wider chassis

[Bonzo]

Funny you should mention the transmission tunnel width, was looking at mine earlier & thought that there was a bit of scope for a slimmer tunnel

[les g]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Funny you should mention the transmission tunnel width, was looking at mine earlier & thought that there was a bit of scope for a slimmer tunnel

i agree oh wise one
what about a tapered tunnel
narrower at the top than the bottom
i nearly bought an Aries chassis once but the fit was a bit tight
the guy did say he could move the offside top tunnel rail to the left to accomodate me
thats another option i reckon just moving the drivers side
of the tunnel
unlikely to have two hippo,s in little car at the same time
cheers les g

[flyerncle]

Could be wrong but I think the shafts are two different lengths so it should be possible to move the diff over making the drivers side larger.

[les g]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Could be wrong but I think the shafts are two different lengths so it should be possible to move the diff over making the drivers side larger.

stunning idea just use two of the longest driveshafts
this forum is great for bouncing ideas around
cheers les g

[Bonzo]

Yes Les, tis surprising how things just spring to mind.

I guess it would not be impossible to have one seating position wider at the expense of the other

Stuck my seat in place the other day & really hate the handbrake position with a vengance
Smack bang, right in line with my elbow, my own fault for being such a shorhouse

No prizes for guessing what my next wee mod will be !!??

[Talonmotorsport]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Stuck my seat in place the other day & really hate the handbrake position with a vengance
Smack bang, right in line with my elbow, my own fault for being such a shorhouse

No prizes for guessing what my next wee mod will be !!??

We made a chassis for an R1 install with a hand brake that was recessed into the tunnel when it was down, could'nt get it to disappear completly but certainly made a difference.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by Talonmotorsport

We made a chassis for an R1 install with a hand brake that was recessed into the tunnel when it was down, could'nt get it to disappear completly but certainly made a difference.

Thank's for that Phil

I picked up a slightly more compact lever from a Rover 25 the other day, thanks to some advice from Coozer ( Cheer's Steve )

Yes. I will remove the exisitng mounts & recess the lever into the tunnel a little .... I think it should work out fine

Ooooh, the Rover lever has a nice Chrome button too

[Chris Gibbs]

The problem with using a driveshaft on the "wrong" side is that the shafts have a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other. The shaft on the wrong side would be trying to undo it's self.

Have you tried a standard width car?

I'm not going to be winning any "Mr Thin" titles myself, and I've never had a problem.

Cheers

Chris

[David_17]

Originally Posted by Chris Gibbs

The problem with using a driveshaft on the "wrong" side is that the shafts have a left hand thread on one side and a right hand thread on the other. The shaft on the wrong side would be trying to undo it's self.

Never thought about that when i put my driveshafts in - i just put the first one i picked up, thinking they were the same

Are they marked, which is which?