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Locost general dimensions
Aloupol - 10/7/05 at 09:14 PM

I'm a bit confused with all the different 7-type car's dimensions.

Is a book Locost about the same as a Caterham? Or a Westfield?

I assume that the best looking car will be a standard chassis but the rear end with Sierra parts will look a bit too large (already discussed here).

So the interest of a +4 or +442 McSoreley chassis but I wonder how looks such a car. There are no Locost available here so it's difficult to take infos, Internet is my only source.

Can anyone show me pics of a +4 and a +442 car? The best would be a comparative pic with the different cars type beside one another.


Peteff - 10/7/05 at 09:43 PM

We measured my book chassis against a friends' live axle Westfield and the similarities are remarkable.


Aloupol - 10/7/05 at 10:18 PM

Thanks.

The only 7 near to me is a Westfield in the building process, I will ask the mate to let me sit in the car, and see if my 1,87m tall will all enter..

I feel that a standard chassis with Sierra rear track would look nice, waiting to see pics.

The alternative would be to build a +442 but I wonder how looks such a car, with wide cockpit and narrow nose, would also be interested to see a pic.


clbarclay - 11/7/05 at 08:30 AM

Some wide body cars are made using wider nose cones, you can (and several people on here have) buy a standard nose and widen it or there are some manufacturers that make wide nose cones as an option to the standard nose.


Alez - 11/7/05 at 01:10 PM

I like the one in your avt, what dimensions did you use for the build?


James - 11/7/05 at 01:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Aloupol
Thanks.

The only 7 near to me is a Westfield in the building process, I will ask the mate to let me sit in the car, and see if my 1,87m tall will all enter..

I feel that a standard chassis with Sierra rear track would look nice, waiting to see pics.

The alternative would be to build a +442 but I wonder how looks such a car, with wide cockpit and narrow nose, would also be interested to see a pic.


Some Westfields I've seen have been awfully full of comfy interior padding- which probably makes them seem a lot smaller than they are.

A Locost is basically the same dimensions but without the padding!

HTH,
James


Aloupol - 11/7/05 at 02:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Alez
I like the one in your avt, what dimensions did you use for the build?

It's a mate's one, he is 3'2" tall.