Hi Guys
 

found this great site by accident and what a revelation..:cool:

Im a new guy on the block, all the way from the land of big five, South Africa.
I retired recently at an age of 54 years young and now have time to do things I always wanted to do and one of them was to build a Lotus 7 clone. After 30 years in the making, I finally started to build it.

Im big weighing 130kg and this moved me to go for a McSorley 442E chassis to get my frame and number 11 feet fitted into. There are kits available but as a qualified boilermaker, I just do not trust a weld unless performed by yours truly and gone the scratch build way....

My car will be powered by a Zetec 2.0 blacktop (mk3) fitted with either side draft carbs or throttle bodies but the jury is still out on that. Furthermore, the flywheel will be lighten and a decent tubular exhaust system fitted. Im aiming for about 140kw / 185hp.
The engine will be mated to a type 9 five speed Sierra Ford box.

My chassis is complete with all wishbones made and temporally fitted. The rear is a Rorty IRS (drws in error) and 3.7:1 ratio Sierra diff unit fitted.

I hope to get some expert advice here as I am building bare back without a book:eek: and only from drws, bits and pieces gathered from the net.

Welcome to the madhouse Wynand, you will get all the help you need.
Just remember we love to see picture as you build your car. :D

Terry

Welcome to the forum Wynand :)

I,m sure we all look forward to seeing photos of your build, must,ve been quite a challenge just working from basic drawings :cool:

Everyone on here is very helpful & I,m sure you,ll receive lots of help in any queries you have.

Best wishes for your build, theres a couple of builds in progress in S.A.

cheers
andy

Welcome Aboard :)