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[Alburglar]

Well one down, 3 more to go.

Very pleased. It will look phat.

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[Alburglar]

Here's what the post man brought today too!
Most of the deflex poly stuff.

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[Alburglar]

...and the digital gear indicator I won on e-bay.
It's Tiny!

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[Alburglar]

Also figure out today that I have to remove front subframe to retrieve the unused rubber suspension donuts.
So I also figured it would make sense to shot blast and powder coat the subframe to make sure it lasts forever.
Also, now the oppurtunity has arisen, I will replace all the subframe-body mountings with poly items.

[Alburglar]

Plus-
Reverse is sorted but I'm gonna keep that a secret until it is installed!

[F1 Mini]

Oh pray tell dear friend .......

[Woody]

Is reverse a legal requirment for road use ?, i have read conflicting advice from differant sources , I know you have to have reverse for track days and racing .
I was thinking of going Bike power in my Locost and if reverse was needed fitting a small electric motor (like a winch motor) to the rear axle because a reverse gear box is dearer than a bike engine complete .

[F1 Mini]

Must admit there not cheap for the Seven Boys. But would love to be able to fit one to my Min.

[Alburglar]

Is reverse a legal requirment for road use ?

It is not a legal requirement believe it or not

[Alburglar]

Well It's a grey area.
I think you need reverse for an SVA.

However, in MOT land the rules only apply to stuff that is fitted. So if you havent fitted a reverse then it does not have to work.

That is how I am lead to believe it works anyway. I don't actually know for certain.

[Alburglar]

Oh pray tell dear friend .......

Must admit there not cheap for the Seven Boys. But would love to be able to fit one to my Min.

:fear:
It's no great secret, just building the suspense. lol
The fact is I'm not entirely sure my explanation would be correct until I have the bits infront of me and put them together.
Plus I'll have pics then.
Give me two weeks or so and I'll show everyone in glorious technicolour.

Clive - I will let you know as soon as I am sure myself.

[Kustom]

Hi there im new to this forum but as im thinking of doing the same conversion i though id add some of my research. I found a paddle change system froma company called carr motorsport for £200 i dont have any contact details for them i got this picture from a bike engined kit car.

Good luck with your projects people

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[Alburglar]

Cheers mate,
That one looks do-able because it mounts under the steering column.
But I think I'm goona go down the button route, because it's only gonna cost about a tenner to do it with all the bits I've got.
Keep me posted on what you find tho mate, because It is something I will be keeping an eye out for in the future.

[Dom]

sounds good, ali.

how are your arches coming along.

how long till you think you be blasting along the road?

[Alburglar]

It would be making alot quicker progress if it would stop raining on my days off!

Don't know how long it'll take, but I reckon end of June is a possibilty.