Build your own sports car ,sounds good to me. Don't know about the 250 pound though. Step 1 the book was purchased in November 2000 and the build was started. So I thought , as it happens the frame is designed for midgets and not proper size blokes. Step 2 sell the standard frame and start again this time 100 mm wider. With added bracing for higher torsional strength and a change to the front end pivots. The new build started March 2002
The donor cars being used are mainly Mitsubishi with the live axle from a scorpion As for the engine I hope to use a Mitsubishi 2.6 astron on LPG to get around ADR 37/1 (have to run that by the engineer) if not one of the twin cam 1.8 or 2 litre FWD Mitsubishis they fit the same gearbox and bellhousing. Gear box will be a Boag Warner 5 speed from a sigma. Front disc brakes are from a Magna ,rear discs from a scorpion Four wheel disc brakes are over kill but I have them in my stock of junk
Parts acquired for free Escort rack . Cortina uprights . Magna front discs ( compete magna ) Pair of saas seats ( mate didn't need them anymore ) Mitsub scorpion diff ( from my junk pile left overs from my ge sigma ) Enough 2.6 astron bits to make a couple of engines
Costs for march 1 length of 40 x 40 x 2.5 RHS for flat jig $ 37.42 7 lengths of 25 x 25 x 1.6 RHS $ 94.50 1200 mm of 20 x 20 x 1.6 RHS $ 3.04 1460 mm of 50 x 50 x 3 RHS $ 13.92 Sigma 5 speed ( boag warner ) $ 110.00 Consumables $ 35.00 total $ 293.88
