Under the body work all 7 type cars are basicly the same design the only parts that change are the mounting points for the wishbones and coil overs. There where a few kits that used Triumph parts but the prefered front suspension is twin unequal length wishbones giving 3-5' of caster, 1-1.5' of camber and all trying to avoid bump steer. Some designs are simple and use donner parts that are a compramise to suit and others are custom made uprights to suit but at the end of the day they all follow the same principles.
It brings a smile to my face when people say they have a 'all new 7' coming out and guess what, it looks like all the others ie long bonnet,small cock pit,two seats sat between the rear wheels. Park Chapmans design next to a Caterham,Westfield,Dax,Forumla27,Tiger,MNR etc etc etc etc take the body work off and then try and find the 'major redesign'? There are a few that have tried to reinvent the wheel by using round tube and making a 120 piece hammer but it still only does the same job it just takes 3 times as long to produce.
Last edited by Talonmotorsport : 21st June 2011 at 12:45 PM.
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