Loco-costs

I have put together a list of parts I have purchased or used so far to give some Idea of costs and parts needed for my project.

Item Cost Supplier
The Locost Book by Ron Champion £13.49 From Amazon.co.uk
Mk 2 Escort DonorCar £50
Steel for chassis £60 Thames Valley Steels
Aluminium 8x4 sheets (slightly damaged) x2 £50pr Berkshire Metals
Cortina uprights (from a friend) £20 pr
Sierra Steering Coloumn complete £30 Local scrapyard
Quick Rack conversion kit (DIY) £40 Trans Auto Sport UK
Steering column bush/bearing £2.50-3.00 Ford Motor Company
Steering rack mounting bushes £5 pr Ford Motor Company
1/2" UNF Suspension bolts, washers & nylocs set £12 Autocross, Bracknell 01344 422220
Zeemeride Coil Overs x 4 £200 Monospares
38mm Backstays for roll bar x3 mtrs £10 Autocross, Bracknell
Fuel Tank kit (steel) ready to weld £15 A S Motorsport
Dzus Fasteners & brackets for bonnet £3 each as above
Radiator mounting brackets (set of four) £3 set as above
Skoda Estelle Fuel tank sender FOC
Vauxhall Nova Bias Pedal Box Donated
Primer and Paint polyurethane 1 pack £25-£30 Avenue Coatings, Wokingham, Berks
3.2mm x 11mm Rivits x 500 £11.50 Drews, Iron Mongers, Reading 0118 9572053
All the below were purchased from Stuart Taylor Motorsport
Suspension Brackets X 22 £2.00 each Stuart Taylor Motorsport
Wishbones,trailing arms & pannard rod set £130
Road Roll Bar £50
Steering coloumn mount £3.00
Headlight mounting brackets £3.00 pr
6 piece Bodywork, 4 wings, nosecone & scuttle £310.00
Fibreglass Bonnet £125.00
Bush Set £45.00
Lighting set including all lamps and fittings £115
Bias pedal Box £48
High Back Seats £340+vat
Stainless Exhaust and Manifold 4-1 £280+vat
Brake fluid resovoir with check light £10+vat
Various other components
Caliper Repair Kit Lucas SP2589 £7.36+vat
2X rear wheel cylinders £9+vat each
Brake pad fitting kit £2.81+vat
Brake shoe fitting kit £5.51+vat
Brake shoe set £10.08+vat
Steering Gaiter Kit £3.88+vat
Disc brake pad set £7.98+vat
Brake light pressure switch (MGB) £4.06
Allegro Handbrake cable (partco) £12.00
Copper Brake pipe £10 Partco
Brake Fittings £12 approx Partco
Wiring components inc fuse panel £30
Vehicle wiring products
Wing piping & Titan fast 251 £25
TOTAL SO FAR £2592.67

There are still many more parts I have forgot to add or got to get, these will be added in time. last update 04/08/01

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