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![]() found this great site by accident and what a revelation..
![]() 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 ![]() |
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![]() 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. ![]() Terry |
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![]() 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 ![]() 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 |
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![]() Welcome Aboard
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