Rosskettle
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 posted on 23/10/06 at 10:06 AM |
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Donor for MC Locost
Hi,
I am new to all this, so you may have to bear with me.
I am doing a welding course in readiness for making the chassis, and in the meantime, I wanted to get a donor and do the necessary. I wanted to build
an MC powered locost..... so which car would be the most appropriate donor....
I was thinking a sierra, is there a 'best' year/model??? Also, if you think an MC powerd car is a bit ambitious for a first build, what
year sierra's have the pinto
engine???
Thanks in advance for your help.
Ross
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nick205
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 10:33 AM |
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welcome along Ross!
by MC I assume you mean motorcyle? If so then no, I don't think a BEC (Bike Engined Car) is beyond a first time builder. Particularly if you
take advantage of the knowledge on this site 
A Sierra is probably your best bet. If you're using a bike engine, then the donor engine doesn't really matter. Look for one with manual
steering as opposed to power steering.
Above all, keep asking questions
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StevieB
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 10:44 AM |
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To be honest, with a BEC, you might be as well trying to source the parts separately rather than pulling a donor apart, as there's not that much
you actually need/use.
I got a donor pack for my BEC (first build, probably actually easier than a car engine due to compact gearbox and the engine goes in a simple cradle).
I've ended up with loads of spare parts from the donor left over because I found it easier to buy a lot of things brand new/recon'd (like
a new master cylinder for £18 from Ebay - why bother with the old one!).
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Rosskettle
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 10:55 AM |
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Thanks for the replies guys.
OK, for a BEC, the donor would provide the running gear, brakes, Hubs etc, and the rest comes from the bike? Does the chassis in the Ron Champion book
take a sierra running gear, or is it not wide enough. Do I need the other book (with a sierra donor) by Chris Gibbs.
Thanks Again
Ross
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ecosse
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 12:25 PM |
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The book chassis can be made to accept Sierra bits, just remember that the rear axle will be 4" wider than the escort, so extended back arches
are required and probably wider front w/bones, unless you either shorten the axle or go with a wider chassis design.
Unless you have the time and space I would go as suggested with buying the bits rather than a full donor car (but I'm biased as thats the way
I'm doing it  )
Cheers
Alex
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