hello from australia
chris

Hello and welcome

thanks Howard have been trying to post for a couple of weeks
all worked out today not very good with computers
chris

Hi and welcome, "not good with computers" lol just remember it aint the computer you will be driving
seriously welcome and good luck, oh and we like pictures

a couple of photos i hope
chris

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Mm that did not work did it
chris

how the hell did you do that
chris

Welcome to the UK forum!

I hope you don't mind me sorting your pictures out for you!

To post pictures from your photobucket account, click on the link in the box where it says 'direct', to the top right of the image on Photobucket.

...then on your post on Locostbuilders click the little image symbol (7th right on the list of icons above your posting window, right click on the text in the pop-up then select 'paste' on the drop down box that appears, then select 'OK'.

Hope that helps rather than confuses!

Welcome to the forum.
Nice looking car you have there Chris . Tell us more about it and the bike engined one in the background

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thanks Sam will try again
chris

That's it - you've cracked it!

Loving the alloy work - looks like a proper 'old school' 1950's clubby!

What's the engine? Lexus V8?

car will stay alloy Sam as finish is not good enough to paint, Craig car took me about 3 years to build
but still make small bits for it.
it is based roughly on the 442 style as i am a fat bugger
it runs an ls1 gen3 motor to a t5 gearbox to commodore irs
the intake system is a copy of the jenvey unit i think but much cheaper
car is a bit fat compared to most at a tad over 800 kg,but still gets up and go.
chris

Look real nice Chris, great engine too .
And the one in the background ?

that is a mates car that is getting a heart transplant
about 400 kg and a hyabusa motor
i can not fit in it
chris

Love the look of that.

Welcome

Fair play, a few hours have gone into that car, Very nice

Welcome aboard and don't get hung up on computers (they don't have steering wheels and engines). Car looks great and must have soaked up some time to get the alloy work looking as good as it does.

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don't get hung up on computers (they don't have steering wheels and engines)

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That car looks awesome

Nick as a mate of mine has said about the car,
good from a far
far from good
the alloy is a bit rough to paint so wd40 and scotch brite all done
chris

have made a couple of doors for the wet and cold drives
chris

Where do the exhausts run? There is nothing down the side.

they run undernieth
chris

made a side screen for the door

finished the side screens over the weekend

start of the nose cone

wow...that looks nice...i like such oldschool aluminium panelled cars....and look at those tiny details!!!!

are those seats self-made or did you buy them? what width do they have?

everything on the car is home made seats are 450mm wide i am a fat bugger
tacked up the nosecone tonight hope to weld up over the weekend

Mega amount of work, wish I was that talented. We need a youtube link for a sound check

there are some videos on utube under enfield sportscars a couple of the clubby and a couple of the 40

did a trial fit over the weekend

that is nice!

wish i had those kind of machines to make stuff like that! i love it, keep it up!

finished the nose cone then made an esky/tool box for when i go to the track
chris

have made some new headlight buckets to get rid of the chrome ones

Fantastic work
Jacko

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Fantastic work
Jacko

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thankyou for that i am afraid it took me all weekend to make the headlight shells so would not be viable to make more
can etch the badges easy enough if any one wants something like that.have made a few different badges for different projct
will post a photo
chris

a couple of emblems
chris

Hi. Seeing that last pic of your business logo reminded me of a vehicle I saw in the Wellington museum. Can't remember whether it was Holden or Ford Falcon.


Tin_Top_Est

Now that really is a "Tin-Top" . Since you asked for some pics, here is a couple which might be of interest. Firstly, another Locost, with fine-looking aluminium body-work :-


AL_Locost

I recall that the front suspension was Triumph Spitfire based. Don't have any record of the builder.

And this last photo was of a real oddity. It looks like a replica of the JET 1 in the Science Museum in London. I was told quite firmly by one of the old guys with it, that it wasn't A replica; it was THE replica! Rover made 2 of them.


Rover_Turbine

And, Yes, it still has the original gas turbine engine at the rear, although it uses the front-mounted Rover 3.5 V8 for road use.


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