Hi all,
If you're interested, here is a video I made, having some fun in my Locost:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGcyS42BH3w&feature=channel
Have a great Christmas! Mark
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Dec. 23, 2009 11:13 a.m. mainlandboy New Reader
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Dec. 23, 2009 11:17 a.m. pinchvalve UberDork
"IF" we're interested. Snicker. Of course we're interested!
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Dec. 23, 2009 11:52 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork
This gets me motivated to finish the 7...
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Dec. 23, 2009 11:57 a.m. SkinnyG Reader
Waaaah. And I took the plates off mine....... :(
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Dec. 23, 2009 1:01 p.m. 2002maniac Reader
is this the bmw powered challenge locost? Looks great!
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Dec. 23, 2009 1:23 p.m. EricM Dork
LOL I like the one little bit of slow motion near the end :)
On the list of things to do: build Locost.
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Dec. 23, 2009 1:35 p.m. Salanis UberDork
The only thing I didn't love was the Linkin Park.
I especially liked how you had to maintain constant effort to keep a strait face and not break into a goofy grin. I needs me one of those.
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Dec. 23, 2009 2:35 p.m. rjones33 New Reader
Love the sundress-induced rubber-necking at 2:45
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Dec. 23, 2009 3:07 p.m. kreb Dork
it looks very nice indeed, but I have to rib a little:
-Where's the mechanical bits? You show us plenty of boulevard cruising, but no underhood or suspension. What is this, a lifestyle vid? Where's Robin Leach?
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Dec. 23, 2009 5:56 p.m. Rumnhammer Reader
In reply to kreb:
I have to agree, too many vids with background music, when I watch a car vid, I want to hear engine music especially in a car with no stereo. You know so we can expereience the ride the way you are.........
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Dec. 23, 2009 6:13 p.m. mainlandboy New Reader
Thanks for all the comments!
2002maniac, mine is not the BMW powered one you are thinking of. Mine uses a 1982 Toyota Corolla for a donor.
Regarding the lack of showing the mechanical bits, here is a link to my build gallery, showing all the nitty gritty:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marktsui1975/MarkSLocost#
Mark.
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Dec. 23, 2009 6:24 p.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
mainlandboy wrote:
Thanks for all the comments!
2002maniac, mine is not the BMW powered one you are thinking of. Mine uses a 1982 Toyota Corolla for a donor.
Regarding the lack of showing the mechanical bits, here is a link to my build gallery, showing all the nitty gritty:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marktsui1975/MarkSLocost#
Mark.
NICE! This is very motivational for me. Did you fabricate the front suspension to your own geometry or did you use existing plans?
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Dec. 23, 2009 6:34 p.m. mndsm Reader
Yep. Need one of those. NOW.
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Dec. 23, 2009 6:45 p.m. mainlandboy New Reader
Giant Purple Snorklewacker, thanks for the comment. I designed/fabricated the front suspension myself. I basically designed the lower wishbone such that the factory Toyota van lower ball joint could be bolted to it, and made it the right length so that the front track width was the same as the rear. The upper wishbone was a simple straight piece with a threaded end to accept the threaded upper ball joint, and a curved piece to clear the coilover.
Mark
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Dec. 23, 2009 10:54 p.m. Drewsifer Reader
I'm so jealous! I was looking at a FM kit or a Brunton Super Stalker. Sadly the price of those kits is around the same as a C5 so I had to give up the dream. How hard would you say this build was?
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Dec. 24, 2009 12:20 a.m. mainlandboy New Reader
Hey Drewsifer,
I would say that there wasn't any part of the build that was particularily hard, but it was quite time consuming. There is a lot of support on the Locost forums, so there are not many problems that haven't been solved already by someone else, just a lot of work to get it done.
It took me just over 3 years to build it, working on it approximately 10 hours a week.
Mark
