quirkrover25
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 posted on 13/5/09 at 08:28 AM |
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Left Hand drive - Locost
Hi All can someone please tell me if it is possible to build a left hand drive Locost??
And if so can I still follow the Ron Champion Book??
Please let me know
Thanks
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coozer
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 08:29 AM |
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yes, sure its been done many times before....
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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quirkrover25
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 08:37 AM |
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Thanks
Hi Thanks for the quick reply.....
So if I follow the Ron champion Book do I have to change alot??
Or has there been a book written for building left hand drive ones!
Thanks
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l0rd
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 08:41 AM |
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Nope there isn't a book for a LHD one.
but since you want to start such a car, i am sure you should be able to see the differences.
Pay attention to differences for the tranny tunnel and the footwell.
[Edited on 13/5/09 by l0rd]
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splitrivet
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 08:45 AM |
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I would use Chris's book more up to date, more informative and not so full of glaring errors.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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quirkrover25
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 10:14 AM |
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Book
OK,,,,, So where can I get Chris´s Book??
Thanks
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RK
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 11:09 AM |
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Yes, but if you are in North America, you have virtually no support network closeby, so keep that in mind. In Europe you can always jump over the
channel from time to time for encouragement: even to just see them on the road once in a while.
In my own case, talking about it helps a bit, but I have really needed more than that quite often.
[Edited on 13/5/09 by RK]
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tendoshingan
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 11:15 AM |
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There are several people who have built wrong-hand drive 
Have a search on google I am sure you will come across some peoples build sites.
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dodgedartgt
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 posted on 13/5/09 at 01:25 PM |
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whadaya mean "wrong hand drive"???
There is plenty of support in North America. Try http://www.locostusa.com/ and the go to the forum pages at http://www.locostusa.com/forums/
You can also use the Yahoo Group known as Locost_North_America at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_North_America/
So, what do you think of that???
Mikey Bynum
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 01:28 PM |
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as a really really rough answer, yes, just build a mirror image of whats in the book.
that doesn't go for everything though!
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chrisg
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 01:39 PM |
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If you were to use my book, (available at all good book stores as well as some really rough ones) There's a LHD version of the chassis on the
dedicated forum - link below
Cheers
Chris
EDIT: Direct link to book
Haynes
[Edited on 13/5/09 by chrisg]
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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Breaker
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| posted on 13/5/09 at 04:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by quirkrover25
Hi All can someone please tell me if it is possible to build a left hand drive Locost??
And if so can I still follow the Ron Champion Book??
Please let me know
Thanks
Perhaps you can hold your book in front of a mirror 
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splitrivet
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 12:02 AM |
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Chris I hope I can expect a cheque for 3 zillion squids in the post or at least an introduction to the tart in human league by way of commission, I
dont mind your cast offs.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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chrisg
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 10:32 AM |
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Yes mate, keep your eye on the postman
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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tendoshingan
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 11:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dodgedartgt
There is plenty of support in North America. Try http://www.locostusa.com/ and the go to the forum pages at http://www.locostusa.com/forums/
You can also use the Yahoo Group known as Locost_North_America at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Locost_North_America/
So, what do you think of that???
Mikey Bynum
Don't take offence just jesting,
but everyone knows that all the best cars were originally right-hand drive as opposed to wrong-hand drive
AC Cobra,
Ford GT40,
Lotus 7
to name but a few.
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RK
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 12:42 PM |
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Maybe that's why my build has gone so badly. I'm driving on the wrong side of the car.
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beaver34
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 05:17 PM |
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ive got one,
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 10:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive got one,
See now this is the problem with wrong hand drive, swmbo gets in her side and then she has to drive 
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beaver34
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 10:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive got one,
See now this is the problem with wrong hand drive, swmbo gets in her side and then she has to drive
she part owns it, so she uses it see only fair! but she does scare me
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 14/5/09 at 10:50 PM |
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Aye I look forward to finding out how long it'll be before she doesn't dare drive it anymore (I mean my missus when mine's built)
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