2025年1月11日 · Building From A Kit Get a head start from a vendor! Here you can discuss the kits on the market for building a Locost style sportscar.

2022年5月11日 · Post pics of the front and rear coilovers with the car sitting at ride height so we can see the active coil count. Remove a front and rear coilover and the springs. Using a dial caliper (about $25 at hbf), measure the wire thickness (probably about .300-.430"), the spring inside diameter (probably about 2.5"), and the eye inside diameter ...

Locost Parts Suppliers: Stalkers. MK Hellfire. Coveland Motorsports. Canadian Online Locost Distributers (aka COLD)

2021年2月19日 · Hi everybody, new to the forum and new to "kit car" building. I'm a machinist by trade. I'm gathering info about these Locost "cars" and the info is overwhelming.

2010年5月15日 · The North American Locost Forums; ↳ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions; ↳ Building From A Kit; ↳ Building Your Own Frame; ↳ Building Non-traditionally - Mid engine etc. ↳ Engines and drivetrains; ↳ Bike Engined Builds; ↳ Running Gear - Suspension, Brakes, Steering, wheels and tires; ↳ Fuel, Cooling, Exhaust, etc.

2012年6月28日 · A car for road racing is required to have a roll cage and it is encouraged to use these cages to stiffen the car. So Car9 integrates the roll cage and the chassis as much as possible for efficiency. For street use some of these tubes may be omitted and you still have a very robust frame which provides protection for it's passengers.

2024年12月29日 · A kit car would be ideal, but I've searched everywhere for a 910 body and have not found anything. My printer has a build volume 450-450-500mm Obviously its a mental amount of printing but after building a buck and pulling molds for a one off can just seems too much to do. I know, I've done it all before.

2006年8月19日 · This is my son's Challenger Jaguar replica -kit- car! The frame is made mostly of 1" square tubing similar to the Locost space frame and it was galvanized after fabrication! The body is a fiberglass pop off from a 1961 Jaguar roadster. Jaguar gave the company permission to pop the mold as long as they didn't represent the car -as- a Jaguar.

2020年7月20日 · From experience even a 33" tire is getting pretty heavy (a 33x12.50x15 BFG Mud Terrain tire is 58lb! without a wheel), it is just a lot of rotating mass, with locost wheels/tires, even sticky ones it should be a lot better. That wrangler also weighs ~3000lb+, so just the reduced weight along of the locost should really help.

2015年12月20日 · Our car is a little bigger than the Locost. The Locost is a kit car that is a replica to the Lotus 7. Our Wharton Roadster is 6inches wider and 6 inches longer, making the handling superb. Call us or contact us by email for a quote on your Wharton Roadster. [edited 12/30/15 by jackmccornack to fix the typo in the link in the first sentence]