Locost Super 7 project - Page 2 - LotusTalk

ZAMMY1 · 08-21-2008, 06:53 PM

when you take apart a complete car, isn't it interesting how really complex one is...
suggestion: when you strip the donor, remove and save every last nut and bolt. it'll help for years.
i've done a couple of hondas and then the upholstry got burned in a potbelly stove which kept me warm.
it's great fun watching over your shoulder, thanks for including us.
sam

N-522322 · 08-21-2008, 07:53 PM

Thanks for letting me live vicariously through this thread. I wish you success with this project. Please keep the post and photos coming.

Harponian · 08-22-2008, 07:48 AM

Thanks guys. With a project like this you need some moral support!

If everyone shows up who RSVP'd then we will have one person dedicated to taking pictures and labelling. So this should be fun.

I am going to have a rule that the beer comes out when the motor comes out! That way things will actually get done and we just don't start talking smack about who is the slowest etc.

Harponian · 08-25-2008, 10:00 AM

Well we had an amazing day. Lots of fun and a lot work was done.

The next plan is to focus on the frame. I will be fitting the Miata subframe and designing the front suspension.

skibum · 08-25-2008, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harponian

She is a keeper!

Harponian · 08-25-2008, 07:53 PM

We setup a canopy over our patient and begin surgery.

GONE!

Three stooges working on a Miata!

Seat is out!

Don't need this!

Removing the alternator with help from the SKIPPA!

Harponian · 08-25-2008, 07:54 PM

Mitch assembled the engine lift.

I had to stay on top of these slackers all day!

You don't need that bumper right?

The Master and the student!

Mitch was rocking the grill!

At some point Darren just started ripping crap out with his bare hands. I think this was it!

That bumper didn't stand a chance!

S2000TigerGirl from the S2000 forums dropped by to turn a wrench!

Harponian · 08-25-2008, 07:58 PM

CARNAGE!

Gruel and Grog were abundant!

The car was pretty much toast at this point.

If it BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT!

Mr. Anonymous!!!

So that is what the exhaust looks like!

RIM JOB!

Harponian · 08-25-2008, 07:59 PM

CHEATER!

Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard!

Like a guy racing a Miata the motor is almost OUT!

ON THE WAY OUT!

OMG!!! WE DID IT! SUCCESS!

What a day!!!

Harponian · 08-28-2008, 11:29 AM

The Locost project has been put in storage in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. I hope he misses us and this is just an inconvienance. Let's hope for the best.

BusaLoco · 09-11-2008, 01:48 PM

Congrats on you're build! ... Very Nice!

BusaLoco · 09-12-2008, 12:47 PM

Hi Harponian,

Congrats on your project.
I chickened out and did the kit thing.

Here's pic that may be useful to you.

It's a pic of a Deman SR27 (with a Miata diff) that I sourced from a string on USA7s ... SR27 unveiled! - Member Rides - USA7s.

Seeing as you are welding up your space frame, you are going to have to do some "locost" engineering to make that Miata Diff fit.

Also here's a pic of the naked Deman Chassis. ... Hope it helps!

I'd send you a bunch of my build pics but our car is the Busa model and has a Tbird diff ... won't help you much!

Harponian · 09-19-2008, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the pics. I finally got to do a little something Locost related today!
Well another chapter in the Locost book has been written. The MULLET is now gone. It was gobbled up by our very own Miata collector KWICKER! The wife has a baby shower in two days and it had to go!

Have you ever wondered what it be like to cut a car in half? Really? Me too! So I thought now is my chance to try it. Let me tell you it was as cool as it sounds. Cutting a car in half is something everyone should try! I figured it would make loading it on the trailer easier since it had no front wheels and the rears were locked up. Well that is my story and I am sticking to it!

THE PROUD NEW OWNER!!!

I am happy to know that it went to a good cause. May the parts from that car help many a spec pinata/crash miata/spec miata

driver happy!

ZAMMY1 · 09-19-2008, 03:49 PM

tell the new owner "it'll polish out".

sam

08-21-2008, 06:53 PM	#21 (permalink)
ZAMMY1 ZAMMY Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington, pa, (near PGH.) Posts: 1,197	when you take apart a complete car, isn't it interesting how really complex one is... suggestion: when you strip the donor, remove and save every last nut and bolt. it'll help for years. i've done a couple of hondas and then the upholstry got burned in a potbelly stove which kept me warm. it's great fun watching over your shoulder, thanks for including us. sam __________________ Sam Mayberry, W3CYO/R, resident curmudgeon. aspen white '06 elise. youtube: sam's jet turbine scooter

08-21-2008, 07:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
N-522322 05 Ardent Red Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 92	Thanks for letting me live vicariously through this thread. I wish you success with this project. Please keep the post and photos coming. __________________ It weighs less then a ton, but you get 190hp. That's like putting a Saturn 5 rocket in a blender. J. Clarkson

08-22-2008, 07:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	Thanks guys. With a project like this you need some moral support! If everyone shows up who RSVP'd then we will have one person dedicated to taking pictures and labelling. So this should be fun. I am going to have a rule that the beer comes out when the motor comes out! That way things will actually get done and we just don't start talking smack about who is the slowest etc. __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-25-2008, 10:00 AM	#24 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	Well we had an amazing day. Lots of fun and a lot work was done. The next plan is to focus on the frame. I will be fitting the Miata subframe and designing the front suspension. __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-25-2008, 07:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	We setup a canopy over our patient and begin surgery. GONE! Three stooges working on a Miata! Seat is out! Don't need this! Removing the alternator with help from the SKIPPA! __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-25-2008, 07:54 PM	#27 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	Mitch assembled the engine lift. I had to stay on top of these slackers all day! You don't need that bumper right? The Master and the student! Mitch was rocking the grill! At some point Darren just started ripping crap out with his bare hands. I think this was it! That bumper didn't stand a chance! S2000TigerGirl from the S2000 forums dropped by to turn a wrench! __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-25-2008, 07:58 PM	#28 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	CARNAGE! Gruel and Grog were abundant! The car was pretty much toast at this point. If it BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT! Mr. Anonymous!!! So that is what the exhaust looks like! RIM JOB! __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-25-2008, 07:59 PM	#29 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	CHEATER! Paging Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard! Like a guy racing a Miata the motor is almost OUT! ON THE WAY OUT! OMG!!! WE DID IT! SUCCESS! What a day!!! __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

08-28-2008, 11:29 AM	#30 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	The Locost project has been put in storage in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. I hope he misses us and this is just an inconvienance. Let's hope for the best. __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

09-11-2008, 01:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
BusaLoco BusaLoco Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, (very) British Columbia Posts: 16 Images: 10	Congrats on you're build! ... Very Nice! __________________ Although it may be true that money can't buy happiness, it is reassuring to note that it can still rent a hell of a good time!

09-12-2008, 12:47 PM	#32 (permalink)
BusaLoco BusaLoco Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, (very) British Columbia Posts: 16 Images: 10	Hi Harponian, Congrats on your project. I chickened out and did the kit thing. Here's pic that may be useful to you. It's a pic of a Deman SR27 (with a Miata diff) that I sourced from a string on USA7s ... SR27 unveiled! - Member Rides - USA7s. Seeing as you are welding up your space frame, you are going to have to do some "locost" engineering to make that Miata Diff fit. Also here's a pic of the naked Deman Chassis. ... Hope it helps! I'd send you a bunch of my build pics but our car is the Busa model and has a Tbird diff ... won't help you much! __________________ Although it may be true that money can't buy happiness, it is reassuring to note that it can still rent a hell of a good time! Last edited by BusaLoco : 09-12-2008 at 03:00 PM. Reason: can't read, can't spell, can't type

09-19-2008, 03:25 PM	#33 (permalink)
Harponian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 123	Thanks for the pics. I finally got to do a little something Locost related today! Well another chapter in the Locost book has been written. The MULLET is now gone. It was gobbled up by our very own Miata collector KWICKER! The wife has a baby shower in two days and it had to go! Have you ever wondered what it be like to cut a car in half? Really? Me too! So I thought now is my chance to try it. Let me tell you it was as cool as it sounds. Cutting a car in half is something everyone should try! I figured it would make loading it on the trailer easier since it had no front wheels and the rears were locked up. Well that is my story and I am sticking to it! THE PROUD NEW OWNER!!! I am happy to know that it went to a good cause. May the parts from that car help many a spec pinata/crash miata/spec miata driver happy! __________________ 06 LSS, LSD, TC, Touring http://exit3.i-55.com/~brian/lotus/avatar.JPG Currently building a Lotus 7 replica. http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f178...4/#post1077592

09-19-2008, 03:49 PM	#34 (permalink)
ZAMMY1 ZAMMY Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington, pa, (near PGH.) Posts: 1,197	tell the new owner "it'll polish out". sam __________________ Sam Mayberry, W3CYO/R, resident curmudgeon. aspen white '06 elise. youtube: sam's jet turbine scooter

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