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Tube Frame, Crazy Idea |
Smitty911 |
Apr 20 2010, 12:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 294 Joined: 19-March 08 From: La Mirada, Ca Member No.: 8,830 Region Association: Southern California |
I currently have a '74 2.0 that needs some body(rust) repair and got to thinking. I may spend alot of money on this repair. Which lead to the following.
How much would it cost to build a Tube Frame with un-equal length A-arms in front, 5 point rear end, buy fiberglass Fenders, hood and deck, seats, etc. etc. etc. and have a nice Track car. Something like the Factory Five Cobra. Use as much of an existing car or strong aftermarket parts to simplify the build and Voila, Good Track Car and OK Street car. Or Soften things up and have a Good Street Car and Adjust it back for the Track. I have no clue about designing a Car, but I can see we have loads of talent here and most of it has been done to one level or another. So just and intresting potential project. Smitty |
Brett W |
Apr 22 2010, 03:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
No such thing as too much brake. You don't want any scrub, it will fight you and make driving the car harder.
Use stock suspension components and custom shocks and springs. Sway bars will be custom as well. Toss the fiberglass spring. The Sheridan car was a pile of tubes. He had to use certain pieces from a stock car according to the 1995 SCCA rules. I have the series of articles that European Car did on the building of that car. Very good series. Roll center is located on both ends of the car. There is a roll center axis that represents the line between the front and rear roll centers. If you are designing a car from scratch You will need to determine what exactly the car will be used for. A race car will have some different geometry requirements than a street car or even a track toy. Pro Drivers/experienced race drivers could have a setup that is un-drivable by many amateurs. Figure out what you are racing first then go from there. The transaxle for our cars get very expensive very fast when you start throwing HP at them or racing them. |
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