Track car brainstorming

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:25 pm

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??

LeeM · Post by **LeeM** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:50 pm

A mental turbo buggy wirh slicks

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:52 pm

Formula vee turbo ? Or manx?

LeeM · Post by **LeeM** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:54 pm

Manx. Just to be different

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 5:59 pm

No roof and very little body rigidity may make that a challenge.

I agree it would look cool as!

The drag buggy was horrible at turning corners.

.....with the exception of Ryan At the helm, it seems to steer towards the wall a lot!

Post by **Phat Bug** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 6:57 pm

Tubo Fvee would be awesome!

LeeM · Post by **LeeM** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:11 pm

Thats the challenge mate, MAKE it handle!

Post by **hertz** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:18 pm

What class could you run a turbo Vee in

One of these engines in a VEE would rock!

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:46 pm

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.

Post by **hertz** » Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:48 pm

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.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:22 am

Why not use a sprint car ...?

Post by **hertz** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:40 am

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

4pots · Post by **4pots** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:24 pm

start with a vw/hilux/similar floor pan or from scratch?
how serious are you thinking?

Post by **hertz** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:40 pm

is a VW similar to a Hilux floor pan?

4pots · Post by **4pots** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:57 pm

gahhhh.....

many cars are built on vw/hilux/tonner frames, thought this would be common knowledge. but that just aint common anymore.

Will you use a floorpan that is already in existence or make one from scratch?
Which way are you heading?

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:11 pm

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

4pots · Post by **4pots** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:31 pm

awesome!
interesting!

looking forward to the inspiration

Post by **hertz** » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:59 pm

Hilborn mechanical injection

ritalin_boy · Post by **ritalin_boy** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:57 am

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/

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:10 am

A good friend of mine has a Kattaram (spelling?) and loves it..

Similar to the Lotus..