Category: My Projects

I’m really kind of done with this. It was a lot of work, and most definitely not worth the effort. I added a new page to celebarate.

Read More: Hideously-De-Arced

I de-arced and Frankensteined the leaf springs from The Hideous Hardbody, combining the 2WD main leaf, with 4WD everything else. It still needs some tweaking, but I ~think~ I like the results.

Read More: Hideously Lowered

I had to give my head a shake on what I was doing with the chassis. Offset the drivetrain 1″?  What was I thinking?  I cut out the entire transmission tunnel and seat back bulkhead, centered it, and got it mostly all back together this evening.  Stupid me – I’ll just get the driver’s axle shortened 2″ and all will be well.

At least now, the seats will fit, like, humans.

Read More: The Lotus Seven

Yay!

Read More: The Lethal Locost

I’ve been working on the transmission tunnel for the Lotus 7 clone (based initially on Pat Prince drawings circa 1981).

I’m using a 240SX transmission that I will be adapting to a Ford Duratec 2.0L.

This isn’t your typical tubing layout. It makes sense in my head, and it’s coming together alright….

Read More: The Lotus Seven

The Hideous Hardbody gets Intermittent Wipers. Not an option, as far as I can tell on my ’94 4cyl, but we gots it now.

Read More: Hideous Wipers

Only because I couldn’t live with the straight-through Magnaflow muffler DRONE from the depths of Hades itself.  Picked up a Walker SoundFX muffler (#17849) with dual 2″ outlets.

Read More: Hideous Exhaust

Basically fixing all my mistakes in The Lethal Locost by starting over.  While 99% of the population wouldn’t know a Lotus Seven when they see one (much less a fake), 99% of the “Locost” chassis bothers me.

Read More: The Lotus Seven

 

In an effort to prevent the driveshaft from bottoming out in the transmission on the Hideous Hardbody, I shortened the driveshaft about an inch.  While the difference in driving is subtle, it is a noticeable improvement!

Read more: Hideous Driveshaft