whpracer
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 09:17 PM |
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adr 1000
does anyone have experience with building a ADR1000 ?
ik like the car but there's little information about the car ,beside's ADR's homepage
[Edited on 12/10/04 by whpracer]
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Smooth Torquer
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 posted on 6/10/04 at 09:45 PM |
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I went to see them
And I can tell you that it is a very nice looking car, and all their bespoke parts are made to seemingly very high standards.
I believe they used to make parts for Hewland, when they were making F1 gearboxses.
I was there to see their IRS diff unit, for my locost, so actually have no experience of building a 1000. 
But the guys at ADR were very helpful. Just give them a call, I sure they won't mind arranging a time to pop in and look about their factory.
Sam
[Edited on 6/10/04 by Smooth Torquer]
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ned
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 01:05 PM |
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I've been to their bodyshop near wokingham/brackenll a few times as they did the moulds for some modified bodywork for a racecar (we gave them a
plug and they did the rest! - kevlar panels, don't ask how much).
I also saw them at the 750 summer festival a couple of years back at silverstone.
They have been working a lot rtecently on their mg (k-series) powered car, which when I last spoke had been dyno'd at 270 something bhp, similar
spec to touring car engine. they have sold a few k-series chassis' which are different to the earlier bike engined chassis, they'd
strengthened it and increased some of the tubes sizes i gather. they've also changed chassis manufacturer at some point due to
problems/inaccuracies with an early jig or something. very nicely made stuff. i'd build one if i had the money, but then i don't and i
haven't, so take the above as info only
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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whpracer
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 04:37 PM |
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adr1000
this is the car i'm intrested in
 
Rescued attachment ADR05.jpg
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kb58
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 07:47 PM |
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Nice looking car, except for the bodywork above and behind the drivers head. I wonder why it wasn't radiused. Seems like there would be a lot
of turbulence around it messing up flow to the rear wing. Of course if they did aero testing I'll politely sit down...
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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