ChrisW
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:07 PM |
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What are you building?
If someone passed by your house, saw you working and asked you "What's that you're building?" what would you reply?
Edited to make more sense!
Chris
[Edited on 20/4/04 by ChrisW]
My gaff my rules
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Fifer
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:13 PM |
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I normally say Kit Car as most people know what this is (roughly) followed by an explaination of what a Locost is.
If they know what the cars grand daddy was, it's generally easier to explain what it looks like.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:19 PM |
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Well, technically it is a locost, but it is different. It has homebuilt IRS and it has an unusual bike engine. The only thing it really has in common
with a locost is the bodywork, steering and hubs. It is made from 3mm steels tube rather than 2mm and has a steel floor as well. It has kind of
progressed on from the original.
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Spyderman
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:25 PM |
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I say I'm building a replica of an old Race car!
It will look like one and it will be used in motorsports, so is not technically lieing! 
Terry
Spyderman
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:38 PM |
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do you really want me to say for the gadzillionth time what im building....
its been so long I forget its a car at all.
atb
steve
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timf
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
do you really want me to say for the gadzillionth time what im building....
its been so long I forget its a car at all.
atb
steve
i thought we all agreed steve your building a snow plough with 5 reverse gears
me i'm building a monster
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SeaBass
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:49 PM |
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I used to try and explain that the it was a scratch built car. The term kit car implies an assembly job, but I think most people building on here do
far more than that... I used to get pissed off by "kit car" but know I can't be bothered to explain.
Cheers
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Alan B
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 12:59 PM |
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Same answer as Steve really.....I'm sure I've mentioned ad nauseum what I'm building......
But, if not.....
Click here
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ChrisW
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 02:48 PM |
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Alan, Steve, think you're missing the point. We all know what you are building, but what I'm asking is how you'd sum up the
project in one sentance to a passer by.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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James
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 04:02 PM |
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I definately say kit car- if people show a modicum of interest then I'll say about building it from scratch that I've welded my own
chassis together.
I'm not going to say Locost- it's far too Joe Rikey sounding!
James
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Hellfire
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 04:03 PM |
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Sometimes..... "F$*K off and mind your own business you nosey twat"..... but more usually I tell people its a Lotus 7 look-alike.
Depending on the reaction I get having told them that, I then go into the MK Indy bit.
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Mix
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 04:25 PM |
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Hmm!!
I'm building a Locost
I'm assembling an MK, Luego etc
Runs for cover
Mick
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Alan B
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 05:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Alan, Steve, think you're missing the point. We all know what you are building, but what I'm asking is how you'd sum up the
project in one sentance to a passer by.
Chris
Ok then...
Generally I say, "I'm building my own car completely from scratch"
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Viper
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 06:50 PM |
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Pile o shite..
yep bout sums it up....
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 07:10 PM |
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A mate from work was helping me shift some of my other automotive aquisitions (scrappers) and brought along his 10 year old son.
The both had a good look at my car, Aubrey asked some interesting technical questions, and all along, Christopher, his son was tugging at his sleeve.
His curiosity everwhelmed his shyness, and asked
"Why is mark making a go-cart THAT BIG?"
It's been a standing joke at work ever since!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 09:13 PM |
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I dont care what its called
Id like to call it finsihed
quote:
Originally posted by timf
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
do you really want me to say for the gadzillionth time what im building....
its been so long I forget its a car at all.
atb
steve
i thought we all agreed steve your building a snow plough with 5 reverse gears
me i'm building a monster
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 09:15 PM |
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when I used to regularly state
'im not building a locost, im building a morgan look alike' once in a while  people threatened to shoot me with a ball of shit, so im
just taking the hint.
but as you asked.
Im not building a std locost, im building a modified locost that looks like a morgan.
so there
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Alan, Steve, think you're missing the point. We all know what you are building, but what I'm asking is how you'd sum up the
project in one sentance to a passer by.
Chris
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 09:17 PM |
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I liked someone elses statement on here once from 'friends'
build your own death coffin on wheels for 250 pounds and die in it.
but thats just my strange humour :O
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
A mate from work was helping me shift some of my other automotive aquisitions (scrappers) and brought along his 10 year old son.
The both had a good look at my car, Aubrey asked some interesting technical questions, and all along, Christopher, his son was tugging at his sleeve.
His curiosity everwhelmed his shyness, and asked
"Why is mark making a go-cart THAT BIG?"
It's been a standing joke at work ever since!
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 09:43 PM |
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i often get the 'which kit is it?' question when i say im building a kitcar, but nowadays i take that as a sign they at least know
something about the hobby (ie that it is possible to build a car at home) and so i go on and explain about scratch building. some still dont get it
until they see it though. One mate asked if it would still look like a sierra!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/4/04 at 07:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mix
Hmm!!
I'm building a Locost
I'm assembling an MK, Luego etc
Runs for cover
Mick
Many apologies. I appear to have stumbled onto the wrong website. Can somebody please redirect me to locostassemblers.co.uk
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 21/4/04 at 06:12 PM |
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me "a lotus 11"
them "oh like a westie/caterham"
me "no wait there"
run in house and get a book with pictures of elevens
them "it is completely different to what i thought, so it’s a kit car then"
and then invite them in the garage show them the body, chassis etc, and ask if they have seen an old cortina anywhere(never no)
Don't Steal
The Government doesn’t like the competition
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James
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| posted on 22/4/04 at 08:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
I liked someone elses statement on here once from 'friends'
build your own death coffin on wheels for 250 pounds and die in it.
but thats just my strange humour :O
My delightful work colleagues came up with that one!
They're convinced that having spent all this effort that first run I'm going to wrap it round a tree!
Probably right!
On a Monday morning I'm often asked if I spent any time on The Death Coffin at the weekend.
James
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/4/04 at 10:42 AM |
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people at work / in the street / in my family regularly ask about the car.
I have to finish it now - or look like the worlds worst failure, or a total hero.
Im not too bad at one of those
atb
steve
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