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Author: | mr.peabody.d [ August 14, 2006, 7:45 pm ] |
Post subject: | New and wanna build from a kit? Read this First |
If you are new..... It is a little more indepth....a new edition will be coming out in less than a year, but in the meantime you can get the second edition. Amazon link, also read the customer reviews... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/185960 ... e&n=283155 Keith Tanners Book, How to Build a Cheap Sports Car This book complements the first book very nicely. If you are buying your frame and using a miata donor it is a great book. Very worthy purchase even if you arent . It covers header construction and other things that are not covered in the first book. Read the customer reviews http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076032 ... F8&s=books Also check out his website http://www.cheapsportscar.net/ and the "car and driver" article in this thread http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=910 Also read these links for general design info General info http://www.mcsorley.net/locost/ One of the most popular kit choices is useing a Mazda miata as a donor. There are several people with miata donors in the builder log and it seems like a straight forward choice. Read up on them here.... locost_adam http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=775 chetcpo http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=952 squarefour http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=98 Read about the Miata as a Donor here http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=miata http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=miata http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=miata Again Keith Tanners book will be useful and his website (links above) |
Author: | Dave [ August 15, 2006, 1:00 am ] |
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Kit providers in North America (please add if you know if anymore) Haler Concepts - Leugo and Robin Hood Lightweight supply for Canada. Canadian Locost - COLD - Sell standard and plus size based partial kits. Deman Motorsport - Car and bike engineed kits. Edit-6/23/09-Recently rumored to be out of business. Early Motorsports Sells the Leitch line of cars (Super Sprint, Lotus 23B, Brabham BT21) Flying Miata Westfield - Miata based Westfield Super 7 Cars Inc - Caterham Canada. Big $$$ Caterham US Stalker Six River Cars. Imported Middy kits. Wire Wheel - US Birkin dealer. MK Indy European Motor Service 850 North US Hwy 17/92 Longwood, FL 32750 Phone: 407.831.9741 Email us info@smartsportscars.com |
Author: | mr.peabody.d [ August 15, 2006, 1:26 am ] |
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Dave you are AWESOME!!! Good follow through and good links to Kit suppliers. Thank you very much!!! |
Author: | Earley Motorsports [ August 18, 2006, 7:32 pm ] |
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I would like to add to the list if it is not being too forward. Earley Motorsports. We have the Leitch line of cars (Super Sprint, Lotus 23B, Brabham BT21). Not the cheapest, not the most expensive, but a quality product. There is a review on this forum of the Super Sprint. I would have to agree with going with the Miata or something that could be used a s a donor later. Good choice and you know what you have. This is a great site guy's with not too much people pushing their untried ideas. Keep it simple, don't over analyze. That is the way Colin kept it. Graham.[/url] |
Author: | Dave [ August 18, 2006, 7:59 pm ] |
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Graham - sorry I missed yours - looks to be a quality product! |
Author: | Earley Motorsports [ August 18, 2006, 8:04 pm ] |
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No problem Dave, glad to be a member. |
Author: | AVI [ August 26, 2006, 9:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Addition to List |
Here's a CD with a wealth of information, a must buy: "Your Kit Car Assembly Manual Techniques to build & upgrade your Lotus 7 inspired sports car" by Gary Brizendine Email: yourkitcar@hotmail.com www.yourkitcar.com Another book similar to the Locost: "How to Build Your Own Tiger Avon Sports Car for Road or Track" by Jim Dudley It's a SpeedPro Series from the UK from Veloce Publishing. www.velocebooks.com www.tigersportscars.com |
Author: | Titus [ August 8, 2007, 10:41 am ] |
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Dave wrote: Kit providers in North America (please add if you know if anymore)
Should probably add FM Westfield. |
Author: | Dave [ August 8, 2007, 10:55 am ] |
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Titus wrote: Dave wrote: Kit providers in North America (please add if you know if anymore) Should probably add FM Westfield. Thanks - added. I don't think they were making them when I first posted the list. |
Author: | chetcpo [ September 2, 2008, 12:12 pm ] |
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Added the MK Indy. |
Author: | Meerkat [ October 5, 2008, 10:00 pm ] |
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chetcpo wrote: Added the MK Indy.
Thanks. Alan |
Author: | karlo [ January 26, 2009, 12:33 am ] |
Post subject: | Another North America Kit Provider |
USA Kit Provider ... www.Six-River.com ...Dealer with Reasonable Priced kits!! . . |
Author: | chetcpo [ January 26, 2009, 12:57 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Another North America Kit Provider |
karlo wrote:
I split your last post here to the suppliers section and added you to the list of suppliers. Please take any discussions/questions there. |
Author: | mistanfo [ July 14, 2011, 8:32 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New and wanna build from a kit? Read this First |
I believe that Keith Tanner's book is now out of print. IIRC, he said that the publisher has no current plans to reprint. Thankfully, I have a copy stashed away. |
Author: | mca [ July 18, 2011, 9:36 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: New and wanna build from a kit? Read this First |
Check your local libraries for both books. I checked out both here in Huntington Beach, CA. |
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