mca Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi All, I've been lurking for a while and finally purchased a Sevenesque roadster. My name is Aaron Lee and I've been interested in Sevens for the last few years. I've pretty always concentrated on Locosts for the, well you guessed it, low cost of entry. Not that I wouldn't want a proper Caterham or Birkin, but those are a little out of my reach for the time being. Having owned 11 Miatas (I have to kick one out of the garage to accommodate the Locost) I was introduced to Sevens by Keith Tanner at Flyin Miata with his heavily modified CMC Locost. I followed the acquisition and build of that car for a while, found the http://www.locostusa site and had dreams of building my own car. I made sure to secure the OK from the wife, who said I could do anything as long as she had a space to park in the garage. I don't weld or fabricate much at all so eventually gravitated towards buying a complete or almost complete car. I got serious in the last couple of months when some high-quality examples became available. After missing out on this car:http://www.underwood-racing.com/project_seven.htm I found the Locost I own today. http://www.locostusa.com/forums/view...hp?f=35&t=9336 http://www.ffcars.com/forums/43-off-...ost-build.html I purchased the car in Huntsville, Alabama and drove it back to Huntington Beach on a trailer, 3 days of driving across the good 'ole USA. Some quick stats: 1.8L Miata with 5-speed 4.30 Torsen Rear diff (IRS) Turbo running about 17 PSI 240 RWHP and 210 RWTQ Tec-S Electromotive Fuel Management (Tuned on Mustang Dyno at VeryCoolParts.com) 15 Gallon RCI fuel cell NT01's all 4 corners .095 DOM roll bar Speed hut gauges I'll be making minor improvements to her in the near future, but all the hard work has been done. Feel free to ask any questions as I'm still learning more each day. Aaron Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reason Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Any pictures? Your two links don't work correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automoda Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Sounds like a nice car. So nice I'd love to know "how low the cost" of the locost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian 7 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Was it the red one from Ebay a few weeks ago...he asked quisitively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Any pictures? Your two links don't work correctly. Try these: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=9336 http://www.ffcars.com/forums/43-off-topic-discussions/240470-got-bored-so-lets-locost-build-7.html Finished pictures are on the last pages of each thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sounds like a nice car. So nice I'd love to know "how low the cost" of the locost? Less than the cost of a high performance Zetec or Duratec engine. I've seen those priced at $15k for a decent build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Was it the red one from Ebay a few weeks ago...he asked quisitively. Yes, he had it on Ebay. Luckily for me Ebay cancelled his auction and I called the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 http://hphotos-iad1.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/297262_10150405247662656_525477655_10635923_446038_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/299165_10150405239757656_525477655_10635859_1838416_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296158_10150405247187656_525477655_10635916_5879399_n.jpg http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298762_10150405247817656_525477655_10635926_897833_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/301316_10150405247432656_525477655_10635920_6626236_n.jpg http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/301602_10150405238737656_525477655_10635856_7106950_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Next step is a rollcage for track duty. Any suggestions for cage builders in the Southern California area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 One of the nicest Lowcosts I have seen. Looks to have ample power as well:). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Next step is a rollcage for track duty. Any suggestions for cage builders in the Southern California area? mca, Here is a link to a very good cage builder in the Southern California area and he knows about 7's and their different styles as he owns one. http://www.blackbirdfabworx.com/ Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 mca, Here is a link to a very good cage builder in the Southern California area and he knows about 7's and their different styles as he owns one. http://www.blackbirdfabworx.com/ Hope this helps. Thanks, Martin. I have been in contact with Moti and we've discussed cage design and estimated cost. I just wanted to see if there were other good options out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 One of the nicest Lowcosts I have seen. Looks to have ample power as well:). The build quality is quite nice. Obviously not as nice as the Caterhams and Birkins I've seen, but the cost of entry was much lower. I had to buy this after I hesitated on Jeff Underwood's R1 Locost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Road SHO Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Just about any of the offroad car fabrication shops can whip you up a roll cage. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHKflyer52 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks, Martin. I have been in contact with Moti and we've discussed cage design and estimated cost. I just wanted to see if there were other good options out there. Tell Moti that I said hello when you talk to him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 I've just inked a deal for Jeff Underwood's R1 Locost Seven. As a result, this car is now up for sale. I'll post the details in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 My Locost for sale here: http://usa7s.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzempel Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Curious...what's "better" about Jeff's car than yours? Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Better for me: 1) Already has a rollcage (I was going to have one built for my current car) 2) BEC - always wanted to try a BEC with sequential transmission 3) Suspension has been well-developed on track Realistically, it will be slower in a straight line and less powerful than my current Locost with a turbo Miata engine. But I'm willing to sacrifice that for a chance at the bike engine/trans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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