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Building: It is an ex-Locost - it has gone to the IOW!
posted on 1/11/20 at 04:47 PM
One year we drove up to visit my brother when he lived near Inverness. First time I'd driven up. I pulled into a BP garage on the outskirts of
Glasgow to top up before the next leg. Filled up and went to pay - guy behind the counter said "Hurra hur eh hur a hur" and pointed at
the card machine. So I put my card in and put in the numbers. Then he said "Heh hurra hur a hurhur" so I took my card out and walked
away. I still have no idea what he said, but at least he pointed to the appropriate device...
But don't take it personally, as I love accents of all descriptions. Last time we were up there we went into Glasgow itself, and had nae bother!
quote:Originally posted by David Jenkins
One year we drove up to visit my brother when he lived near Inverness. First time I'd driven up. I pulled into a BP garage on the outskirts of
Glasgow to top up before the next leg. Filled up and went to pay - guy behind the counter said "Hurra hur eh hur a hur" and pointed at
the card machine. So I put my card in and put in the numbers. Then he said "Heh hurra hur a hurhur" so I took my card out and walked
away. I still have no idea what he said, but at least he pointed to the appropriate device...
But don't take it personally, as I love accents of all descriptions. Last time we were up there we went into Glasgow itself, and had nae bother!
No offence even noticed, nor taken!
We are doing a few other projects, which I wont bore the page with as although kit car based, its a car that doesn't belong to me, and a Ferrari
MR2 kit which seems to be a love hate thing for most.... If you guys want to see it its on the page.
Anyway, the Locost! Here is where we are at.
Should have another update in a couple of weeks. If you are liking these and want to follow, would you mind subscribing on Youtube? Helps with the
ol' analyticals and whatnot.
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Building: It is an ex-Locost - it has gone to the IOW!
posted on 30/11/20 at 09:40 AM
I'm loving these videos!
I remember going through the same sort of pain and frustration when I made my chassis - although I didn't have a squeaky toy to cover up the
swearing...
Though I'm jealous of all the build space you've got - this is where I built mine:
Brilliant! You've really shown the reality of making your own chassis, it should be obligatory viewing for anyone who hasn't done one
before who thinks a) its easy and b) that they are going to make one
Coming along nicely!
All books and plans seem to have some anomalies that you won't notice until it's too late!
Hopefully that rear bar being lower won't get in the way of the propshaft and/or diff?
quote:Originally posted by christim
Coming along nicely!
All books and plans seem to have some anomalies that you won't notice until it's too late!
Hopefully that rear bar being lower won't get in the way of the propshaft and/or diff?
From what I have seen so far, its not going to be an issue, however we are far from finished!
Hi, just a very quick heads up, when you fit your seat on top of the bottom rails you'll need to move up the upper seat belt mounts by the same
amount to pass an IVA test.
I used f/glass seats bolted straight to the steel sheet floor panel, I then fitted the seat belt mount eyes straight to the rail behind the seats and
the tester said they were at a perfect height, and any lower would have been a fail, so just be careful to asses the mounting points based on the IVA
test.
It's a fantastic watch on youtube, many thanks for the very enjoyable videos
quote:Originally posted by Deckman001
Hi, just a very quick heads up, when you fit your seat on top of the bottom rails you'll need to move up the upper seat belt mounts by the same
amount to pass an IVA test.
I used f/glass seats bolted straight to the steel sheet floor panel, I then fitted the seat belt mount eyes straight to the rail behind the seats and
the tester said they were at a perfect height, and any lower would have been a fail, so just be careful to asses the mounting points based on the IVA
test.
It's a fantastic watch on youtube, many thanks for the very enjoyable videos
Jason
Good point. To be honest we will likely knock up a rail for the passenger side just for symmetry more than anything else.
As for the IVA, I'll need to print off the manual soon. A lot of things coming up that are going to need referred to in it i think!!
Hi ya, great watch once again, As usual I'm late again but you can use a dual master cylinder pedal box as I have just passed IVA with one. It
would allow you to get the exact brake balance you want, and then you just need to lock the nuts on the bias bar with split pins and put a disclaimer
sticker in the engine bay stating not to alter the balance
Keep up the great work though guys, it'll be the new ' go to ' media for anyone building a similar car
quote:Originally posted by Deckman001
Hi ya, great watch once again, As usual I'm late again but you can use a dual master cylinder pedal box as I have just passed IVA with one. It
would allow you to get the exact brake balance you want, and then you just need to lock the nuts on the bias bar with split pins and put a disclaimer
sticker in the engine bay stating not to alter the balance
Keep up the great work though guys, it'll be the new ' go to ' media for anyone building a similar car
Jason
Good to know! Well for us the 60 quid bill versus a 300 quid pedal box kept us on target for the 1k budget more than anything else
