rentboyar
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 posted on 16/10/02 at 01:08 AM |
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weather gear
with winter here in manchester already,i need a full set of weather gear.i.e roof side-screens and frame.my cockpit dimensions are as "the bible
sayeth",and i have not fully fixed my windscreen yet to give me even more lee-way..........if you are dry..you are fly!....share your secret o wise
ones.
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chrisg
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| posted on 16/10/02 at 06:27 PM |
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A hat?
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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CairB
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| posted on 16/10/02 at 08:41 PM |
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Winter in Manchester???.. its all in your mind. I've just been over Winter Hill and it wasn't living up to it's name. increase the transmission
tunnel ventilation to keep the tootsies warm and get a helper to un- clamp your fingers from the steering wheel at the end ot the trip.
Hope this helps,
Colin
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rentboyar
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| posted on 17/10/02 at 02:17 AM |
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weather gear
i have seen a guy called derek manders pics and his ride looks as dry as a ducks inner orifice.anybody know him well enough for full
interrogation?.rang robin hood as they quote 275+vat for the full- monty,but they shat their pants when i told them it was for a locost,they could not
guarantee it would even fit an old robin hood.westfields site does not quote,caterhams site frightens me in that it might!.....may have to resort to
the old family trade to pay for it !.......the BOTTOM line breached again alas.......
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bob
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| posted on 17/10/02 at 01:59 PM |
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I've heard good deals can be had from people who make proper covers for boats,worth a try as they use the same stuff as car hoods and tonnau covers
or however you spell it.
Maybe someone else can confirm?
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johnston
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| posted on 17/10/02 at 04:55 PM |
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uyeah the marine guys are usually good at anythin like that and usually cheaper if you want your seats done 2
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derek manders
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| posted on 28/12/02 at 03:36 PM |
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Weather Gear
Look out for the 3rd edition of the Locost bible, due out in the spring.
All will be revealed!
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auzziejim
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| posted on 4/1/03 at 09:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rentboyar
i have seen a guy called derek manders pics and his ride looks as dry as a ducks inner orifice.anybody know him well enough for full
interrogation?.rang robin hood as they quote 275+vat for the full- monty,but they shat their pants when i told them it was for a locost,they could not
guarantee it would even fit an old robin hood.westfields site does not quote,caterhams site frightens me in that it might!.....may have to resort to
the old family trade to pay for it !.......the BOTTOM line breached again alas.......
the westfield doesnt bear thinking about trus me! it will set you back near £400 i saw it in the brochure they sent me oh how i laughed at that, LOL
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derek manders
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| posted on 19/1/03 at 11:02 AM |
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weather gear
I know that Derek Manders bloke. I am him.
What you have to bear in mind is that every home built Locost is different, so the chance of buying a set of weather gear off the shelf that fits is
is very remote. for weather proofing gear a close fit is not good enough.
Initialy I had a tonneau cover made by a specialist car upholsterer, very nice but not very cheap. (more than £250)
For the rest of the gear I made my own side screen & hood frames & had the hood made & side screens covered by a chap who does boat weather gear. Far
cheaper than car hood makers & just as good if not better that a lot that I have seen.
Initialy I was given a pair of old Lotus 7 side screens & bought a s/h Caterham hood with the intention of altering the hood to fit. No chance much
too small.
Details of how my gear was made will be in the third edition of Build Your Own Sports Car book, due to be published in the spring of 2003. This
edition will also include lots of other new information.
If you intend to fit a hood some points to be aware of are: you will need plenty of meat along the top of the wind screen frame for the hood
fasteners.
Idealy the rear wings should sit below the curved rear wing support's to enable the the fasteners to be atatched to the body pannel.
The windscreen supports need to be strong enough to support the side screens & wide enough to accommodate the hinge's.
When making the hood frame make sure that it keeps the hood clear of the roll bar (if fitted), also insure that the the front frame loop (the one just
behind the seats) when viewed from the back of the car will enable the hood to be on the same verticle line as the windscreen supports, otherwise the
side screens will have to have a twist in them making it dificult to create a good seal along the top edge.
Another point to watch is that the top of the side opening on the hood (where the side screen fits into) is on the verticle & not partially on the
curve.
When it comes to making the hood a very important point to watch is that in the cold weather they shrink & in the warm they stretch!! If you make it
to fit when the weather is cold & you use it when the weather is hot it will flap about & vibrate like hell on the frame & realy get on your tits on a
long journy. Also if it is made to be a good snug fit in the warm weather when it turns cold it will shrink & be a pig to fit. More importantly if
you leave it fitted & the weather turns cold it will shrink & may well crack the windscreen. I am speaking from experiance here!!! BE WARNED.
The secret seems to be to find a happy medium on the tension of the hood.
I hope these points will help you. Many more details & pictures will be (should be) in the new book.
[Edited on 19/1/03 by derek manders]
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