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Scoob - 22/9/07 at 09:33 PM

Heres my locost, Ive built most of this myself, with my dad helping me with the harder stuff, and things that i didnt know about (Some of the welding etc) But yeah, what you think? Bearing in mind i am only 16 :p I spose its a good learning curve for me aswell (Wanting to be a motor-vehicle mechanic aswell.. )







(Just click on pics for bigger ones btw)

P.S i know the tracking is out on the last pic, that pic was just after i put the wishbones on etc after powder coating lol

blakep82 - 22/9/07 at 09:50 PM

good work dude!

i know what you mean about the tracking, but i think there's a few other problems with the geometry though. looks like the whels lean out quite a bit, and the you steering arms angle down a bit much. probably like you say its just as you've quickly put it together for the photo though

Dangle_kt - 22/9/07 at 09:51 PM

well done!

I wish I had the get and go to do what you ahve at 16!

great first car! Imagine pulling up to college in that when its done!

SWEEEET!

Scoob - 22/9/07 at 10:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
well done!

I wish I had the get and go to do what you ahve at 16!

great first car! Imagine pulling up to college in that when its done!

SWEEEET!


Thats what im hoping to do lol but insurance is gonna verryyy expensive im guessing :

Originally started doing it about a year ago.. But at the time i was in school so didnt really have much time.. Most of the work was from about june - september when i wasnt in school. But im in college now.. so its gonna go back to on a sunday only etc.. Hense why i posted the thing about fuel tank, as thats what i need next lol

Confused but excited. - 22/9/07 at 10:10 PM

16, built a car and he can post variable size pictures.
Precocious little git!

No, seriously, well done that man!

Another petrol head is born.

Welcome, welcome.

edit: I think it's great!

[Edited on 22/9/07 by Confused but excited.]

Scoob - 22/9/07 at 10:16 PM

Going abit off-topic now but ahh well lol
Ive been a petrol head for a while
Stripped down a E30 bmw 325is about 2 years ago, for spares for a rally car (which we also built - me, my dad, my mate, and his dad)

Heres a pic (Like i said, quite a while ago, And they are workin clothes, not normal ones. Also, it does say " PhatBastard " on it )

madteg - 22/9/07 at 10:19 PM

FANTASTIC

Chippy - 22/9/07 at 11:17 PM

Great effort mate, but one thing realy jumps out of your front on picture, and that is the stearing rack seems to be in totaly the wrong plane, it should lie flat across the car, not with the track control arms hanging down. Need to get back to the drawing board, Cheers Ray

speedyxjs - 23/9/07 at 08:05 AM

I wanted to start my build at 16 when i my best friend brought uncle rons book as a birthday present but it took me 4 years to persuade my dad to let me do it

ps nice work

imp paul - 23/9/07 at 12:21 PM

well done looks like all is going very well best of luck with it

DavidM - 23/9/07 at 03:59 PM

Looks good, keep up the good work.

Get yourself along to to some local meetings, there are any near you. You'll learn loads.

David

t.j. - 23/9/07 at 06:59 PM

The steering wheel is on the wrong side off the car

I read a lot around here, bought me some books on wheel allignment etc.

So welcome here and absorb the knowledge around here.

Altough the possible wrong place off the rack, it's looking great.