speedyxjs
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 posted on 21/8/09 at 10:37 AM |
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Some people - Brakes
Iv just had my hair cut and i was talking to the guy about the locost.
He asked me what i was going to do to improve the (jag) brakes.
I said nothing as they are the original brakes, designed to stop a 2 ton car so they should be easily good enough to stop a car weighing half that.
He then went on about how the locost is going to be much faster due to being so much lighter, so it will need a brake upgrade and i would be stupid
not to spend £££'s on them.
Obviously i just kept quiet and agreed with everything he said as this was the guy with scissors so close to my ears.
Where do these people come from? I think next time i go in, i might just say iv cut a hole in the floor and removed the brakes to save weight and il
just stick my feet out of the floor ala flintstones
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 10:39 AM |
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You expect your car to weigh a ton - blimey, how many pies have you eaten!! 
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 10:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
You expect your car to weigh a ton - blimey, how many pies have you eaten!!
Chris
Thats what im planning aroung. Hopefully it will be lighter.
The engine is the main problem. Its rather large
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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richardh
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 11:05 AM |
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bl00dy hell
that's not in the locost tradition - is it
power to weight will be very interesting
Time for a change!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 11:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
The engine is the main problem. Its rather large
Are the standard bottom rails up the job of carrying that lump? I know the ones on my locost used to deflect noticeably with the weight of a Pinto on
them until triangulated with the upper rail.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 11:51 AM |
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chassis looks like thin sticks next to that engine
I think you should use 1.5 mm aluminum for the sides (especially the engine bay) and rivet it on to stiffen the frame up
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 12:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I think you should use 1.5 mm aluminum for the sides (especially the engine bay) and rivet it on to stiffen the frame up
I was thinking 1/4" plate and welding...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Are the standard bottom rails up the job of carrying that lump? I know the ones on my locost used to deflect noticeably with the weight of a Pinto on
them until triangulated with the upper rail.
Should be. The rails are 25x25mm with 2mm wall. Slightly larger than the book rails. They seem to be ok atm.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 12:20 PM |
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The barber is right! You should have brembo's all round, then when you go to slow down, you can lock the wheels & skate across the Tarmac
into a hedge 
It is understandable how people with a tiny bit of knowledge about cars would assume this kind of thing to be fair though, they might bang on about
power to weight etc. but never really consider weight to stopping power
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 01:24 PM |
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The angle of the side rails in the photo does actually give the illusion that the car is bending slightly in the middle (or, at least I hope
it's an illusion!)
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 01:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
The angle of the side rails in the photo does actually give the illusion that the car is bending slightly in the middle (or, at least I hope
it's an illusion!)
Hmmm, didnt notice that. will check that when i get home
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