Comments on: Build your own car… from scratch

By: MattG

MattG — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:33:23 +0000

Hello everyone!
I am interested in building my own car. Well actually designing my own car and then having it built. This was not the information that I was origionally expecting when I found this site. But the car is nice. How ever, I was looking more for the technical stuff as in what engine, brakes, transmission, type of suspension, etc.. that was used.

For example: 2.5L DOHC 16-valve 4cylinder, 5speed auto w/paddle shift, 4wheel independant suspension, etc..

I have several ideas for cars, using parts that are already available, with the only exceptions being the body and possibly the frame. I know there are resources available to learn how to design and construct those parts. But finiding them is the problem I have, especially with no $$$$!

By: Don

Don — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:38:45 +0000

hmmm not what i had in mind when i googled the search, i was curious if anyone could make a car from scratch, and from scratch for me would be start at mining for the metal, not buying premade parts

By: smerf

smerf — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:36:15 +0000

that car is cool as f u ck

By: Alpine12PDX

Alpine12PDX — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:43:25 +0000

Why should I spend $99 to find out about a $25,000 or $30,000 car that I mite buy that has NO crash test ratings or NO road rules or unbiased videos that should be lake this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWHgXxD3Zzg
and that are not all posted buy the maker of the car.
I can’t find a 1/4 mi time ether.
There is NO videos of the car doing work compared to others lake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZbdtsXQgQ&feature=related
$99 is a lot to throw away for a car that could be vary unsafe or above the 13.00 sec 1/4 mi with it weight.

By: Alpine12PDX

Alpine12PDX — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:09:36 +0000

Dose someone have the Chassis Plans and parts list for the La Bala so I don’t have to pay $99.

By: Embepsise

Embepsise — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:20:41 +0000

OK, let me repeat that… Nuzzle my respect company Wanna joke?) How many Microsoft employees does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None. We’ll just declare darkness the new standard.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:50:25 +0000

I am currently building my own car.
And you are right about the cost, I thought I would gat away with it for about 10 000$ and i am up to 15k and it still doesn't run. I am just wondering, I am thinking about fiberglass for the body.
Do yo know if I have to make a mold of the entire car, or can I use something like chicken cage and put the fiberglass on it. I am also wondering if the fiberglass will be solid enough to hold the windshield without breaking it. and then how can I fix the body to the frame the lightest way possible.

thanks
Rick

By: supermorph

supermorph — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:02:10 +0000

i wanted to ask about that car u have made,

i dont know much about how america works with from scratch cars for on-road legality,

but i wander, if i ever made one of those....

1) do u think it could be made eu/uk road legal?
2) u could put in a huge tank so it travels further
3) if its possible to create a super sound system / carpc in ur creation
4) would it of been cheaper with local parts in the uk, should i of made one , (rather than importing etc)
and.... 5)how many MPS's did u get? (+ which fuel?)

By: polera mopeddelar

polera mopeddelar — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:17:23 +0000

NICE! looks like a overgrown gocart :))

By: SEO guide

SEO guide — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:02:13 +0000

Sweet speed :) i want one – i Want one!

By: zooloo

zooloo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:03:11 +0000

wow, that is one awesome car! low wight and low rideheight = tons of pure fun, mmmmm…. :)

By: TJhooker

TJhooker — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:20:42 +0000

"Guess he figured it would be superfluous to re-iterate chassis design and welding"

On the contrary, that's probably the only complex process in his whole project, and good luck finding a *single source* for that type of chassis fabrication on the net or elsewhere without forking over money.

Fiberglass and polymer body kits like that have been in mail order catalogs for decades, and even high school drop outs are tuning and swapping both carburetor and fuel injected engines now days.

Outside the suspension and chassis design it's pure shade tree mechanic material. I guess it takes a person with basic knowledge of automotive engineering to appreciate that aspect, and not be blinded by the aesthetics.

By: shbazjinkens

shbazjinkens — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:35:56 +0000

He has a reference section somewhere with the books he used to learn how to do that stuff. Guess he figured it would be superfluous to re-iterate chassis design and welding, but a couple of years ago when I first stumbled onto the site that’s all I was interested in too.

By: TJhooker

TJhooker — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:01:26 +0000

I totally agree thekhakinator, but I was most interested in the metal grade and welding he used on the overall frame. Most people here where already capable of designing electrical systems, and suspensions before this entry.

By: TJhooker

TJhooker — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:32:17 +0000

I gotta make another comment. I read through the diary part, and most of the other site. Is it me or is there no real details on building this car? I specifically looked for chassis welding and metal grades, but a lot of other stuff is missing too.

It’s kind of interesting to read commentary and look at images I guess, but the site really isn’t too informative.