Several months since the last update, and not much progress on the car. As the weather got warmer and the days longer, so did my list of non car related to dos. I finished clearing out our garage today and finally got to work on the car.
Since my last post I've decided to go with new steering components (aside from the modified rack) from Borgeson, and purchased Wilwood brake assembly and master cylinders.
Today I cut the upper steering column to length. I still need to shorten the collapsible section, weld on a quick release hub and mount a second bearing. I'll wait to do that until after the pedals are mounted.
The next thing I'll work on is mounting the brake pedal assembly.
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.
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Sunday, July 15, 2007
Posted by r1.se7en at 7:23 PM
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