elysee
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:00 PM |
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Book Locost
Hello, Hope somebody can help me with this I have just bought a newly built unfinished Locost project. Have been told it has been built around the
Ron Champion book plans, it has no engine or gearbox, any ideas of what will fit? Not too keen on Pinto or Crossflow.
Thanks
Brian
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flibble
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:04 PM |
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Zetecs seems to be popular and simple by all accounts, as do redtops - other than that, there's umm.. anything you can think of given a bit of
time, a welder and a grinder, have a look at some of the creations on here, quite a few are stunning!
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:10 PM |
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Ford CVH (Escort XR3) engine going in mine with Type 9 gearbox. Post up your location in your profile you will get plenty local help.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by elysee
Hello, Hope somebody can help me with this I have just bought a newly built unfinished Locost project. Have been told it has been built around the
Ron Champion book plans, it has no engine or gearbox, any ideas of what will fit? Not too keen on Pinto or Crossflow.
Thanks
Brian
How about a bike engine
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
How about a bike engine
Here we go
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:39 PM |
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The way I see it, you've got a relatively simple choice...
either, something like this:-
or something that belongs in there, like this:-
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flibble
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 10:40 PM |
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^^Ooh that's mean, although I guess bec engine mounts are easier to get hold of:
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 11:09 PM |
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Flibble, your flippant hairdryer analagy is very inaccurate, you know the life expectancy of a hairdryer is 10 time that of a whizzy thing
inappropriately fitted to a car
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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RK
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 01:37 AM |
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If I was to do my car all over again, I wouldn't, but if I did, Zetec. They are cheap as hell brand new and put out a reasonable amount of
power. There are a few small obstacles like exhaust manifold, throttle bodies versus carbs, moving the fuel rail, cutting the sump and stuff, but what
the hell. Lots have done it so there is a wealth of knowledge to access right on here.
If that's too easy and not expensive enough, you always have the Duratec option (see Monkey, Flak, who documents all his work better than
anybody). Anything beyond standard and common is going to be costly. I therefore don't really recommend using a Nissan CA18DET turbo, from a
200sx, although it will have a lot of power right out of the box.
Unless you cut holes in the floor, and do the Fred Flintstone for reverse, you will find the BEC option among the less frugal choices. The noise is
reportedly addictive, although I get headaches playing F1 games on the computer, so I wouldn't want it.
This is all from research (except the 200sx part), so others can tell you more about first hand, real experiences. Actually, I'd just ditch it
all, and go buy that nice Ginetta on PH right now.
[Edited on 27/1/10 by RK]
[Edited on 27/1/10 by RK]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 08:14 AM |
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I think a zetec might be the easiest option for a book locost but with a bit of time (and possibly some welding?) you should be able to get most four
pot engines to fit.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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elysee
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 07:13 PM |
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Thanks for the replies, think it will be zetec
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elysee
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 09:54 PM |
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Just out of interest, I have a 1600 x-flow where the head and block has been skimmed, the engine number was taken out when this process was done. Does
anyone know how to get a number for the engine, or is it unusable now?
Thanks
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