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escort kitcar??? Me likey
Werner Van Loock - 7/2/11 at 06:44 PM

I really like this:
linky: mk1 escort

dhutch - 7/2/11 at 07:19 PM

MMmmmmm

hicost blade - 7/2/11 at 07:21 PM

Why is the alternator mounted on the rear axle??

oh and yes I want one

[Edited on 7/2/11 by hicost blade]

Confused but excited. - 7/2/11 at 07:25 PM

OOOOO! I'm in love

Toniq-r - 7/2/11 at 07:33 PM

Very nice

blakep82 - 7/2/11 at 08:08 PM

yes! love it, but doubt it'll be particularly locost
you could almost build a who ron champion book for the cost of my steering collumn from them

Liam - 7/2/11 at 08:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by hicost blade
Why is the alternator mounted on the rear axle??


Qué?

CNHSS1 - 7/2/11 at 08:43 PM

to reduce parasitic losses from the alternator. Some alternators can consume 3-4bhp, but when effectively run through the gearbox and run from the diff input or one of the output flanges, the losses are much smaller due to the gearing reduction. Only charges when the cars moving of course, but on a racer they are often fired up on a slave battery as they have a tint race battery on baord to save weight and space. Pretty common on sports race cars.
also helps to move a heavy lump to the rear which is always useful on a front engined car

Triton - 7/2/11 at 08:50 PM

And guess what you use as a donor............yep a Locost

Seriously though I love that

Alan B - 7/2/11 at 09:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by hicost blade
Why is the alternator mounted on the rear axle??

oh and yes I want one

[Edited on 7/2/11 by hicost blade]


It doesn't need to run at high engine speeds and more rearward weight doesn't hurt either...

edit...oops bit late on that..

[Edited on 7/2/11 by Alan B]

Werner Van Loock - 7/2/11 at 09:33 PM

just noticed this on the same site:

MAD MAX comes to mind

coozer - 7/2/11 at 09:40 PM

Is it an Old Ford Auto's body??

Linky dinky...

mrwibble - 7/2/11 at 10:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Werner Van Loock
just noticed this on the same site:

MAD MAX comes to mind



hehe that porche looks evil, wouldn't mind that cortina either.

mrwibble - 7/2/11 at 10:30 PM

wow, just had a read of that site. those boys make stuff good...

blakep82 - 7/2/11 at 10:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
wow, just had a read of that site. those boys make stuff good...


they sure do! like my pick up

loggyboy - 7/2/11 at 11:17 PM

Sod the escort, I want the flip front transit on the Gallery Page!

stevebubs - 7/2/11 at 11:56 PM

Someone hide this thread from Claire...

clairetoo - 8/2/11 at 10:16 AM

Too late.......

MikeRJ - 8/2/11 at 10:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Alan B

It doesn't need to run at high engine speeds and more rearward weight doesn't hurt either...


They have converted it from sprung to unsprung weight though. Then again, an Atlas axle weighs as much as a small battleship so won't make a lot of difference.

Looking at the spaceframe, I have to wonder if they've actually saved any weight over a standard shell with a cage!

[Edited on 8/2/11 by MikeRJ]

blakep82 - 8/2/11 at 11:22 AM

^ i'd rather have a high speed crash in the SHP chassis than a standard escort one... lol

steve m - 8/2/11 at 11:54 AM

hehe that porche looks evil, wouldn't mind that cortina either.


but surely its an escort/capri/porsche ??

nick205 - 8/2/11 at 11:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Sod the escort, I want the flip front transit on the Gallery Page!



Ditto - that is very very cool. You can almost picture the onlookers when you pull into the paddock on race day, flip the front and wheel out your race car

Werner Van Loock - 8/2/11 at 07:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Sod the escort, I want the flip front transit on the Gallery Page!


Would a striker fit?

Ivan - 8/2/11 at 07:29 PM

Not so much fun if the hydraulics fail when car halfway out - but guess they have a mechanical lock/ratchet.