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 called to check on the header tubing only to hear it's on back order, not a big deal though since there are plenty of other things to work on.
Yesterday I finished up most of the interior panels. I decided to use 8-32 screws to attach the panels on the tunnel since they will no doubt have to come off in the future. Most of the day was spent drilling and tapping the 106 holes, but who was counting.
Just need to finish trimming and attaching the side panels and the interior will be done.
