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> Beck 550 spyder, AX Candidate?
Joseph Mills
post Aug 11 2005, 08:34 PM
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Looking at some of the specs on this kit made me start thinking how good a candidate it might be for auto crossing.

As far as I know Beck is the only kit that has a hand made tubular frame instead of a VW frame. Maybe that accounts for it's lightweight?

Something around 1200 pounds total! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)

We all know that light cars turn corners fast, and with even meager HP it's going to scoot in a straight line.

Suspension... well, maybe that is the bugaboo... Volkswagen. VW's on an autocross course are always scary with their positive camber from the swing axles. Maybe limit the amount of travel? Are there after market handling kits for such? Or additional link systems that bolt up?

Would a kit car be up to handling the torque and twisting forces of AX?

Thoughts? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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Jake Raby
post Aug 12 2005, 12:53 PM
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Really... I never said that neing midengined SOLVES the issue, but rather that it makes it less notable on the same road and speeds. I can tell you that now based on driving my swing axle beetle through twisties with the weight hanging off the ass end and a swing axle just like the Beck 550 uses.

These changes really are not needed. Having driven dozens of these cars I can say that they handled very similar (on the same roads) to my 914 with full Konis, full cage, Mueller's bearings, gusseted trailing arms 180 pound springs and front and rear sway bars.... But the 914 isn't lightened an ounce and has the cage as well.

You really have to drive one to see just how little they really need to handle very well.

The only issue I foresee in AX is the fact that the car is so light that it will push the front wheels under full power- Hell I have that problem in my beetle.

lapuwali, have you ever driven a 550 Replica??

FWIW- I have been blessed enough to drive the real Mccoy and can say that the replica was better in every performance category, even with the 4 cammer...
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Joseph Mills   Beck 550 spyder   Aug 11 2005, 08:34 PM
grantsfo   A guy drives a replica in the Redwood Region in CA...   Aug 11 2005, 08:50 PM
Mueller   a fellow local 914 owner has one of these kits wit...   Aug 11 2005, 08:54 PM
Joseph Mills   <...   Aug 11 2005, 09:00 PM
Mueller     Aug 11 2005, 09:06 PM
Jake Raby   I supply engines for tghem all the time... I used ...   Aug 11 2005, 09:07 PM
Joseph Mills   Yeah, I saw the Mighty Spyder. Actually, it's ...   Aug 11 2005, 10:01 PM
Jake Raby   Don't let the swing axle fool you! With th...   Aug 11 2005, 10:16 PM
Joseph Mills   I'm guessing limited action for the swing axle...   Aug 11 2005, 11:23 PM
trekkor   Great little car...I'd like to have one, pleas...   Aug 12 2005, 12:08 AM
anthony   For AX what class are you going to race in? It...   Aug 12 2005, 12:14 AM
Paul Illick   Actually the Vintage Spyders are full IRS rears, m...   Aug 12 2005, 06:21 AM
Rotten Robby   The RR guy is using a Type 4 motor. I have always ...   Aug 12 2005, 08:04 AM
d914   that brazilian company ( i think) also has a 550r,...   Aug 12 2005, 09:01 AM
URY914   Gunnar Racing did a batch of 550's too. but th...   Aug 12 2005, 09:10 AM
rhodyguy   you could make a whole lot more money finding a ha...   Aug 12 2005, 09:21 AM
Paul Illick   ...   Aug 12 2005, 10:05 AM
lapuwali   On the swing axle problem, Formula Vee cars have u...   Aug 12 2005, 12:01 PM
lapuwali   http://www.914wor...   Aug 12 2005, 03:59 PM


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