The beemer is finally gone and all thats left is this pile of bits in the garage.

I went down to Cwmbran on Sunday and picked up a couple of large pallets from a feller called Colin who I got in contact with through http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/. He gave me these big pallets to make my build table out of. Basically I need a large flat work surface to make the chassis on so these pallets will make an excellent base.

Also, today I purchased the power mitre saw I need to cut all the steel tube up to make the chassis. It's an Evolution Rage3 saw and it can cut steel, aluminium and wood, so will be very useful in the carpentry I have to do to make the build table, making the chassis and probably for years to come as well.

I chose this over a metal cutting band saw as that would have limited it's use to just the chassis, but this power tool is just so much more versatile it just made more sense, oh, and it was £30 cheaper! Hopefully now progress will speed up somewhat, although I will have to wait till next month to order the steel as I can't afford it at the moment.

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OK so it's been quite a while since my last post - don't say I didn't warn you!

Well the Beemer is gone at last, finally got everything I need (I hope) out of it. All that is left is a BIG pile of BMW parts in my garage.

Loads of things have got in the way of the project recently, been on holiday, wife has been ill, had to store her jeep in the garage taking up all my build space. In fact the jeep is still there, I bought her a Ford escort at the motor auctions last week so I have to get that on the road now and get the jeep sold so I can have the garage back to get on with the locost project.

As far as the project itself is concerned, I have been struggling somewhat with the chassis design. I want to use as much of the donor as possible, including the rear trailing arms - to keep the IRS without having to manufacture a double wishbone setup. Also the bottom of the rear suspension struts is an odd shape so I may have to re-use them - but they are waaaay to long for the kitcar so I may have to raise the mounting points. Also the front hub/strut assemblies are a concern. Anyway enough blathering - it's complicated!!!

I'll get back on with it soon. - Keep watching this space.

Sam