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Thanks Justin, the beer thing might just work now that I don't have a rolling money pit in the garage. The car has only cost me about $6000.00.

Bob, I think you are right. I need more space!!!!

John, Thank you. I talked to Hagerty and they said they don't do homemade replicas. I was looking at ther web site at the time that said they did??????.

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Larry from Burien

Way to go Larry!!!!!

To which inspection lane did you go? I got my VIN at inspection time in Marysville. That was a lot closer for me.

I'll chime in with John. Check with both Hagerty and Grundy. I had some difficulty with main stream insurers because it wasn't a kit.

And now that you have it down pat, how about some more photos?

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Larry in Seattle

Thanks Larry,
I'm still waiting to hear about ins. I talked to Hagerty and they said they wouldn't because it's homemade (????). I called Grundy and after about 10 minutes on hold they hung up (????).

I don't really know where to start, so here goes. I got my nose from Jack back in Feb. and with the weather helping out, I was able to put it togather. I read your account Larry and that helped a lot. Here are spme pictures.

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Larry from Burien

Here is the final reasults using a Harbor Freight $12 spray gun and Rustoleum $11 paint.

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Larry from Burien

Hi Larry,
I also took mine to the Marysville station. It took about an hour with no problems at all. They really seemed to know what they were doing, and the lady there was very friendly.

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Larry from Burien

I thought she was very nice too. I asked about paying them and she replied just give her a Master Card or a Nordstrom's card and every thing would be OK.

I don't recall ever talking to anyone at Grundy. Just applied online, I think. Could be wrong. Short term memory is a thing of the past.

Anywho I am insured by Grundy for an agreed value of $16,000 and the premium is less than $150 per year. They do have some restrictions on usage but I won't use it as a daily driver anyway so I'mOK with that.

Now I just have to get it to lessen it's appetite for spark plugs.

Would like to see you and your build at a SLAG gathering in the n ear future. Not sure the weather is going to co-operate though.

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Larry in Seattle

Hmmm. That surprises me. Hagerty insures mine and many others here from what I understand. Did you mention that it is a replica of a Lotus Seven? If they still give you a hassle, you might also mention it is based on a published book design. They worked with me a lot because I had no VIN number for the policy application. I needed to apply for Title to apply for a VIN. I needed insurance policy number to apply for the title. It was a "Catch 22" scenario. It all worked out in the end. I would be surprised if Hagerty will not eventually see the light.

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Chuck.

“Any suspension will work if you don’t let it.” - Colin Chapman

Visit my ongoing MGB Rustoration log: over HERE

Or my Wankel powered Locost log : over HERE

And don't forget my Cushman Truckster resto Locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=17766

Hi Chuck,
I called Hagerty again yesterday and talked to a different person, they didn't think there should be a problem, so I filled out an application and faxed it to them. I just found out one of the sheets didn't get faxed, so I guess one more fax.

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Larry from Burien

Insuring a Locost:

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-Justin

"Orville Wright did not have a pilots license." - Gordon MacKenzie

Justin,

You'r right I hate that.

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Larry from Burien

Here are a couple of picture of my dash, the original wood veneer, that I couldn't get the cover off of and the red fake leather, that worked great.

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Larry from Burien

Pictures of how I built my gas tank.

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Larry from Burien

I just filled the tank and it tool 9.6 gal. I thought it would be between 7 and 8 gal.

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Larry from Burien

I just received conformatiom from Hagerty. I am now completly street legal. The weather report for Seattle shows sun for about a week. Timing is everything!!!!!!!!

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Larry from Burien

so your tank is riveted with a bolted on top? what sealing methods did you use?

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The B-3 build log: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13941 unfortunately, all the pictures were lost in the massive server crash

The beginnings of the Jag Special,
https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19012
Again, all pictures were lost.