JC
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| posted on 9/1/12 at 07:56 PM |
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Didn't the GTM Libra use a KV6? Monocoque I know, but made a great grand tourer I think!
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scootz
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| posted on 9/1/12 at 07:59 PM |
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T'is indeed. I'm not a big fan though.
It's Evolution Baby!
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b14wrc
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| posted on 10/1/12 at 12:34 PM |
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Hi Scootz,
My car is based on the book, but done the changes you have described. Its very doable. Go for it!
Rob
20vt powered rear engined locost
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scootz
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| posted on 10/1/12 at 12:41 PM |
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Cheers Rob. I've had a swatch through your photo archive... keep us posted! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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b14wrc
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| posted on 10/1/12 at 09:17 PM |
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Thanks Scootz, if you need any advice or help give me a shout.
I will be updating as I go, working on a special part at the moment, but don't want to post until it's finished. 
20vt powered rear engined locost
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Benonymous
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| posted on 13/1/12 at 01:51 AM |
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A bloke I knew many years ago started building 7 style chassis at his workshop. After a bit of success with the 7 he branched out and made a middy to
take the Toyota 4AG engine/gearbox. I never drove it but it looked OK. Keith was no engineer and he did the design on the back of a cornflakes box.
However, the front of the car was all 7 because he had a jig for it. He made another jig for the rear subframe to take the 4AG and then welded them
together.
No record of Keith exists on the interwebs, I looked. He bailed out of the kit car game over 15 years ago at least.
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orton1966
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| posted on 13/1/12 at 06:45 AM |
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Seen done from 7 plans
Although not using an existing chaccis I’ve seen it done based on 7 type chassis plans, once based on a tiger and another that’s featured in a couple
of mags, initially it had a Renault turbo engine and corisponding transaxle.
The basics are as easy as you suggest. Basically take the chassis cut out the portion between the footwell and the front suspension (your engine bay),
move the front suspension back and do whatever is required to make it stick there. Separate the rear suspension portion and move this back until you
have the wheel base/engine bay you need. Now attach this with longer tubes. Finally make anything that looks like a rectangle into triangles with
additional tubes, done!
Anyway I like your choice of engine but would hate to see it sat sideways, that’s just wrong for a midi in my mind, makes it more like rear engined.
How about an Audi transaxle and an adaptor-plate?
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