akumabito
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 09:21 PM |
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"Classic" mid-engined sportscar..
Hi everyone! I'm new to the forum, and while I'm not building any cars (I'm just a "poor" student), I do like to mess
around a bit with PhotoShop..
Here's something I just made.. hope you like it:
The original picture was of a Ronart W152, in my opinion one of the best looking kitcars around... It's not the greatest quality picture
I've ever made, because I started out with a low-res picture of the car, and also, I didn't really put that much time in it.. hope you
still like it anyway. 
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 10:45 PM |
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a bigger version of this
 
Rescued attachment Brookebeach02.jpg
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 11/1/05 at 11:35 PM |
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poor student - what do you think out student loans are for?
it wont be long till you start building a car 
all the best mate,
Tom
(another poor student)
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 12/1/05 at 01:53 AM |
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I agree, use your student loan for something useful! I've blown the majority of mine on my car (more than I care to mention in fact!), and
it's well worth it. Also, you can sell a car and get some money back, you can't do that with beer...
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 12/1/05 at 11:59 AM |
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pete, thats exactly my oppinion on these cars...
surely its better to have something at the end of uni that you can enjoy (hopefully wont need to sell), than pissing it up against a wall and having
nothing to show for it!
Tom
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akumabito
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| posted on 12/1/05 at 01:33 PM |
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Here is the original picture I used..
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akumabito
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| posted on 28/1/05 at 07:17 PM |
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I really have no money at the moment, but I guess it never hurts to get some more information..
What do you guys think about the weight? Do you think it's possible to have a Jaguar V12 mated to an Audi transaxle in it, and still keep the
weight under 750kg?
And a question about Ron Champion's book; can it only be used to build a seven-like vehicle? Or does it also explain about suspension geometry,
and other important things? Have any of you middy builders used the book when designing/building your car?
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Arthur Dent
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 05:16 PM |
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the Jaguar V12 is really, really heavy - something like 700lbs 
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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kb58
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 09:22 PM |
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I recall hearing that same weight. Add a transmission to that and it may hit 1000lbs, or 500kg or so. That drivetrain would be a poor choice is
something set up primarily for handling, but perfect in a cruiser.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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