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jetblackskye
01-28-2008, 01:34 PM
I found a car that I'm going to use to build a Locost se7en out of.

Here's some history about the project:
The Lotus 7 was a very good and unique sports car... bla bla bla
fast forward to now... and now people make home made kit cars out of them.


This is what I will build:

http://www.gatechlocost.com/%7Ebrittani/Locost/wordpress/wp-content/automo1-large.jpg


And I'll be building it outa this:


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/jetblackskye/IMG_0846.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/jetblackskye/IMG_0845.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/jetblackskye/IMG_0844.jpg

The second owners affectionately named the car "Sammy." Not sure why, but I think it'll keep it that way.

Its a 1985 300ZX non turbo 5 speed, that I picked up for $400.
The car runs like a champ, no valve ticking or knocking. The car is a northern car, the owners moved to FL a few years back, so it has a lot of rust under it.

The car needed a clutch Master Cylinder, and so the car has been sitting for years. I got a new battery and it fired right up. Needless to say I was very pleased.

The plan is to pull all of the vital components out of the car and place them into a the homebuilt frame of a se7en.

The build will probably take some serious time, but it will be fun nonetheless.

jetblackskye
01-28-2008, 01:36 PM
The main thread will be on FreshAlloy.com (http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showthread.php?t=179263)

HyperTek
01-28-2008, 01:58 PM
sweet...

i always thought z31 where cool.. a bit nostalgic now but they seemed to be very nice cars for thier time.

PoorMans180SX
01-28-2008, 08:36 PM
Isn't an iron block V6 with a weak output not the best engine for a Seven?