Track car brainstorming
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Track car brainstorming
I've come to realise how much I'd missed having a track going car. I sold my DC5 integra last year for a song and I'm regretting not keeping it.
So I want to build a vw based car to fulfil the same duties as the honda minus rego and the honda bit.
I'm feeling very inspired by the Frankfurt Flyer on the samba, but I don't think a life long project is what I'm looking for or if I've got the skills to pull this off well enough.
Any you guys got Suggestions??
So I want to build a vw based car to fulfil the same duties as the honda minus rego and the honda bit.
I'm feeling very inspired by the Frankfurt Flyer on the samba, but I don't think a life long project is what I'm looking for or if I've got the skills to pull this off well enough.
Any you guys got Suggestions??
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I love those Autocraft powered sprint cars.
I can see good merit in placing the engine between the driver and after the front axle.
In a perfect world it would be great to build a front engined vee with the driver toward the rear like a clubman 7..ish.
Might draw something up in cad when I get a chance.
I can see good merit in placing the engine between the driver and after the front axle.
In a perfect world it would be great to build a front engined vee with the driver toward the rear like a clubman 7..ish.
Might draw something up in cad when I get a chance.
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ritalin_boy wrote:I love those Autocraft powered speedcars.
I can see good merit in placing the engine between the driver and after the front axle.
In a perfect world it would be great to build a front engined vee with the driver toward the rear like a clubman 7..ish.
Might draw something up in cad when I get a chance.
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Generally they are a struggle tonz.
Engine is hard bolted to an engine plate
they have no clutch, use a cup and ball torque tube that is very short
have no gears other than a direct in/out built into the quick change diff.
Not a lot of room to add gearbox/clutch and a driveshaft big enough to allow suspension travel
Engine is hard bolted to an engine plate
they have no clutch, use a cup and ball torque tube that is very short
have no gears other than a direct in/out built into the quick change diff.
Not a lot of room to add gearbox/clutch and a driveshaft big enough to allow suspension travel
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I'm keen as mustard to build this gents...
Amazing that the sprint car runs a torque tube. I drove a mates AMC rambler left hook with a t-tube. Weird concept.
Im looking at starting with a vee or a clubman frame. My friend up the road here has a nice swb lotus 7. It's totally feasible to slot an aircooled motor up front.
Hmmm
Amazing that the sprint car runs a torque tube. I drove a mates AMC rambler left hook with a t-tube. Weird concept.
Im looking at starting with a vee or a clubman frame. My friend up the road here has a nice swb lotus 7. It's totally feasible to slot an aircooled motor up front.
Hmmm
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This is the closest thing I've found to what id like to build.
It's looks very aerial atom, but powered by a type 4 motor and 901 gearbox.
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f162/fs ... ar-159225/
It's looks very aerial atom, but powered by a type 4 motor and 901 gearbox.
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f162/fs ... ar-159225/
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