Rasteirinho
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 12:43 PM |
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Chassis building by the book
Hello,
As i said in other thread i'm planning to build a Locost by myself.
I bought the book Build Your Own Sports Car: On a budget by Chris Gibbs.
Can i build the chassis following this book?
Is it a good choice of a chassis or there are other betters?
Thanks,
Pedro
'99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI RS2
'85 Toyota Corolla GT TwinCam
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mr henderson
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 01:00 PM |
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The book is good, and the chassis is good. Obviously you will need a Sierra donor and you will need to either already have, or be able to learn, the
necessary skills (especially the welding)
You will also need to get on the forum specific to the Haynes Roadster, as there are a number of minor errors and ommissions in the book, and
corrections can be found here
http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/index.php
John
[Edited on 20/8/08 by mr henderson]
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Simon
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 04:52 PM |
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And the author frequents this site too
It's also worth knowing that someone on here is selling pre cut steel to amuse yourself with - for not a lot more than you could buy it for.
ATB
Simon!
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chrisg
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
And the author frequents this site too
Really?
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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chris_smith
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 06:34 PM |
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quote:
It's also worth knowing that someone on here is selling pre cut steel to amuse yourself with - for not a lot more than you could buy it for.
although the postage to portugal might have a bearing on the cost
[Edited on 20/8/08 by chris_smith]
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pbura
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 07:27 PM |
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There are several builders in Portugal, including this very nice build: http://viseudesign.com/Sevenesque.htm
And a Yahoo group: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/locost_portugal/
Take a good look around so that you understand all your options. They are many!
Pete
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Rasteirinho
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| posted on 20/8/08 at 07:46 PM |
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Nice links pbura...
Thank you all for you answers...
I'll follow the book from the Mr. with the monkey avatar then...
'99 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI RS2
'85 Toyota Corolla GT TwinCam
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The Doc
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| posted on 22/8/08 at 05:56 PM |
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Has good old Ron sold the rights then?
or is this a different car?
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mr henderson
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| posted on 22/8/08 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The Doc
Has good old Ron sold the rights then?
or is this a different car?
What rights?
John
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The Doc
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| posted on 22/8/08 at 06:15 PM |
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Differently put: do Haynes now have two books on the same subject or has this one subsumed Ron's?
Is it the same book attributed to a different author?
Just curious
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The Doc
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| posted on 22/8/08 at 06:26 PM |
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Just a test
Q: Who wants to live until they're 80?
A: Someone who's 79
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chrisg
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 12:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The Doc
Has good old Ron sold the rights then?
or is this a different car?
Yes, it a completely different car and book.
wot I wrote
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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paul the 6th
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 05:32 PM |
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I have both books and from reading them both, is:
Ron champions book:
Designed and built by Ron Champion
Uses a mk 1 or 2 escort (off the top of my head)
Different Rear Suspension (only I can't remember which)
Bits from Cortina's
Bits from older other cars which are now very rare and/or expensive
Chassis was designed without the use of fancy stress analysis software but is still very good...
Erm, that's about all I can think of...
Chris Gibbs' Book:
Designed and Built by Chris Gibbs with help from Martin Keenan
uses a sierra donor but also gives some introductory info on using other cars like an MX5, Toyata Donor and a bit of advice on using bike engines.
Has fully independent rear suspension
Chassis was designed on computer (not sure what with) but the plans were then put through the same stress analysis software which Lotus use for their
cars = chassis is at the top of its game in terms of strength/design quality
Gibbs' book also has the dedicated haynes forum to back up the book with regular updates, info and lots of very helpful people including Mr.
Chris himself.
Gibbs' book came out in February 2007 so it has more relevant/upto date info on the SVA.
And personally I find Chris' book easier to make sense of because the actual page layout has been cleaned up & organised a lot more
effectively since Champions' book back in '96. I would definitely recommend reading both to anyone who's considering building since
there's a few bits in Champions' book which add to your overall view of what a "build" will entail.
Hope this helps
p.s. last time I looked on amazon, champions book was out of print and 4 amazon private sellers had them available for between £75 and £235... Quickly
becoming a bit of a collectors book
[Edited on 23/8/08 by paul the 6th]
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RK
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| posted on 24/8/08 at 02:54 AM |
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And to think I gave a couple of copies away to people whom I thought might help me but were nowhere when my build started...
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