Ok so I have decided on what kit im going to get it’s a ACE sports car… it flicks my switch.
http://www.acesportscars.com/suspension.html there no very well known and they are new. But I like there stuff and the chap who runs it is a nice guy
and I like giving the small business my business
And his stuff looks REALLY good, and he has some nifty stuff.. have a look
But I don’t know when engine to put in it!
I like the BEC but having no reveries is a pain. Getting a normal car engine is cheap but tuning it is expensive and there is a lot of tinkering and
installing it is not easy
But dropping a bike engine in there and BOOM your away.... but what about insurance and those other annoying legal matters and finding a 13000 RPM
counter and gearbox how dose that work
So what should I do please help
Gearbox comes with the engine and you use the bikes clocks!
Adam
As Adam says really...
Small Kit builders/manufacturers come and go - be careful...
Flicks your switch!
from a blurry look at my computer screen, thought it said
f*cks my switch!
£40 for a set of 36 brackets seems to me like a good deal!
from your link i can quote:
"protech shock absorbers
ultra lightweight aluminium springs"
aluminium springs?!
ps as hellfire says be wary imho especially if they're not on your doorstep and its mail order style.
[Edited on 17/4/06 by ned]
Can't comment on the springs - hope that's a mistake.
What I can say is that I have a set of his wishbones - the rose jointed jobs.
I also like the new transmission tunnel design. Hope it works, because it looks the part.
May I also add, for myself communications were spot on. Many of my emails were answered within 5 minutes. No more than an hour at worst. I just hope
that the locost community can have a new supplier that delivers and grows at the right speed...
[Edited on 17/4/06 by zilspeed]
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not trying to be negative (honest) but they can't be that busy if they can afford to check their emails every 5 mins!
that chassis looks basically the same as most other cars, but i wonder how the tunnel desgin affects the stiffness?
looking on their site i see they do some adjustable escort rack clamps at £245pair which seems excessive.
Ned.
...or they leave outlook open, set to check emails every minute with a sound each time one is recieved.
Paul
quote:
Originally posted by ned
not trying to be negative (honest) but they can't be that busy if they can afford to check their emails every 5 mins!
that chassis looks basically the same as most other cars, but i wonder how the tunnel desgin affects the stiffness?
looking on their site i see they do some adjustable escort rack clamps at £245pair which seems excessive.
Ned.
if its worth saying once john...!
by the way, i too like the idea of a round tunnel. I was thinking of using a piece of 4" soil pipe for my next one.
[Edited on 17/4/06 by JoelP]
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=43082
Id agree with Ned, the tunnel looks nice but it offers absolutely no triangulation so wont help the chassis stiffness compared to a conventional tunnel. Also, isnt it going to be a right pain in the arse to mount a handbrake or gear lever onto it?
http://biketransplant.tripod.com
NUFF SAID
A good site, but beware that it hasnt been updated for probably 5 years, and BEC installation ingenuity and parts availability have come a long way
since.
There's lots of other good BEC related links in the Yahoo BEC List links page (see my avatar)
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisGamlin
Id agree with Ned, the tunnel looks nice but it offers absolutely no triangulation so wont help the chassis stiffness compared to a conventional tunnel. Also, isnt it going to be a right pain in the arse to mount a handbrake or gear lever onto it?