Pezza
Welding n00b
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I'm currently building an MK Indy, an updated version of the lotus seven.
Stronger chassis, independent rear suspension etc.
I picked it up on ebay part built (chap had bought lots of bits but basically done nothing to it) saving myself a good thousand pounds over list price.
Lack of funds for the first year meant tediously slow progress.
But finally had a few pennies to spend getting bits done.
Replaced the open differential with a limited slip jobby and converted the drive shafts to suit.
Fabricated and fitted brake lines.
Purchased a paddle shift kit, to suit the sequential gearbox I was planning to install.
(i'm using a bike engine to keep weight down and though it looked fun)
Refurbed and rebuilt the front calipers and rear drums.
Picked up a bargain price 2001 yamaha r1 engine of the bay of e to power it.
Stripped it all down for inspection, fitted a sump bafflee to cope with oil surge due to reorientation of engine in the chassis compared to bike. Also uprated clutch to reduce slippage.
Here it is bolted into the engine cradle.
bought mig welder to learn with (never tried my hand at welding) as I need to weld an additional crossmember into the chassis as well as extra bracketry to take the cradle.
Got some money coming in at last in the next month or tow, so planning on buying all the remaning bits I need and getting it finished by end of october.
Will look like this when finished.
Predicted weight will be somewhere around 420kg
and power output circa 160bhp
giving a rather nice power to weight ratio of 380bhp/ton
Going by other builders timed figures, this'll see 0-60 in around 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 130 with the 3.62 diff.
A vast improvement on my last seven rep, which though I loved to bits and looked great was not fast enough for my tastes.
My old pre-lit Westfield
Once built and road legal I plan on competing in hill climb and sprint events ( if time and funds alow)
Ben
Stronger chassis, independent rear suspension etc.
I picked it up on ebay part built (chap had bought lots of bits but basically done nothing to it) saving myself a good thousand pounds over list price.
Lack of funds for the first year meant tediously slow progress.
But finally had a few pennies to spend getting bits done.
Replaced the open differential with a limited slip jobby and converted the drive shafts to suit.
Fabricated and fitted brake lines.
Purchased a paddle shift kit, to suit the sequential gearbox I was planning to install.
(i'm using a bike engine to keep weight down and though it looked fun)
Refurbed and rebuilt the front calipers and rear drums.
Picked up a bargain price 2001 yamaha r1 engine of the bay of e to power it.
Stripped it all down for inspection, fitted a sump bafflee to cope with oil surge due to reorientation of engine in the chassis compared to bike. Also uprated clutch to reduce slippage.
Here it is bolted into the engine cradle.
bought mig welder to learn with (never tried my hand at welding) as I need to weld an additional crossmember into the chassis as well as extra bracketry to take the cradle.
Got some money coming in at last in the next month or tow, so planning on buying all the remaning bits I need and getting it finished by end of october.
Will look like this when finished.
Predicted weight will be somewhere around 420kg
and power output circa 160bhp
giving a rather nice power to weight ratio of 380bhp/ton
Going by other builders timed figures, this'll see 0-60 in around 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 130 with the 3.62 diff.
A vast improvement on my last seven rep, which though I loved to bits and looked great was not fast enough for my tastes.
My old pre-lit Westfield
Once built and road legal I plan on competing in hill climb and sprint events ( if time and funds alow)
Ben