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Wrighty
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5th Dec 08 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
maybe worth having a word with knight motorsport in yorkshire?

they space frame mini's out and put bike engines in them - they ran at this years TOTB and beat RIPS r34 skyline on one run
jr
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and chip has spent years developing thoughts on how to make it go round corners iirc, its really not a simple as people think

[Edited on 05-12-2008 by jr]
philip2
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chip does, i was down there over xmas helping to build it with some other lads. i made the adjustable arms for the bottom arms. and from speaking to chip the car handles loads better than what it did, but that stil uses a front subframe with mk4 astra struts or bottom arms on calibra struts
jr
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i thought the main issue was regarding bump steer and caster, but cant even remember where i read that
philip2
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it was, thats why he changed the struts, to use modifed bottom arms and i think they were mk4 struts. and then i made the adjustable arms for toe-in/out.
sand-eel
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bump steer problems are near impossible to solve unless you have a suspension design program, which i doooo
sand-eel
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it doesn't matter what uprights you use, it's where the track control attaches to on the car.

[Edited on 05-12-2008 by sand-eel]
Warren G
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take it out a vx220 with subframe/chassis on that!
Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
take it out a vx220 with subframe/chassis on that!

They use an Aluminium tub.
sand-eel
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they do have a seperate subframe at the back though, i think its all bolted on. so you could make a custom frame for the vx220 sub frame to bolt on to, but it's a task trying to find a rear sub frame though.
DaveyLC
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Heres my old Nova.. Corsa C subframe in the back:
sand-eel
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is that an sri engine?
DaveyLC
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Vectra 1.8 small block.. its the engine thats in my corsa.
sand-eel
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was it finished?
DaveyLC
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Nope. Lost interest and sold the shell.
sand-eel
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ohwell
DaveyLC
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I had the chassis basically sorted but just got bored with doing all the little bits and bobs.. There is a HELL of alot of work involved.
sand-eel
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I can imagine, whaat i don't get is how to convert the gear linkage.
philip2
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do you need a fire wall right to the top of roof or enough to cover exhaust sort of height ok? instead of the likes of 'z'cars where they box the engine in, fot it to be ok for the road?
Warren G
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get a later turtet with cables, and extend the cables!
DaveyLC
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I was going to cover the engine Clio V6 stylee.
BeArDy
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I teamed up the a company to do mine.
I am a welder and fabricator so i dident want to just give the car to someone. So between me and the company they talked me threw everything ie that needs to go there, and i did all the fab work.

Doing a rear engine conversion right is ALOT of work and needs to talk alot of time on a JIG to make sure its 100% straight as 10mm out on one side at 80mph would be a complete nightmare an dangerious.
You need to work out weather you want to weld a front end of a car into the back or make a complete space frame.

As for off the self type cage only people i know are ZCars OR something like a subframe for a Mini conversion.

As for grass track people (not saying they all are) do not make there cars on jigs as they are not made for the road.

IF you are going to do this then expect to spend ALOT.

Invite to come and see mine anytime mate.
I am hopeing to get mine finished for mid next year
sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
get a later turtet with cables, and extend the cables!


astra vxr style.
DaveyLC
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I used a Rover MGF selector and cables.
Jambo
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im no expert, but making it RWD and sticking the engine in the boot would makje it handle like a bag of shit no?


Front engine rear drive FTW

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