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Build Your Own Sports Car: On a Budget [Hardcover]

Mr. Chris Gibbs
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April 1 2007

 The all-color practical Build Your Own Sports Car provides all the information needed to build a road-going two-seater, open-top sports car on a budget, using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials. The down-to-earth text clearly explains each step along the road to producing a well-engineered, high-performance sports car, providing a learning experience in engineering and design - and opening up a whole new world of fun motoring.

The Haynes Roadster, which has fully independent rear suspension, has been designed with the aid of CAD software to develop the chassis and suspension, resulting in a car with performance and handling to challenge many established kit cars and mainstream sports cars. The design is intended to make use of components sourced primarily from a Ford Sierra donor, although alternative donors are mentioned.

 

 


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Octane (UK), June 1, 2007

“Well-written and superbly laid-out. It should be inspirational for boys and girls of all ages.”

About the Author

We have managed to find the ideal author for this new book, Chris Gibbs, a 42-year-old semiretired web designer and vice secretary, newsletter editor and technical adviser of the Locost Car Club. He has impeccable credentials for the job in hand, as he built his own Locost between 1997 and 1999 and has access to a tremendous database of Locost information through the Locost Car Club, which he currently runs in his spare time. He is currently working on a self-designed single-seater track-day car in the style of a 1960s F1 car, with Sierra running gear and a Honda Fireblade motorcycle engine.

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3.0 out of 5 stars walter mitty builds a sports car Nov 28 2011
By barely
Format:Hardcover
Decent Cook book style 'how to' But like any cook book a lot of how to information is assumed and/or glossed over.
Based on the not available in North America Ford Sierra as the parts source for the build. So it's only informative in a vague way.
Also the Car is a look alike Lotus super seven, but sharing little to nothing with that Classic, other than if you squint it looks similar, from a city block away.
But then it is a $20 book :-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Build Your Own Sports Car Review Jan 11 2011
By Josh
Format:Hardcover
This book was pretty much what I expected. It has a very detailed section on constructing the chassis, including a cut list, and that's about it. It does discuss the steering, brakes, and wiring but not in a very detailed manner that will provide much assistance if your not using the recommended donor. If your looking for chassis ideas, it's a great resource.
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4.0 out of 5 stars the new locost Jun 18 2008
Format:Hardcover
A new version of the popular locost . Primarily based on english Ford Sierra but with alternate donors . Nice colour exploded illustrations . There is a forum on the web moderated by the writer . Highly recommended , much better than the Haynes Ron Champion "how to build a sports car for under ... "
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