu. it's placed from right to left like Audi TT.
Engine is German I think.
Come on we need a clue
[Edited on 27/11/07 by t.j.]
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Danozeman
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 09:29 PM |
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That looks like an intercooler pipe aswell. So something nice and quick.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 09:42 PM |
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It is a production car, a new Audi TT. I was so staggered that it had structures on it that would be critised on a locost that I had to take a photo.
I would rather build my own!
 
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If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 11:26 PM |
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Vorsprung Durch Birdpoo!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 07:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stuart_g
Peugeot, Citroen any of their models?
Something french
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Guinness
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 08:29 AM |
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Nicht so gut!
Mike
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Minicooper@work
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 08:45 AM |
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I believe that's a homemade effort to fix a previous broken frontend, no way is that a production item
Cheers
David
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 07:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Minicooper@work
I believe that's a homemade effort to fix a previous broken frontend, no way is that a production item
Cheers
David
No, sorry, it is a fresh out of the box new TT, it got rolled on by a cow in a cornish lane in its first few weeks of life (the car, not the cow!)
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 07:38 PM |
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Do I get a prize for being the first to get it right?
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 08:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Do I get a prize for being the first to get it right?
Hopefully the prize isn't an offer from Audi to weld your Locost
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Liam
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 06:53 PM |
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To play devil's advocate...
To be fair it's a completely non-structural frame that exists soley to hang some gubins and an undertray on. They should be applauded for using
a lightweight hand-made tubular structure for such an application where GM, Ford, etc would all use half a tonne of pressed steel, off of which all
the thin-sheet monkey-metal brackets would rust in a few years.
Nice to see craftsmanship back in production cars (even if it was made by a kid on work experience who'd never used a hacksaw before, let alone
a TIG welder).
Liam
[Edited on 29/11/07 by Liam]
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