Aloupol
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:14 PM |
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Locost general dimensions
I'm a bit confused with all the different 7-type car's dimensions.
Is a book Locost about the same as a Caterham? Or a Westfield?
I assume that the best looking car will be a standard chassis but the rear end with Sierra parts will look a bit too large (already discussed
here).
So the interest of a +4 or +442 McSoreley chassis but I wonder how looks such a car. There are no Locost available here so it's difficult to
take infos, Internet is my only source.
Can anyone show me pics of a +4 and a +442 car? The best would be a comparative pic with the different cars type beside one another.
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Peteff
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:43 PM |
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We measured my book chassis against a friends' live axle Westfield and the similarities are remarkable. 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Aloupol
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 10:18 PM |
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Thanks.
The only 7 near to me is a Westfield in the building process, I will ask the mate to let me sit in the car, and see if my 1,87m tall will all
enter..
I feel that a standard chassis with Sierra rear track would look nice, waiting to see pics.
The alternative would be to build a +442 but I wonder how looks such a car, with wide cockpit and narrow nose, would also be interested to see a pic.
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clbarclay
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 08:30 AM |
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Some wide body cars are made using wider nose cones, you can (and several people on here have) buy a standard nose and widen it or there are some
manufacturers that make wide nose cones as an option to the standard nose.
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Alez
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 01:10 PM |
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I like the one in your avt, what dimensions did you use for the build? 
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James
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 01:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Aloupol
Thanks.
The only 7 near to me is a Westfield in the building process, I will ask the mate to let me sit in the car, and see if my 1,87m tall will all
enter..
I feel that a standard chassis with Sierra rear track would look nice, waiting to see pics.
The alternative would be to build a +442 but I wonder how looks such a car, with wide cockpit and narrow nose, would also be interested to see a pic.
Some Westfields I've seen have been awfully full of comfy interior padding- which probably makes them seem a lot smaller than they are.
A Locost is basically the same dimensions but without the padding!
HTH,
James
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Aloupol
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 02:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alez
I like the one in your avt, what dimensions did you use for the build?
It's a mate's one, he is 3'2" tall.
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