My 4x4 Kit car is commencing

[correl]

end of the day. The car is mean't be fun and a challenge and this is going to be both. Loving it already. Dirty from head to toe lol

[frankie boy]

Originally Posted by correl

end of the day. The car is mean't be fun and a challenge and this is going to be both. Loving it already. Dirty from head to toe lol

HI
There was a post on here in 2008 with a wide chassis to take all of the BMW 5 series and all its running gear. If I remember right it was Chris Gibbs brother in-law. It was in keeping with the roadster but was a big boy. There may be some information on the geometries for a wide body car.

[correl]

well the body pannel's being put on is a long way off yet. So designing the nose cone and other body parts are going to be months and months away. At least my cars giving people things to talk about. LoL

[twinturbo]

Wideness is not going to be the problems, and I actualy like the wide look. I had thought about a MCSorley When i was building a Locost.

Height is going to be the issue. The bonnet will have to be a lot higher than the standard bonnet as the driveshafts need to run close to verticaly between the hub and gearbox to avoid over stressing the joints. This is going to be even worse on 17's as that will raise the hub center. The scuttle is going to be lower than the nose ( and that may fail the IVA ).

( Look at thee Audi TT for an example of a front engined FWD sports car )

I was also wondering about the front shox and their location.

If you still have the query regarding the mushrooms then I can measuer the front strut of one of my MK1 2.5Si's sapre suspension.


Once my roadster is done, I will be using the 2.5 24V out of my MK1 mondeo in a seconf 7esq car, but with the unit tighlty packed behind the driver.

TT

[deezee]

Well its ambitious, but I'll reserve judgement until I've seen rolling chassis. I'll offer all the help I can for a Haynes Roadster builder. But I'm not sure if this will resemble a Haynes in the slightest (Different chassis, running gear and bodywork)

I had a quick peek on Locost Builders and I can't find anyone who has used a transverse engine arrangement, in the front.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

Once my roadster is done, I will be using the 2.5 24V out of my MK1 mondeo in a seconf 7esq car, but with the unit tighlty packed behind the driver.

TT

Ere TT ....... You have nicked my idea

Well .... I can dream it'll hapen for me one day !!

I guess the aspect of shock location would probably be best solved by way of inboard suspension ...... I wouldn't fancy having a crack at that job from scratch !!??

[twinturbo]

You could use a diagonal from one of the wishbones to act on a damper behind the engine with a rocker on the top rail.

TT

[correl]

Well I will keep posting on here letting you all know how its going