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October 2003

MK Engineering
These guys make high quality chassis and bodys.

Locost Builders
This forum is fantastic for anyone building a kit car, someone, somewhere has already answered all your questions!

MK Owners Club
One day I hope I will be eligible for membership....

Which Kit Car
Good kit car readingg, they even have an MK Build ongoing at the moment. 

NISe7ens
Northern Ireland Sevens car club (Caterhams, Westfields, Locosts etc)

S p e c s

Chassis - Martin Keenan Engineering 'MK Indy'.  Powder coated spaceframe chassis.

GRP Body paneling. Black Gel coat finish.

Independant front and rear suspension using wishbones and adjustable coilover springs.

Open rear differential from a Sierra 3.64 drive ratio.

Front disc brakes, rear drum breaks.

Engine and Gearbox - Honda Fireblade 919cc carbourettor model six speed sequential 'dog' box . No reverse gear.

Main carbourettor jets enlaged to 132 and being run with Pipercross airsocks instead of Airbox.  This should give a total power output of about 135bhp.

Total weight approx. 450kg.

Extras

Brake Bias valve on rear hydraulic circuit - to allow accurate adjustment of the balance of the brakes.

Stanless Steel Exhaust - from MK Engineering.

Front Suspension chrome plated.

Clocks from Honda Fireblade re-calibrated.

Cobra Roadster 7 seats.

Sabelt 4 point racing harnesses.

Wheels and tyres

Ford Focus alloy wheels (15"x6.5" et 38) fitted with Pirelli 195 x 60 R15.  I have ordered a set of Team dynamics Mirage wheels of the same size and it's my intention to run these wheels with the Pirellis and use the Focus alloys with a set of slicks for track days.

Performance

This is fairly speculative at the moment, but based on other cars of this type...

0-60 4.5 seconds.  Depends how many burgers I eat really  :-)

Top Speed (on current gearing) roughly 135mph, however aerodynamics may well prevent this.