| Build Your Own Sports Car: On a Budget | 
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Sales Rank: 240339
Category: Book
Author: Chris Gibbs
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Studio: Haynes Publishing
Manufacturer: Haynes Publishing
Label: Haynes Publishing
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 1844253910
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28721
EAN: 9781844253913
ASIN: 1844253910
Publication Date: April 1, 2007
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Product Description
The all-color practical Build Your Own Sports Car provides all the information needed to build a road-going two-seater, open-top sports caron 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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 NOT the new locost reference October 20, 2008
I was really expecting this book to bring a much needed update on Ron Champion's book but it's more of the same. The donor is still UK only and even there, it's getting hard to find. The drawings have dimensional errors like Champion's book. The design of the chassis is still lacking because it still does not incorporate some triangulations (Aussie mods) that are known to improve rigidity. A lot of the new designs shown in the book are overly complex (the pedal box is a good example). Finally, it still leaves a bunch of details out. I would recommend people to stay with Champion's book for inspiration and complement with Tanner's book or join a forum.
 Great seller October 1, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book arrived really fast and it was in the condition stated. Would definately by from this seller again.
Great companion book to the original "build a sports car for 250" August 3, 2008
this is a great companion book for those who wish to build a "Locost" sports car. Very similar to the original which as far as i can tell is no longer printed (and being sold on ebay for as much as ten times it's original cost.) If you want to get into the "Locost" sportscar world this book will get you there. (that and three years of weekends)
Build your own sports car: on a budget May 4, 2008
Big improvement over the last two books. You REALLY need to spend time on the book's web site (forum) to get the lastest information. I needed the website to understand the front suspension.
locost by hanes December 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great book, but definitely Eurocentric. None-the-less, this book offers excellent technical drawings. I recommend a calculator that converts metric measurements to inches if you want to use this as an assembly guide. An Excellent book for its intended purpose.This is of course, assuming like myself, you're a Yank.
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