Building an R1 Powered Seven
A few years ago I got it in my head to build a kit car. After months of searching I came across the Locost concept. In short, quite a few amateur hobbiests around the world have built their own Lotus 7 inspired cars from scratch, following plans available on a variety of Internet sites and published in a book by Ron Champion.
I started gathering parts and finally began building the chassis in July '05. In August '10 the car was titled, licensed and is now street legal. The following blog captures the progress of the build and driving experiences after completion.
Easter weekend...fabricated and mounted the scuttle hoop and mocked up the steering column with some 1/2" PVC pipe. I'm bidding on a steering column on ebay from a Saab 900 which should supply me with a colapsible section and one u-joint, assuming I can make it fit. I'll need to buy another u-joint, a coupler to attach to the rack and some bearings to support the column.
