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| posted on 2/3/07 at 02:08 AM |
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Although it looks a bit skinny, it isn't the size or construction that would concern me it is the lack of bracing both fore/aft to stop it from
collapsing or diagonally to stop it from twisting/shearing. I tend to pay a lot of attention to roll bars after a friend of a friend was killed when
he rolled his car through a field and his roll bar collapsed a few years ago. I also used to work for the only company in the UK who are certified to
conduct official FIA rollbar/roll cage simulation work and the results can be alarming.
There have been threads dedicated to this subject, usually surrounding the height, which is often too low to protect the occupants head if they were
to roll their car. Somebody always pipes up and says that they don’t intend to roll it or it is impossible to roll a Locost due to the low centre of
gravity. Both are irresponsible arguments. Most of us will probably have experienced a situation where we are driving quickly down a bendy road only
to suddenly find that the road has become a little bumpier and the car tends to skip around a bit, especially if the dampers are set too hard. This
is usually followed by a brown pants moment where you find yourself drifting towards the edge of the road as the variation in contact patch pressure
causes you too loose lateral grip. This is just one example of a situation where one day, heaven forbid, you may end up clipping the curve and
flipping the car over.
1000Lb weight target with driver! That would be an awesome achievement. I am assuming you didn’t manage to make it, and if you did, you weigh less
than 35Kg and you should see a doctor!
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dilley
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 06:52 PM |
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wieghed today 520 kgs with full tank of fuel, why not fill the tyres with helium locost option
[Edited on 12/3/07 by dilley]
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BMWTJW
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 07:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Toady1
im hoping to save at least 100kgs by swapping to the blade engine.
So then, just wondering, if i bought a pinto powered mk and wanted to convert it to bike engine power, how easy is this to do?? is there a lot of
cutting of chassis needed?? Any major modifications ??
Thanks Tim
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 07:45 PM |
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youll need some new mounts MK will do this and exhaust and prop
expect to pay£400 on fabrication parts and then your engine on top
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BMWTJW
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 07:54 PM |
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Is that all that is needed?? I went down to Mac and when enquiring, i asked them how easy it is to do a conversion on one of there cars, they said it
was particularly hard as a lot of chassis modification including the cutting of the chassis was needed. But if its a case of just buying a mount and
modifying the prop shaft i guess thats not too bad. How much would a average fireblade engine cost with average miles?? I know its generic, but just
looking for a price range
Many thanks Tim
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 12/3/07 at 08:17 PM |
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440 kgs, fully wet. as in tank full.
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