A nice cabriolet you have there ....car looks awesome!
Keep up the good work.

Quick update - engine now up and running , but the neighbours won't be too happy I am only running with the manifold

Another step forward

along the same lines , but actually uses all volvo running gear .

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=94099

have you actually got the transaxle in there ? got any pics ?

Yes, it does use the transaxle - link to photos on first post- but it does mean wide trans tunnel.

yeah , i did spot the pics , tinternet went tits up as id tried to edit my post .

have you actually measured the weight distribution on a caterham/lotus seven ?

thats not a book chassis width is it ?

Used the book for guidance only - had to design from scratch to ensure everything works. Should be more evenly balanced than a "7".

you may well have a rear bias - but thats good .

are you using std prop /splines ect .

I will be using the standard but shortened prop and splines to start with as I will be using an unmodified engine. If things get uprated then I will need to rethink.

are you just sleeving the ally prop and welding it up ?

That was the idea, especially just to get it up and running.

For the future, I have a spare prop and locally we have an excellent propshaft specialist to get the job done properly.

it may well be that you can find some cv joints that fit the gearbox splines , and manufacture the prop that way .

my initial thought was to weld and pin some flanges onto the shafts to make a prop as i intended to use this layout ,, but my reasoning was of space , prop, and ability to get a LSD

Thanks for the tip,

I have some other ideas, but did not want to go down the welding-to-the-splines route if I can help, the welding and balancing would need to be perfect.

it doesnt have to be that perfect .

i used to work at robin hood , you migfht know me if you follow locostbuilders.co.uk , and certainly RH had a balancing machine - the weights were never spot on and never caused a vibration problem .

Finally the car now goes under its own power. I managed to capture the moment, but I had to use the digi camera as the battery for the video camera was flat

The quality is a bit naff, but I couldn't wait to try it (I was like a kid at christmas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsLFe4aVVhc

Also i managed to get a couple of photos when I was leaving the local show





Also I have started a web site, there is still loads to do, but I hope to get it up to date soon

http://www.freewebs.com/ilu-azuma

As you can see there is still loads to do, but I intend to start the body work soon,

Its coming on well. Its nice to see something different being done with a 300