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Not too far off from finishing now. Im will be making my seats and guards out of fibreglass over the next few weeks then the last big job is to get the diff mounting plates cut out of ali plate.

Fuel tank is all plumbed and wired up. The diff is finished and the motor now run's.

Love the flywheel setup.

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Ford 5.0 into an M3
mikaelvroom.com | @MikaelVroom

The car looks very nice, looks fast standing still. Could you tell me tell me the color / brand of paint on the frame?

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John - Slow and Steady. . . Well slow anyway
Build Loghttp://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6245

The color is "Caprithane" 30% gloss.The closest to the KTM motor bike color I could find. Not to sure of the brand tho.
I didn't want a gloss because of all the tubes and my lack of painting skills.

Nice build mate..is it just for track days or are you gonna register it ?..Great colour..and ya mrs seems real happy with it

Kiwi Dave

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I USE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND ..BUT MY BRAINS KEPT FALLING OUT

Will be fully road worthy.

Very nice build! I am curious how you fastened the body panels in between the diagonal tubes? Did you weld tabs to the frame to bolt/rivet to? Did you leave a gap around the body panels between the tubes?

Hopefully one day I will get to this point in my build and am curious how you did it, and I might just copy your methods

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S2000 powered locost; build log here

I welded in small gussets in between the tubes and then bolted the body panels on. I used a thin rubber washer between the panels and the gusset and also I have left roughly about a 1mm gap around the panels so as to not wear the paint away.
All the panels will be painted an ice white color.

I just came across your build and it looks awesome. I am currently recovering from a motorcycle on car accident (not my fault), and have decided that my next project is going to have 4 wheels instead of 2. I am in love with these Exo style cars and I am trying to get a list of all the parts I am going to need. My question for you is what year RX-7 rear diff did you use for your car? Was it a hard to do the conversion? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

Paigeo, your build is awesome. I am currently recovering from a motorcycle on car accident (not my fault) and have decide that my next project is going to have 4 wheels not 2. I saw the Ar-i-el At-om on Top Gear and fell in love. Since the accident I have been looking for something that will give me the open air feel of a motorcycle with a little more safety. I love the Exo style cars like yours and that is what I am going to build. I am curious what year did the Rx-7 rear diff come from? Was converting it to chain drive difficult? I have seen some I can buy but I really don't want to spend 800-1300 for one. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jeff

partly curious as to final weight.

Looking good! I hope your dog and lady don't get into a fight about who gets to ride in it!

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My build: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... 18&t=13096


You can build the most awesome thing in the world but at some point, an 80yr old man in a crx is probably going kick your butt on the track... don't ask me how I know.

Nearly done.