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Which chassis?
craig_thomas - 1/7/19 at 06:28 PM

Looking for some help trying to identify which chassis I have as I’m looking get some new body panels (scuttle, bonnet and nose cone).

The car currently has gts panther panels which are a couple of inches taller to help with taller engines, but this I no longer an issue for me.

Does anyone know what chassis I might have? Locost or Haynes?

And what body panel might fit?

Thanks

rusty nuts - 1/7/19 at 06:34 PM

A few photos might help?

craig_thomas - 1/7/19 at 06:44 PM

Here some pics via insta, struggling to upload straight to here...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH7-qVZA1zQ/?igshid=iuukxgixzmi1

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNMsKSaALY4/?igshid=12ks5wmuh05a6

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQBbstNjzbE/?igshid=mduz61gaq1w2

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big_wasa - 1/7/19 at 07:09 PM

Gts chassis was based on the Locost and the body was 1” taller to get a Zetec under. It had the ears cut of the front and the rear bulkhead was also 1” taller. It also had a dedion rear so had the same trailing links as the Locost but also the Sierra diff mounts.

I built my chassis from his plans. My opinion was the body style of the gts suited it really well.

If it’s not a gts chassis it will be Locost based not the Haynes roadster, I think it’s wider ?

Mk Indy has the chassis 1” higher than Locost to take taller engines so it’s a fare bet that it would be Locost based on the body work.

So many firms made a car with just a few tweaks from “the book”.

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MikeR - 1/7/19 at 07:23 PM

The roll bar is classic mk. I think the noise cone is as well.

big_wasa - 1/7/19 at 07:41 PM

Nose, bonnet and scuttle definitely look like Gts panther / Locost.

big_wasa - 1/7/19 at 07:43 PM

But it does have the Kia / mk bonnet vent

craig_thomas - 1/7/19 at 07:48 PM

The body work is defo gts panther (I brought it) and I had that roll cage made custom.

I also brought the bonnet vent from carbon mods.

So will the mk body work fit the Locost chassis?

[Edited on 1/7/19 by craig_thomas]

hootsno1 - 2/7/19 at 10:23 AM

Contact Gavin174
on here, I think he made have the original moulds

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craig_thomas - 2/7/19 at 11:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by hootsno1
Contact Gavin cocks on here, I think he made have the original moulds



Thanks

Can’t find him in Member List though...?

hootsno1 - 2/7/19 at 02:40 PM

Sorry its Gavin174