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| byndbad914 |
 Feb 13 2006, 05:35 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits  Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None  |
Disassembled the beast over the past couple of weeks in Orange and then AJ (the guy building the tube chassis) did some minor cutting (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) I am getting pretty excited about the project though, should be cool if every crazy idea I have works out... never really know until you start piecing the puzzle together.
All things work on paper, only some things work in reality (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) If anyone really cares I will continue to post pics as the progress moves along... here is some starting pics. BTW, more pics are on my website in the chassis link I have started. Here is a shot of week1 Attached image(s) 
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| byndbad914 |
Mar 21 2006, 05:03 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Jeroen - bottom "square" outline in the interior is 2" OD .120" wall chromoly. Only 'heavy' part - everything else is 1-3/4" or 1-1/2" .095 wall chromoly. The whole base when done and welded should only be 148lbs, so even with some extra thick structure surrounding my butt (personal choice for added safety) that is still quite light. The overhead cage is 1-1/2", front and rear structure will be a mixture of 1-3/4" and 1-1/2".
Britain - I bought the trans with low miles for $2200 and it is essentially "free" to invert it. I would wrap up another $3-$4K in a ring flip by the time it is all said and done - it takes some machining and such to make that happen in a 930 - not as easy as a 915. Also, I can run the engine lower in the car as BigBohr mentioned. BigBohr hit in on the head about axle angles though v. dry sump necessity. Originally (as in 1 month ago) the car was wet sump with a "short" 7-1/2" full sump pan and the pan was LOW to the ground and the axles were angled a fair amount. Now, the dry sump gains the room needed to make the engine/trans closer to even with the bottom of the car, then I am raising the combo about 1-1/2" in the tube car. That 1-1/2" in engine height will ultimately translate to an almost 4" shorter ride height (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) let me explain that better... the wet sump pan was the low point in the car. To have a 3" ground clearance at the pan, I had to have a near 7" ground clearance at the car underbody (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) screwed up all the suspension geometry a lot. My last track day back in January, I just "went for it" and dropped the car to about 1-3/4" clearance at the pan and it handled a ton better. Hence the "screw this noise, I am going tube chassis and dry sump" decision. |
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byndbad914 starting the tube V8 car Feb 13 2006, 05:35 PM
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