Morning Folks,

a few years ago i looked into building a locost and nearly bit the bullet. now i have a house with a garage (yay) im looking to get one started.

but life doenst allow me enough time ot learn to weld? so im looking to buy a readymade chassis for a book build.
when i was looking years ago there seemed to be a fair few places offering the stndard design however it seems to have all but stopped? and i can only find one or two places that seem to offer their versions?

any suggestions or advice on where to go to for a book chassis would be ideal.

(looking at the Haynes chassis not the champion chassis)

Cheers

Joe

Hi,

Phil at Talon Motor Fabrications do fully welded Haynes Roadster chassis.

Cheers
Stot

[Edited on 30/4/13 by Stot]

Welcome to Locostbuilders Put your location in your profile. Local folk might offer to help you out.

There are one or two manufacturers that sell on ebay I think you have already contacted me though. Ask the same question on the Haynes forum and see who recommends what....

[Edited on 30/4/13 by Talon Motorsport]

Phil's chassis are good btw

I'd go to Aries.

Comments noted (location added)

May very well have contacted you a few years ago reference a chassis. time has flown in the last few months.

are the ares / talon chassis the same? just welded by different people or are they seperate versions of the chassis?

The Aries is a locost chassis not a Gibbs / Haynes. You can either have it live axle or IRS.

I didn't see that you only wanted a Haynes in your original post, but I wouldn't dismiss the IRS Aries.

I would pick an Aries with IRS over the Haynes.

Not wanting to put anyone off buying a Haynes chassis or any other locost chassis.

More for interest than anything else.

How much difference in price is there between one of those in bare metal and something from MK, MAC#1, MNR?

By the time you add in powder coating or painting, wishbones with bushes etc etc I'm sure the difference between a basic kit from any of those and sourcing all the bits from ebay or another manufacturer of Haynes parts won't be that large.

I would imagine in the current climate they would all be happy to sell a very basic starter kit (chassis, wishbones)

When it comes to resale I would imagine you would more than make up the difference by having a better known kit.

Just a thought.

Rdodger - your bang on with what I'm after.

But cant find such a thing. ..

I know Tiger do a bare unpainted chassis and wishbones as they advertise it periodically.

I would give a few manufacturers a call and see what they say.