Locost Lexus track day car (Loxus/Lexcost?)
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:52 am
New week , new project ,
I bought a Lexus 210 drive train to experiment with the new dual-motor Yaris board. I've had it turning with a 48v ebike controller to confirm no inner gremlins and then stumbled upon a cheap Robin Hood 2B rolling chassis .. spent a day hacking it about to fit the trans but the more I spent time looking at it the less I liked it (the chassis). it seems like someone was let loose with a cnc tube bender whilst smoking something. listed and sold RH Chassis.
Happily , EBay came up with the goods , a cheap (there's a theme here ) Locost (Haynes) Chassis with panels and a bunch of stuff which has been a track day car in it's ICE days. This is a much nicer thing and about 200kg lighter when built, the Lexus unit looks like it should be there.
Been collecting suspension and running gear and learning more about the L210 to add to the wiki.
I bought a Lexus 210 drive train to experiment with the new dual-motor Yaris board. I've had it turning with a 48v ebike controller to confirm no inner gremlins and then stumbled upon a cheap Robin Hood 2B rolling chassis .. spent a day hacking it about to fit the trans but the more I spent time looking at it the less I liked it (the chassis). it seems like someone was let loose with a cnc tube bender whilst smoking something. listed and sold RH Chassis.
Happily , EBay came up with the goods , a cheap (there's a theme here ) Locost (Haynes) Chassis with panels and a bunch of stuff which has been a track day car in it's ICE days. This is a much nicer thing and about 200kg lighter when built, the Lexus unit looks like it should be there.
Been collecting suspension and running gear and learning more about the L210 to add to the wiki.