Steve Hignett
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 posted on 29/3/10 at 05:32 PM |
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Locost Chassis build diary (in photos) - Pic Heavy! MM Paradigm
obviously it's not finished yet, so I'll be adding some more pics over the next couple weeks! (I've not done much on it in the
last fortnight as I've been a tad busy around the house!)
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 05:42 PM |
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Awesome progress mate, did you bend the big tubes? What size were they and how did they go?
Build Blog
Build Photo Album
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 05:45 PM |
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Holy crap thats alot of photos
Good work there Steve 
ps how long did it take you to write that post with all those pics? 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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iscmatt
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 05:48 PM |
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i tell you what i'm glad you resized them to fit the page!!
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deanwelch
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 06:02 PM |
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well done...............keep it up...............you'll be finished in no time
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richardh
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 06:13 PM |
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quality work there
Time for a change!
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dazzx10r
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 06:35 PM |
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superb that mate, those side tubes are a bit like my MK Midi. I like the home made garage coming off the fence!
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fesycresy
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:10 PM |
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Bet that tank will leak.
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chris mason
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy
Bet that tank will leak.
I'd be more concerned about the prop
Good work Steve
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McLannahan
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:36 PM |
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It's all right I suppose?
Pants
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:09 PM |
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Looks cr*p
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:12 PM |
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nice steve - was checking your site every now and then to see if you'd done more - glad work had been going on, on the QT.
Did anyone else do a little mini gasp when they saw that AMAZIN rad and oil cooler?
Just me then....
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hicost blade
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:19 PM |
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That steering column looks familiar, are you thinking of making a ball raced paddle shift on that??
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hicost blade
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:22 PM |
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BTW whats the resonant frequency of teeth??
I hope its not the same as 11,000 rpm on a ZX10
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mrwibble
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:46 PM |
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wow. to me that level of construction is mind boggling.
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OX
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 10:17 PM |
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Looks like you've found something to to do with all those shopping trolleys you keep borrowing
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welderman
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| posted on 30/3/10 at 08:13 AM |
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Keep up the good work sparrow, will see you when i get back from my cruise mate, oh and theres a little something in the post for you .
ps look after the mrs and little joe .
Big Joe
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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kb58
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| posted on 30/3/10 at 02:23 PM |
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Guess I'm the first to rain on the parade.
Will the suspension brackets be reinforced? Welding flat brackets onto round tubes will lead to grief. My brother's Locost had brackets like
that, cantilevered off the sides of the tubes, and one wheel broke off because of it. Examining the opposite side showed that bracket was cracked,
too, almost all the way through. See pics below... the last one is the most damning - caught in the act of failing! For a round tube chassis
it'll fail much quicker.
On the fuel tank, do no rigidly mount it. In any sort of accident the tank must be free to move around on its own. If the chassis gets slightly bent
it can rip the mounting tabs out of the tank, leaving a big hole.
[Edited on 3/30/10 by kb58]
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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TimC
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| posted on 30/3/10 at 04:13 PM |
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Gussets aplenty yet to be installed. As for the tank.... well, its a good point but lots of cars have hard mounted tanks and I've seen straps
pierce tanks as well....
Oh, Steve reads your stuff Kurt so knows about the bracket issues.
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GonzoRacer
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| posted on 30/3/10 at 11:35 PM |
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Great looking work, Sir!
Kurt makes a good point about the bracket attachment, but overall, a very quality build. I especially like the "spider" bit that fits on
the nubs at the corners and extends over the top of the frame. Good idea, well executed!
Keep up the good work!
JD Kemp
"And it wasn't even a full moon."
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hughpinder
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| posted on 1/4/10 at 09:48 AM |
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Not bad I suppose. What did you do in the aftermoon?
Yours grumpily (after about 3 months getting 1/5 of that done)
Hugh
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hicost blade
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| posted on 1/4/10 at 10:42 AM |
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What are you doing about an air box??
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RK
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| posted on 1/4/10 at 09:33 PM |
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Have you seen his airbox description/pics?
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Szczebrzeszyn
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| posted on 21/12/24 at 11:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
obviously it's not finished yet, so I'll be adding some more pics over the next couple weeks! (I've not done much on it in the last
fortnight as I've been a tad busy around the house!)
I know this post is over 10 years old. But i wanted to ask you how are those welds holding up after 14 years? Project looks great.
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 21/12/24 at 09:32 PM |
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Err...
Any welds that were more than just a tack weld, were ground down and rewelded by a VERY good welder.
Considering the car has only ever seen very hard track oriented miles, and it's been owned by several members of this forum, I'm assuming
that the welds held up well...
But, we all know what "assume" means.
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