BMW Locost - ebay
Banana - 11/4/16 at 08:55 PM
Thoughts on this?
kit car bmw 2.8 m52b28 track car project locost
sdh2903 - 11/4/16 at 09:05 PM
Interesting choice of radiator
adithorp - 11/4/16 at 09:40 PM
I'd say it's not been built with IVA in mind. If it was they wouldn't have fitted a hydraulic handbrake which won't pass an MOT
let alone an IVA.
Slimy38 - 11/4/16 at 09:46 PM
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Originally posted by adithorp
I'd say it's not been built with IVA in mind. If it was they wouldn't have fitted a hydraulic handbrake which won't pass an MOT
let alone an IVA.
And the switches, and the radiator edges, and the exposed metalwork, and the air filter.....
Banana - 11/4/16 at 09:53 PM
Yes, its clearly a track car.
I like the idea of the 6 cylinder singing a few feet in front of me 
adithorp - 12/4/16 at 05:10 AM
That would depend on the weight, its distribution and the stiffness of the chassis.
Get yourself to stoneleigh on 1-2May and hava a good mooch around the cars there to get a better idea of what does/doesn't work.
SteveWallace - 12/4/16 at 09:21 AM
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Originally posted by Banana
Yes, its clearly a track car.
I like the idea of the 6 cylinder singing a few feet in front of me
If you want to see first hand what a 7 looks like with a BMW straight 6 engine in it, make your way over to the Luego club area on the Monday at
Stoneleigh. Weather permitting I should be there with mine.
WRT the car on e-bay, that might take a near complete strip down and rebuild to get through IVA. Its got some good parts on it though so if you got
it for the right price and were prepared to treat it as a build project rather than a 90% finished car then maybe worth a look after doing a quick
calculation on what its worth in bits. I wouldn't dream of bidding on it though without a visual inspection to as a minimum verify that the
chassis is straight and isn't going to fall apart on you into the first corner or when you first hit a pot hole.
nick205 - 12/4/16 at 11:51 AM
Not my cup of tea, but an interesting approach to building!
Nickp - 12/4/16 at 04:52 PM
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Originally posted by sdh2903
Interesting choice of radiator
Not so much a choice, just the original BMW one 
Looks a total dogs dinner to me TBH and can't see it ever been roadworthy. Speaking as a current BMW M52B28 builder 
Even to get on track
it'd need arches etc (can't be open wheeled).
[Edited on 12/4/16 by Nickp]