You are looking at a top-notch hand-built lotus super 7 replica (Locust) built from 1998-99
I am selling this car for a good friend of mine that has owned the car since he built it. I absolutely love this car and so does the owner but he trying to get back into stage rally and he needs the funds to finish building his rally car. This car is a head-turner. I have been around the car for almost 5 years. It's an absolute hoot to drive, I have never seen it down or broken and people want to look at it, take pictures and drool over this unique car every time he takes it out.
The car was constructed from plans from a Haines book “build a car for £250.” Which was absolutely nonsense according to the owner! The Nose cone and fenders are from the UK (as is the owner). The rest is home built to be period correct for the typical 50/60 Locust build. The car is powered by a Toyota Mr 2 4age engine paired with a OBD 1 ECU.
The engine is mated to a Toyota Corolla 5 speed transmission pushing power to a 1977/8 alfa rear axle mated to the chassis with rear trailing arms.
The car is steered with VW rabbit steering rack.
The locust rides smooth on 1988 ish mustang's coil-over shocks with Racing Audi coils. -> 450 LBS front and 250lbs rear
This little car stops on a dime with massive Wildwood front calipers and beefy Alfa Romeo oem rear.
The car is cooled with a Honda aluminum radiator and an Oil cooler with a remote oil filter.
The front suspension is Inbound front suspension with Custom made A-arms
The car is currently owned by the original owner/builder who has been a car builder, rally driver and driving instructor for more than 30 years. He has been the lead instructor at the Florida International Rally and Motorsports park for over 15 years. The man can drive and he knows how to build a drivers car.
It is an incredible handling car and was purpose-built for AutoX.
The car is currently not titled but it’s an easy process the current owner may do it before it’s sold.
Because it’s not titled and has only run autoX and laps around the race track at The Firm it has roughly 4K miles on it.
Just replaced:
Injectors
Cap, rotor, plugs and wires.
The Speedo, tach, and fuel gauge were never hooked up. So it will need that if you care.
Will need seat rails drilled for a normal to large person as the Current owner is on the smaller side.