We Have A WINNER!

Well folks, it looks like we're going to have a yellow car with blue stripes. While the blue dominant car was making a strong showing a few days into the poll, the yellow car came on with a vengeance in the closing days. The final vote was 23 votes for the blue car, and 43 votes for the yellow one. Thank you, one and all, for your input.

What Do You Think?

I would like to get some feedback from all of you. Whenever I discuss my plans with someone new and show them a picture of what a Locost looks like, one of the first things they usually ask is "What color are you going to paint it?" Well, Being more the mechanic and engineer type, I really hadn't given it much thought. As long as the project is sort of on the back burner 'til I get some other stuff out of the way, I thought I might as well at least decide what to do about the car's graphics.

The two pictures to the right are what I came up with. The top one was my first idea. This one goes back to my dirt-track days, and is the basic scheme that I used for my Figure-8 race car. Yellow-on-bright blue (sort of like Dale Earnhart's "Wrangler" car of the late "70"s) was chosen for visibility on the Figure-8 track. I wanted the other guys to see me when I was coming into the intersection. Apparently it worked. I never did get involved in an intersection wreck! I also thought that the visibility factor would be a great idea with a small sports car that's not much bigger than a large motorcycle.

Next, I thought that increasing the yellow-to-blue ratio might increase the visibility, so I came up with the paint scheme seen in the second picture. Although the yellow-on-blue was my first thought, I believe that was more a nostalgia thing than anything else. I think the reversed (B-O-Y) color pattern will actually increase the noticeability of the car.

Now, what I would like from you is your honest opinion of which color you prefer. Please keep in mind that these colors are not the precise shades I will use, only as close as my computers pallette will allow. Also, the stripes are just a hasty cut-and-paste job, not an exact representation.

So, look at the pictures, and let me know what you think by leaving a comment here, on my Facebook, or E-mail me. Any other comments, ideas, or suggestions are most welcome.

More Info For "7" Newbies

Thought I'd show you what I'm going to be building, or at least the base of all the structure. At left is a Photo of the frame of Keith Tanner's "7" ( courtesy of cheapsportscar.net) with a dummy engine installed for initial measurements. As you can see, there's not much to it. A bunch of 1" & 3/4" square tube, a little 1/8" steel plate and not much more. The whole structure weighs in at little more than 100 lbs. Keith purchased his as part of a kit from a company that is now defunct, but I plan on making mine from scratch. Not a big deal for a someone that knows how to weld. I do! You can see my first post from February about my technical background.

A New Record!

July was a very active month for this Blog, with a total of eight posts. Before this, March and April were tied at Four posts each. Now that I think of it, July was very active for the project as a whole, what with researching and purchasing my Miata donor. Can't wait to see what August has in store for us.

Here's something new that my research has uncovered. I recalled reading that Keith Tanner was having a problem with roll steer due to the geometry of the steering on his Seven, and I have been digging through his build diary to uncover his solution. It turns out that the main solution was to replace his front suspension uprights with a pair from a '99 model Miata. The problem has already been solved for me.

Thank you, LORD !!!