Welcome to my Locost build blog

Welcome to my Locost building blog.  I hope to track the progress of the project here from start to the point where I either wreck it or sell it. 

First, what is a Locost?  Here is a quick rundown from wikipedia:

"A Locost is a home-built clone of the Lotus Seven. The car features a space frame chassis usually welded together from mild steel 1 × 1 in (25 × 25 mm) square tubing. Front suspension is usually double wishbone with coil overs. The rear is traditionally live axle, but has many variants including independent rear suspension or De Dion tube. Body panels are usually fiberglass nose and wings and aluminium side panels. Each car is highly individualized according to the resources, needs and desires of each respective builder."

 And a beautiful example made by someone else:

I plan on building a Locost using the McSorely 442E plans utilizing 1.25" mild steel square tubing.  The different tubing size requires a little bit of "freeplay" with the plans, so this should prove interesting.  I've also decided to make use of an IRS in car as well, utilizing the Rorty IRS plans (or a derivative).

I'll try to update this thing once a week with progress, pictures, and lessons learned.  Stay tuned. If you want any specific pictures, more details, let me know!