Just read this build log today and it damn near brought a tear to my eye...
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... =36&t=3030
This kid is brilliant. 18 years old. Taught himself CAD, suspension design, welding, etc. and worked his ass off for 10 months to build himself a pseudo Ariel Atom.
Bloody amazing.
18yo builds "Ariel Atom"
$11000, including all tools, software, etc.Bfowler wrote:thats fucking cool. i wonder what the final bill for all that was. (Im sure it says, just too much reading for me to do now)
It's not an Atom clone either... the chassis cage has the same basic look, but the suspension is very different (and he even made some improvements).
It's worth running through the thread just to look at the pics. He made tons of progress in a short amount of time, since he basically did nothing but sleep, work and build the car.
AWESOME!!!!
I've always wanted to build a lotus 7 based car and have it on my 'list of things to do' when I lose interest in bikes.
Thats a very very motivated kid right there. Shame he was short on time and rushed the bodywork (by his own admission) as thats the only thing which really lets it down
I've always wanted to build a lotus 7 based car and have it on my 'list of things to do' when I lose interest in bikes.
Thats a very very motivated kid right there. Shame he was short on time and rushed the bodywork (by his own admission) as thats the only thing which really lets it down
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Man, that's pretty dope. How much fun would that have been? And I thought rebuilding a Datsun 1.2L engine (paint and all, I might add) at 17 was the bee's knees. Now I feel like I missed out!
However... I can't be the only one thinking this... where the hell was my $11,000 when I was 18? I can't even afford an $11,000 car today
However... I can't be the only one thinking this... where the hell was my $11,000 when I was 18? I can't even afford an $11,000 car today
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The other thing that blows me away is that he said that although his father is an engineer, he did all the work basically by himself....... including making his first welder with the guts of a few old microwave ovens
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