Locost Rotary Kit Car

[Fish]

Found this whilst looking for something else. Its amazing the amount of stuff you find when youre not looking for it.

Locost (http://www.mindspring.com/~robmk2/)

Fish

[antnicuk]

If i every get round to it my robinhood will have a 12a turbo engine in it. I dont know why but these things are never that quick on the 1/4 mile. Should be good round a track though.
There was an ultra light weight Dax Rush with a Huyabuse turbo engine with 350bhp, he only managed 12 seconds. And they have padle sequential gears.

Does anybody know of any really quick lotus 7 stylee kit cars??

[Initial-D]

Excellent little car, still can't believe he put a rotary in there!

[Fish]

If he had put something like a semi-bridge 13b in there without the turbos it would have out lasted the car, and been almost as quick.

Fish

[travellinbob]

I bought the book on how to build an off road go cart by Ron Champion a few months ago and am in the middle of welding up the frame, and must admit it is giving me some evil thoughts on his other book, how to build a locost thingy for under £7.50. (or something like that) Anyone heard or read that book? Kinda tempting to maybe put the proposed 12a turbo into one of them instead of my moggy?

[MikeLMR]

Hi Michael,
I find this site is very usefull for anyone building cars out of bits (but it is specifically for those building cars from 'the book' )

www.locostbuilders.co.uk