Building an R1 Powered Seven: Pedal Box

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.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Pedal Box

I welded on the braces, steering column bearing and harness mounts that I cut yesterday, then decided to tackle the pedal box. I wanted to get this done in case I needed to add any additional steel pieces to the chassis for mounting. In the end I decided to make it all out of aluminum and will rivet to existing frame tubes.

Other than tabs for brake/fuel lines and a center bearing mount for the drive shaft, I can't think of anything left that needs to be welded to the chassis.

Next steps:
finish welding chassis
prep/paint chassis (need a warm day for this)
prep/paint calipers, uprights, diff, ... other miscellaneous parts