Alex's Big Block Chevy Locost

[marafonets]

Looks stunning

[Lonnie-S]

Will it fit in your freight elevator when on its wheels? Is that how you're getting it out?

You've got to get a video when you finally take it down to ground level. I can just imagine how people are going to be stunned when they see what you've built in your apartment. In fact, I doubt they'll believe it until they see the photos.

Cheers,

[Shevalev]

Folks,
A big update as I haven't posted in a while.

I added a brake bias knob for the dual master cylinder pedals and revised my now fancy fuel tank mounts.
I have also been working away on the exhaust and it's finally complete. The headers are ceramic coated Headman tight tubes and the rest of the exhaust is 304 stainless. I decided to go with the 3 inch route on both sides, just to make just the passenger's ears are in the same state as mine after a spirited drive
I have been working away on the body work and got all of the filling done. I ended up priming all the panels with PPG epoxy primer. Yes, i did roll it on this time instead of spraying it. It turned out very well. I was initially wanting to paint the car with a British Racing Green top coat and had the paint mixed, but then decided to go with the wrapping route as the results would not be to par without a spray booth. After all, this will be mainly a track car and if any dings emerge, I can easily replace a panel and rewrap it. The dash is wrapped in carbon fiber and the body is a charcoal metallic black by Avery Denisson.
The floorboards were primed and then painted with POR-15 Top Coat (chassis black). I am still thinking of lining the floor with non-slip. I have to pick up some material from the local skateboard store - they sell it by the roll.
The nose cone was primed with SprayMax 2k epoxy primer and painted with a colour match I did at work.
The reassembly and sanding were probably the most tedious phases. There are more than 600 socket head screws in this car.

Lonnie: no, I will have to disassemble it and place it vertically in the elevator. Yes, many are already surprised to see a car in the apartment, yet alone built inside.

[Shevalev]

Here are the rest of the pictures.

[Warren Nethercote]

Is that a 'COLD' nose? Is he, or his fibreglass guy still active?