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July 28, 2011 12:45 p.m. Raze Dork

The thread a couple weeks back on the English Gent who bought the 2007 Honda F1 car w/o engine/trans got me thinking about home built LMP/F1 style cars. I know given their makeup of CF parts no one will most likely be building one in their garage (exactly) any time soon. However I was interested if anyone knew of some locost builds or builds in general where people had put alot of effort into making a kit car or home built into an LMP/F1 style racer?

The closest thing I've ever found was Jon Olsson's heavily modified and re-bodied Ultima GTR. He's made renderings of improvements to his already sweet design:

Jon Olsson's Initially modifed GTR

Jon Olsson's Updated GTR

Jon Olsson's Newly Completed GTR

video of the finished product, amazing...

Obviously we aren't all multi-million dollar playboys running around ski slopes and can have a team of people modify our cars to our heart's content, so I want to see if anyone knows where a person has taken their home built body way over the edge...
July 28, 2011 1:23 p.m. mainlandboy New Reader

This should be of some interest to you:

http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2142
July 28, 2011 1:35 p.m. RossD SuperDork

In reply to mainlandboy:

Thats the exact build I was thinking of too when I read the title of this thread.

(The locost forum is thwarting my efforts for hotlink!!!!)
July 28, 2011 2:29 p.m. imirk Reader

There is the FFR GTM Endurance Racer by PDG

And the RCR Superlite Eagle

Both entires into the 25hrs of Thunderhill.
July 28, 2011 3:33 p.m. coll9947 Reader

mainlandboy wrote:

This should be of some interest to you:

http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2142

Thanks for that link, I was going to waste that hour of my life anyway, at least I was reading a sweet build thread!
July 28, 2011 7:20 p.m. T.J. SuperDork

I've been following that build thread for a long time. It isn't what I would build, but I love the guys work and how he documents and explains his process.
July 28, 2011 8:48 p.m. Raze Dork

See, I knew you guys would come through, I learned about the Superlite Eagle and an excellent build on a locost LMP, might not be the prettiest, but damn is that hardcore...
July 29, 2011 7:40 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

mainlandboy wrote:

This should be of some interest to you:

http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2142

Thanks...I checked this thread on my lunch break yesterday, and havent done a single thing since lol ...what a TRULY epic build!