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Left Hand drive - Locost
quirkrover25 - 13/5/09 at 08:28 AM

Hi All can someone please tell me if it is possible to build a left hand drive Locost??

And if so can I still follow the Ron Champion Book??

Please let me know

Thanks

coozer - 13/5/09 at 08:29 AM

yes, sure its been done many times before....

quirkrover25 - 13/5/09 at 08:37 AM

Hi Thanks for the quick reply.....

So if I follow the Ron champion Book do I have to change alot??

Or has there been a book written for building left hand drive ones!

Thanks

l0rd - 13/5/09 at 08:41 AM

Nope there isn't a book for a LHD one.

but since you want to start such a car, i am sure you should be able to see the differences.

Pay attention to differences for the tranny tunnel and the footwell.



[Edited on 13/5/09 by l0rd]

splitrivet - 13/5/09 at 08:45 AM

I would use Chris's book more up to date, more informative and not so full of glaring errors.
Cheers,
Bob

quirkrover25 - 13/5/09 at 10:14 AM

OK,,,,, So where can I get Chris´s Book??

Thanks

RK - 13/5/09 at 11:09 AM

Yes, but if you are in North America, you have virtually no support network closeby, so keep that in mind. In Europe you can always jump over the channel from time to time for encouragement: even to just see them on the road once in a while.

In my own case, talking about it helps a bit, but I have really needed more than that quite often.

[Edited on 13/5/09 by RK]

tendoshingan - 13/5/09 at 11:15 AM

There are several people who have built wrong-hand drive
Have a search on google I am sure you will come across some peoples build sites.

dodgedartgt - 13/5/09 at 01:25 PM

There is plenty of support in North America. Try http://www.locostusa.com/ and the go to the forum pages at http://www.locostusa.com/forums/
You can also use the Yahoo Group known as Locost_North_America at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_North_America/
So, what do you think of that???
Mikey Bynum

blakep82 - 13/5/09 at 01:28 PM

as a really really rough answer, yes, just build a mirror image of whats in the book.

that doesn't go for everything though!

chrisg - 13/5/09 at 01:39 PM

If you were to use my book, (available at all good book stores as well as some really rough ones) There's a LHD version of the chassis on the dedicated forum - link below

Cheers

Chris

EDIT: Direct link to book

Haynes

[Edited on 13/5/09 by chrisg]

Breaker - 13/5/09 at 04:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by quirkrover25
Hi All can someone please tell me if it is possible to build a left hand drive Locost??

And if so can I still follow the Ron Champion Book??

Please let me know

Thanks


Perhaps you can hold your book in front of a mirror

splitrivet - 14/5/09 at 12:02 AM

Chris I hope I can expect a cheque for 3 zillion squids in the post or at least an introduction to the tart in human league by way of commission, I dont mind your cast offs.
Cheers,
Bob

chrisg - 14/5/09 at 10:32 AM

Yes mate, keep your eye on the postman

Cheers

Chris

tendoshingan - 14/5/09 at 11:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dodgedartgt
There is plenty of support in North America. Try http://www.locostusa.com/ and the go to the forum pages at http://www.locostusa.com/forums/
You can also use the Yahoo Group known as Locost_North_America at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_North_America/
So, what do you think of that???
Mikey Bynum


Don't take offence just jesting,
but everyone knows that all the best cars were originally right-hand drive as opposed to wrong-hand drive
AC Cobra,
Ford GT40,
Lotus 7
to name but a few.

RK - 14/5/09 at 12:42 PM

Maybe that's why my build has gone so badly. I'm driving on the wrong side of the car.

beaver34 - 14/5/09 at 05:17 PM

ive got one,

Ninehigh - 14/5/09 at 10:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive got one,


See now this is the problem with wrong hand drive, swmbo gets in her side and then she has to drive

beaver34 - 14/5/09 at 10:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive got one,


See now this is the problem with wrong hand drive, swmbo gets in her side and then she has to drive


she part owns it, so she uses it see only fair! but she does scare me

Ninehigh - 14/5/09 at 10:50 PM

Aye I look forward to finding out how long it'll be before she doesn't dare drive it anymore (I mean my missus when mine's built)