James
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 06:30 PM |
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PPC review of Haynes Se7en- thoughts?
or:
Locost Book Edition 3
Without us being able to comment on the car, just wondering what people thought of the article?
Bascially seemed pretty positive, except he didn't like the 1.8Pinto used saying a Zetec would be more suitable as it's also cheap. Hah!
If you can get a Zetec to run for the same money you can run the Pinto that came free with the donor you're doing better than most of us!!!
He also says that you should atleast use the 2.0 litre.
I suspect, however, that the 1.8 is the same block height as the 1.6 (ie. 1" shorter than the 2.0) so it was fitted for a good reason- it would
fit easily under the bonnet! 
The only thing I'm concerned about is the +2" chassis.... this strikes me as a shame as it's started another 'standard'
as well as the original 'Locost' size and the +4". How is this catered for in terms of the rear wings/track and also the balance of
front/rear track?
Oh well... will have to build one and see!
Well done Chris and Martin!
Gonna have to put an order in now!
Cheers,
James
[Edited on 26/1/07 by James]
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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big_wasa
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 06:38 PM |
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Looking forward to the new book, Note to self must get this one finished first
But I have already bought the donor car .
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indykid
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 07:04 PM |
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as far as i'm aware, chris isn't the man behind MK Sportscars though.... or are you chris?
anyway, i'd like to see all the receipts for it! £300 exhaust system, £350 of protech shocks, not much left of that grand! i thought the 1.8 was
the same height as the tall 2 litre and the e max 1.6.
still wasn't knocking it too bad, and i'll still renew my subscription
tom
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 09:32 PM |
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I can sort of see why they went for +2" in trying to retain the proportions of the original as much as possible. However, as you say
that's just another 'standard' to confuse people. I suppose they are using sierra width track, so rear arches will need to be
~1" wider.
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TimC
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 09:46 PM |
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Not exactly top notch journalism, but article is ok. Spotted the Chris / MK Sportscars fruedian also.
Not as inaccurate as the MK Indy info in the back of Kit Car a few months back though.
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James
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| posted on 26/1/07 at 11:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TimC
Spotted the Chris / MK Sportscars fruedian also.
Me too. But actually, depending how you read it, it *can* be correct! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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owelly
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| posted on 27/1/07 at 10:47 PM |
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And I have it on good authority, that the 'New' Book will be available FOR FREE for anyone who subscribes to PPC Magazine at the Historic
Motorsport Show/Retro Race Show (whatever it's called!) at Stoneleigh!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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