Westory Progress.

boosted · August 15, 2016, 07:30:57 PM

No blow and no smoke...not driven yet....let it all cool and checkover tomoz.

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boosted · August 15, 2016, 08:52:02 PM

Opps wrong car ha ha

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re japi · August 16, 2016, 04:45:13 AM

lol

Or is it time to get westory some over pressure too

boosted · August 18, 2016, 10:34:52 AM

If i did it again with experienced gained it would be a mev exocet with front n rear rx8 subframes and rew engine.....

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RandyMcShag · August 19, 2016, 10:23:34 AM

Finally got to the end of this. Wow. A really good read, so many ups and downs. So glad you have it running properly now, and like I said on rx8oc, can't wait to see it at forge day.
Has re-ignited my fire to do a kit car, I had suppressed that urge for so long. Watch this space.
Cheers for linking me to your thread.

boosted · August 19, 2016, 11:08:45 AM

Cheers mate...yep crashing it during testing was not my finest hour....lowest point on my own fully stripped chassis on 2 wheels and trolley jack half loaded onto a trailer in the pouring rain.....i remember it well....lol then last years pesky misfire ....ha ha. Highs have been realising youve got some great mates that step in and help with welding and straightening when youve nearly given up and when you drive it, its raw like no road car can convey.

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RandyMcShag · August 19, 2016, 03:29:10 PM

I'm thinking of going down the Haynes roadster route and making the frame and everything. Means I have got a lot of learning to do, so gunna start to learn welding soon.
Least that way I can make any adjustments I need to make to have the running gear fit straightaway.

Well this is the plans anyway! Gunna be a long term project that's for sure!

boosted · August 20, 2016, 12:28:25 PM

Cool...its an old design...all basically a clone from Colin Chapmans original Lotus 7 design. Worth joining locost builder forums and have a mooch about...
In other news...swapped out my worn out qr steering coupling....what a mare...contorted myself into some human corkscrew to get at bolts.

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RandyMcShag · August 20, 2016, 02:20:57 PM

I got both the original locost book and the Haynes roadster. Started looking on that site, just gunna start building up the rest of the tools I need to get, organise my garage, then start looking for places to source the steel.

boosted · August 20, 2016, 06:32:18 PM

Randy, What do you want the car for specifically? track road etc?

RandyMcShag · August 21, 2016, 12:07:31 AM

Bit of both. Not gunna do racing, just track days etc. Bit of fun really. Like I said, it's gunna be a long term project. I'm estimating a year or 2 to build it, then if I get it done quicker, it's a bonus. Like I said, been batting the idea about, and finally wanna test myself to see if I could actually make it!

boosted · August 21, 2016, 09:44:42 AM

Cool. Good luck ill have a good chat with you at Forge.

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RandyMcShag · August 21, 2016, 09:50:40 AM

Cheers. Looking forward to it.

boosted · August 25, 2016, 03:19:06 PM

Combe track day tomoz....been a while since Westy on track...nut n bolt check everything...shogun loaded up with everything....just in case....hoping its dry....slicks are on....and need some scrubbing in again.
Been a fair few months since ive been on track and westory...frikin excited....

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boosted · August 25, 2016, 07:47:25 PM

all loaded ready to go....

first use of the trailer for westory and had to buy new ratchet straps as the bloke who bought the s2000 engine came ill prepared and i had to use them to lift the engine into his truck, ill send em back mate....NOPE. Anyways bought the brightest i could find and fixed me flashy light on the top of the Shogun...