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.
I cleaned the frame up last night and applied a coat of primer today using a small roller and brush. It's a tedious process getting into all the corners and hidden surfaces. Looking back, spraying might have been quicker, but I wanted to avoid a lot of overspray dust. I may give spraying a try for the top coat.
I was planning to use gray for the topcoat, but the white primer looks pretty good...
