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dazz 111
Posted 6/3/2014 8:54 PM (#710486)
Subject: Locost 1.4t K series project


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Bought this locost kit car a few months ago for a reasonable price, it's a 1600 crossflow, the kit cars based on the mk2 escort,

Plan is to strip the whole lot down and get the frame powder coated, new set of wheels, new body, new seats and fit my 1.4 turbo into it on a type 9 gearbox









petrol_head
Posted 7/3/2014 3:01 PM (#710500 - in reply to #710486)
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drive it like its hired

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Liking it,
These seem to have gone out of fashion, but I would still buy one!
dazz 111
Posted 7/3/2014 3:27 PM (#710501 - in reply to #710486)
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Pick up the new body tomorrow, gearbox arrived today, collected the seats last weekend so just needs stripping engine mounted and bell housing made then I can beat Dylan in his lotus
dazz 111
Posted 8/3/2014 2:59 PM (#710515 - in reply to #710486)
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Picked the new body up today, mk indy fibreglass shell


And type 9 gearbox from a v6 Sierra
ajb
Posted 8/3/2014 11:21 PM (#710526 - in reply to #710486)
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did you pick the v6 box deliberately? if you find an off the shelf bell housing remember the v6 input shaft is longer so needs a longer bell housing.
dazz 111
Posted 9/3/2014 8:58 AM (#710529 - in reply to #710486)
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Planning on making a bell housing that will fit a pg1 flywheel and possibly adapt the flywheel to accept a Sierra clutch
ajb
Posted 9/3/2014 1:52 PM (#710532 - in reply to #710486)
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You've probably already get something in mind but thinking further about the difference in length of the v6 and I4 bell houseings you could use the standard i4 bellhousing which is about an inch shorter and make up a 1 inch adapter to bolt in between.
dazz 111
Posted 9/3/2014 2:27 PM (#710533 - in reply to #710532)
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Original idea was weld a pg1 bell housing to the type 9, but now have plans to make a completely new one out of thick steel
petrol_head
Posted 9/3/2014 7:42 PM (#710537 - in reply to #710486)
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drive it like its hired

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You can buy K to Type 9 bell housings off the shelf
dazz 111
Posted 9/3/2014 7:51 PM (#710538 - in reply to #710486)
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Yup, but they use the 1.4 flywheels with 1.4 clutch...besides those bell housings, starter motor and clutch cost close too a grand new, I want to use my pg1 lightened flywheel and use a Sierra cosworth clutch or similar too cope with the power
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Posted 9/3/2014 8:00 PM (#710539 - in reply to #710538)
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dazz 111 - 10/3/2014 6:51 PM

Yup, but they use the 1.4 flywheels with 1.4 clutch...besides those bell housings, starter motor and clutch cost close too a grand new, I want to use my pg1 lightened flywheel and use a Sierra cosworth clutch or similar too cope with the power


You can use a lightened PG1 flywheel that will take a 228mm clutch instead of the 215 MGF/TF/ZR one.
dazz 111
Posted 9/3/2014 9:05 PM (#710540 - in reply to #710486)
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Similar to what I have now, the holes have been drilled to accept the rover 220 turbo clutches
dazz 111
Posted 20/3/2014 1:27 PM (#710759 - in reply to #710486)
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Busy busy busy. .. cars now stripped down to the frame, cut most the back off for the new mk indy body and started making the bellhousing, bought some nice carbon fibre front cycle wings as well what should look great !!!

The Bellhousing will be 10mm thick metal on the bolting faces and 5mm thick in between, a bit ott and heavy
dazz 111
Posted 20/3/2014 4:16 PM (#710761 - in reply to #710486)
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Look what was sitting at work for me
dazz 111
Posted 26/3/2014 8:52 AM (#710865 - in reply to #710486)
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Holes cut
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dazz 111
Posted 27/3/2014 6:43 PM (#710889 - in reply to #710486)
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How far the bell housings come


Edited by dazz 111 27/3/2014 6:59 PM
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Posted 27/3/2014 6:44 PM (#710890 - in reply to #710486)
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Few goodies, hydraulic clutch conversion kit, pg1 starter and a pedal box kit

Tried a v6 2.3 clutch on the pg1 flywheel but it don't fit!!@@!! So custom clutch it is

R100_vvc
Posted 27/3/2014 9:16 PM (#710893 - in reply to #710486)
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just thought, why is there 3 master cylinders? hydraulic throttle lol
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Posted 27/3/2014 10:02 PM (#710895 - in reply to #710893)
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R100_vvc - 27/3/2014 9:16 PM

just thought, why is there 3 master cylinders? hydraulic throttle lol


one for front one for back linked to the pedal with a balance bar so you can adjust how far each one is pushed

sexy pedal box dude !!! OBP ?
dazz 111
Posted 27/3/2014 10:29 PM (#710896 - in reply to #710486)
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Yup one is for the rears and one for the front with a dash mounted tweaker, similar to the opd I think, both was similar price but this one had the hydraulic fluid tank, should be good fitting it all
djwilma
Posted 2/4/2014 11:07 AM (#711021 - in reply to #710486)
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Dazz the clutch kept going on the metro, not due to the power, but due to misalignment of the cam cover engine mount (being made by eye)

The std 220 turbo clutch will be all you need 250lbft torque is not a lot, nor is the 7500rpm limit

The clutch i bought you, was also fitted to a 1.8 turbo k with 300lbft torque in an elise and has no problems.

So dont worry too much about a sierra clutch, as they are no better than the 220 turbos

And can i beat Sean first before you get this on the road and destroy the elise......please

Also as said on Facebook the original bonnet would be better for a turbo, you want to get air out of the engine bay not it


Edited by djwilma 2/4/2014 11:08 AM
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Posted 2/4/2014 10:03 PM (#711045 - in reply to #711021)
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djwilma - 2/4/2014 11:07 AM

Dazz the clutch kept going on the metro, not due to the power, but due to misalignment of the cam cover engine mount (being made by eye)

The std 220 turbo clutch will be all you need 250lbft torque is not a lot, nor is the 7500rpm limit

The clutch i bought you, was also fitted to a 1.8 turbo k with 300lbft torque in an elise and has no problems.

So dont worry too much about a sierra clutch, as they are no better than the 220 turbos

And can i beat Sean first before you get this on the road and destroy the elise......please

Also as said on Facebook the original bonnet would be better for a turbo, you want to get air out of the engine bay not it


Wish I could use the rover 220 clutch but the Splines different to the Ford gearbox, also its about 2mm too big for the flywheel, the holes in the flywheel have been chipping away at the clutch so I'm going to get a rigid 226mm clutch with type 9 spline

You don't have too worry lol this won't be on the road till next year or till I win the lottery lol

The bonnet should be staying the same, unless if the engine don't fit but that'll only be a intake size bulge into it

Will need to open the sides up for the turbo though, quite a tight fit
dazz 111
Posted 2/4/2014 10:23 PM (#711047 - in reply to #710486)
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Test fit of the body




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Posted 3/4/2014 12:40 PM (#711053 - in reply to #710486)
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Love the bell housing work. not entirely sure what youre going to do with that, but i look forward to seeing it

Are you going to run with the steels? Looks awesome!
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Posted 3/4/2014 12:58 PM (#711055 - in reply to #711021)
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djwilma - 2/4/2014 11:07 AM

Dazz the clutch kept going on the metro, not due to the power, but due to misalignment of the cam cover engine mount (being made by eye)

The std 220 turbo clutch will be all you need 250lbft torque is not a lot, nor is the 7500rpm limit

The clutch i bought you, was also fitted to a 1.8 turbo k with 300lbft torque in an elise and has no problems.

So dont worry too much about a sierra clutch, as they are no better than the 220 turbos

And can i beat Sean first before you get this on the road and destroy the elise......please

Also as said on Facebook the original bonnet would be better for a turbo, you want to get air out of the engine bay not it


You don't half chat some bollocks Dylan
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