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The boys are still at it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0oqVtCJt8

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Cheers, Tom

My Car9 build: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=14613
"It's the construction of the car-the sheer lunacy and joy of making diverse parts come together and work as one-that counts."
Ultima Spyder, Northstar 4.0, Porsche G50/52

The only thing I dislike about that series is it makes me irrationally feel inadequate in my fabrication skill...

And it makes me think of a boatload of other things to do, which gets me running down rabbit holes.

So, now they have a CNC mill.
Apparently not sponsored as the brand is not prominently on display.

Looks like they have succeeded in making the car as or more complex than a late model production version, a pity that.

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That is what happens when you stuff 9# of #2 in a 7# bag......

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Honey anyone?

All I know for certain is that I intend for all of MY builds to be as much KISS as possible.
None will have a pretentious powered tilt front for example.
Very few will have FI, and certainly no turbo's.
Still some nuggets to be gleaned, but I found the earlier video's much more informative and entertaining.

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Here I was all excited, me and Capt'n poured a spice, sat down in anticipation, started the video, and there ya go, I watched this episode over a month ago

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

Episode 34 is up!

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1975 MG Midget
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=24382
13B Powered Rotus Geauxkart
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20899

Um yea, sure, always put $5K of paint on your rally car!
But at least it does seem it might actually complete this year.

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Before watching, I wondered if they'd spend the entire episode on something silly like paint. I soured on the series after realizing that it's not their intent to finish in any sort of rational time frame. Yes, I realize that this is worked on after hours, and yes, I realize it's entertainment. But it's also advertising their shop and their abilities. Given this, why work to complete the project? The longer they stretch it out, the more YT subscribers they get, YT payments increase, tool companies are more likely to offer them free tools, and they get to show their creativity and workmanship. There's a car mixed in there somewhere, but to me, it firmly took second or third place behind the advertisement aspects. That said, it's their project, their shop, and can take as however long they want, but risk perspective customers thinking, "I'm not taking my car there, they take forever and keep adding on stuff."

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It's not a rally car. They said right in the episode it's a street car not going to be raced.

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Bill J
442 Locost - in progress
Mid-engine Beetle - In Progess
'12 GTI - Daily
'01 Chevy Cargo Van - Workhorse parts hauler

They have at least two other projects, one in progress, and one in the wings. No real reason to prolong Binky that being the case.

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Bill J
442 Locost - in progress
Mid-engine Beetle - In Progess
'12 GTI - Daily
'01 Chevy Cargo Van - Workhorse parts hauler

Yeah, Binky got put on hold during quarantine for Project Racement & they have the Escargot in the works too. Then there's the MG shell in there somewhere.

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1975 MG Midget
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=24382
13B Powered Rotus Geauxkart
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20899

Ya, Escargo and the MG were the two I was thinking of. Racement was, I think, a filler while they waited for their painter. Plus who doesn't want to drive on track.

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Bill J
442 Locost - in progress
Mid-engine Beetle - In Progess
'12 GTI - Daily
'01 Chevy Cargo Van - Workhorse parts hauler

Yeah, I went deep down the rabbit hole & watched the whole Binky series, to current, while working from home.
Racement was, IIRC, because it cost about the same as a high quality sim setup, and IRL racing > Sim.
I've only seen them mention the MG once or twice, so that'll be an interesting build once Binky's done. With things getting assembled in this last episode & the engine and suspension being teased, not a lot to go before it's wrapped up. Though, with the usual gaps in episodes, it'll be a few months.

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1975 MG Midget
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=24382
13B Powered Rotus Geauxkart
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20899

As I recall there was a brief mention that it would "Probably be wrapped around a tree", which certainly sounds like Rally driving.
So if it's now just an overdone street car that is the wrong sort of mission creep.
I still expect to see it sold to someone for silly money before it ever gets on the road.

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