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marktigere1 - 21/12/05 at 10:24 AM

Does anyone know if the Locost kit from MK is still available?

The one for £950 advertised on the old website.

Tried the new website and there seems to be no mention of it.

Cheers

Mark

(Yes I am hoping for a present from Santa)

andyharding - 21/12/05 at 10:30 AM

I think so. Best bet is to give them a call. Wish they were making it when I started!

quote:
Originally posted by marktigere1
Does anyone know if the Locost kit from MK is still available?

The one for £950 advertised on the old website.

Tried the new website and there seems to be no mention of it.

Cheers

Mark

(Yes I am hoping for a present from Santa)

zxrlocost - 21/12/05 at 10:38 AM

apparently you still have to do a lot of the work yourself and the chassis is smaller(I think) and th emk panels arent made for it

I got the feeling Mk dont really want to bother with them anymore

get yourself one of there proper chassis's and build the real deal!

chris

smart51 - 21/12/05 at 10:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zxrlocost
get yourself one of there proper chassis's and build the real deal!


MK's Indy is sierra based, the locost chassis will be MK2 escort based, no? If you want to build a locost but would rather buy a chassis than weld one, this would be the way to go.

donut - 21/12/05 at 10:50 AM

Thats a good plan!!

marktigere1 - 21/12/05 at 10:56 AM

Thanks Chaps

Going round in circles again, my head hurts

Having just had to have a new boiler installed, my kit budget has now gone.

Hence the question about the MK Locost.

Wish I had some disposable income

Donations gratefully received

Merry Christmas all

Mark

the_fbi - 21/12/05 at 02:45 PM

The Tiger Avon Lowcost chassis is £520 and they do bodywork to fit it too.

http://www.tigersportscars.co.uk/cars/avoninfo.php?model=Avon

Mix - 21/12/05 at 02:49 PM

Cue the Avon appreciation society

timf - 21/12/05 at 03:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by the_fbi
The Tiger Avon Lowcost chassis is £520 and they do bodywork for it too but don't look at the symetry or the finish


chrisg - 21/12/05 at 05:03 PM

The locost chassis is still available from MK and it's "book" size.

Which is smaller than all sierra based cars, and nearer to a cateringvan size.

Cheers

Chris

marktigere1 - 22/12/05 at 08:50 AM

Thanks Chaps

I still like the look of the Locost kit.

Merry Christmas

Mark

Marcus - 22/12/05 at 12:31 PM

I, too prefer the dimensions of the 'book' Locost.
Most MK panels will fit, the only ones which don't are the side panels - which look better in Ally (IMO). The chassis is the same width as the Locost, so scuttle, nose, bonnet, wings etc fit ok. I fitted rear panel also, but this needed minor mods.

Marcus

clbarclay - 22/12/05 at 01:57 PM

The Indy nose cone is not an exanct fit on a book chssis. because the indy chssis is taller it sticks down about 1 inch bellow the chassis on my car.

Close enough though.

[Edited on 22/12/05 by clbarclay]