We're all about enabling bad decisions, but at some point there has to be a line, right? Like nuclear weapons, some ideas are so dangerous that man should just leave the whole topic alone.
Eh, how much harm could one more project cause? Go pick up this 3/4-scale Porsche 962 body in our classifieds …
There's been some discussion about this car on the Locost forum and the main concern is sourcing a windscreen. I guess for a track-only car, Lexan would be fine. I think a Hayabusa drivetrain (maybe even turbo) would fit its character perfectly, but anything I build has to be street-legal as well, so I'm out. (That said, as long as it's a custom frame, SB100 makes it legal in California... hmm, but a Lexan windscreen would not work out well.)
Might not be pretty, but in the interest of simplicity in the windscreen area, would it be feasible to take an existing window that's close, and fill the rest in with more fiberglass? I also seem to recall early Mosler designs having rather flat windows...
My first thought is that it is probably a Diasio 962 body. So maybe windscreens are available from the manufacturer.
www.Diasio.com
There is good lexan out there that is quite durable. I th8nk it is called marguard.
Yeah, as long as you don't clean it. Yes, I know that it's "scratch resistant", but after just a few cleanings, it'll start causing glare, and it's all downhill after that. The stuff's pretty expensive as well, and not meant to be bent to any sort of tight radius, whatever that means - hard corners I imagine.
kb58 said:Yeah, as long as you don't clean it. Yes, I know that it's "scratch resistant", but after just a few cleanings, it'll start causing glare, and it's all downhill after that. The stuff's pretty expensive as well, and not meant to be bent to any sort of tight radius, whatever that means - hard corners I imagine.
It has held up well to endurance racing, with wipers and cleaning for years. Must use cleaners that are good for lexan materials. The radius is no problem with some heat to bend it.
Do you have direct experience with this material? I would love to hear horror stories so I can learn from others!
My thought is also that's it's a Diaso body.
What I would do? Well this is so obvious, buy a cheap Boxster and use the drivetrain to power this. Perhaps even use the suspension bits if they would remotely work.
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