YODI
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 08:54 PM |
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My Locost
I posted about the car before I bought it... needed some work and decided to rebuild the engine as it smoked due to a cracked valve guide.
I did 400 miles in it before taking it off the road, been 10 days off and will be anotehr 2 weeks before its back on the road with new wheels etc
here are my progress pics.
The things I dont like are the condition of the body (dull) and naff graphics, rank wheels, condition of dash and the smokey engine.
I decided to do a full engine rebuild on it and the car is now in bits. I've bought wheels for it and will get them on soon enough  I've
started buying all the switches and gauges I need to re do my dash so I can rewire the inside too.
The car should be back on the road next week so I can run it in as quickly as possible.
here are the pics I've got of it so far.
PS. Its my first kit car so any advice will be appreciated
one thing I do want to know is what brakes I can fit onto it as a replacement for what's on it at the mo.
Thanks, Yodi[/B]
[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="5"][B]And as of monday it's now like this.[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]
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YODI
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 08:56 PM |
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Progress over the last few days has been good, after inspection of the head Taner found a dead valve guide so its now at TL Engineering getting a new
one and the rest inspected
I have taken the seats out to paint the floors and get new flooring for it, the stuff we use on wings also used on skateboards, we call it Wing walk
but I dont know what it's actually called.
I have also painted all of the engine bay.
The block is at my house cleaned now and ready for paint...
New fan is in just need to wire it in.
Took the poo paint off the bellhousing too.
I also polished up all the metal body with a mop and autosol, it came out so much better but will do it again anyway
here are my latest pics..
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200mph
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 09:00 PM |
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great progress - I'm sure you'll end up with a very sorted car!
All the best
Mark
If it isn't broke, fix it until it is
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 09:38 PM |
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You have a Koln axle  Go easy on the drag starts...
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YODI
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 10:38 PM |
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Thanks mark
Mike, on the RS forum they confirmed is as a Cortina one??
Yodi
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 10:41 PM |
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yep, cortinas used a koln axle. they're not known to be one of the strongest. however, drive as you like til it breaks, then get a atlas
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YODI
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 11:01 PM |
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Apparently it's a cortina 3/4/5 atlas axle not a Kolne my trusty boys on Turbosport conformed it due to seeing a void bush on it that the
cotinas used??
Im not that clued up but they are
Apparently it's nto a normal atlas though if that makes sense lol
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YODI
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| posted on 15/8/09 at 11:02 PM |
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 06:01 AM |
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Looking good
Ben
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YODI
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 08:37 AM |
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Thanks Ben
Although when I first posted about the car the vibe was negative I love it, I couldnt find any other car with some nice bits on it and not a xflow or
pinto for the money.
I'm an engineer so carrying out all the work is easy enough and also enjoyable, and at the end i'll have what I hope is a decent car
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 12:09 PM |
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No problem, give us a shout if you wanna sell them wheels to me  if you need any advice on the engine, i've got 2 in bits in my shed
Ben
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YODI
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 12:11 PM |
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Hi ben
Yes I will sell the wheels, the tyres are all very good and not that old
The bad point is that someone painted them white directly over the silver without any prep work so the paint if flaking off in big chunks.. Infact if
you look at my latest pics you will see that I have started getting the paint off the pass front wheel to make them all silver again.
They are 7x17 Et 40
let me know if you are still interested as I need to sell them to buy my new tyres
Thanks, Yodi
[Edited on 16/8/09 by YODI]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 12:30 PM |
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U2U me with a rough price and we'll have a chat later.
Ben
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YODI
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 12:32 PM |
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I'll post it openly although if interested they are yours first.
£100
Feel free to add me to MSN if you like
[Edited on 16/8/09 by YODI]
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 06:26 PM |
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Added to msn
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NeilP
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| posted on 16/8/09 at 07:23 PM |
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You're doing a cracking job there that man - If your replacemnt dash has equal care and attention then I'd suggest that the woes imposed
by the previous owner will all be forgotten... 
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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YODI
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| posted on 17/8/09 at 09:53 PM |
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Thanks neil I hope so too
Here's the latest small update
The home made sump it had on it has been cleaned and powder coated and will do for now until I get a proper alloy one...
Also wheels turned up today just waiting for the T1R's to wrap them in The wheels are mint apart from the lacqueer peel which i will either
diamond cut or polish out.
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YODI
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| posted on 19/8/09 at 10:18 PM |
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So here is the lastest update
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YODI
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 05:14 PM |
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More parts arriving daily
and a metal plug cover that needs repolishing... they made metal and plastic ones, this is metal obviously lol
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 07:09 PM |
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Just a word of warning with the powder coated camcover.... make sure there is NO powder coat inside (including the inside of the filler cap hole) as
it can flake off into the engine.
Ben
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YODI
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 07:32 PM |
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Cheers Ben, its already in my boot to take to work and wash in the wash bin and do the cam cover mod to it
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YODI
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| posted on 20/8/09 at 09:06 PM |
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More pics again... Got a text along the lines of 'YOD IM AT HOME BORED' lol
here are the results
:thumb: taner
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stevegough
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 09:04 PM |
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My god! you are making some wicked progress on your machine! - Keep up the good work, mate!
Regards, Steve. 
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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YODI
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 10:26 PM |
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Thankyou Steve, comments like that keep the motivation up...
The main thing I need motivation is going to work on the car, its 75 miles away so makes a long round trip
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 10:48 PM |
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75 miles away?!
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