Benonymous
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 01:50 AM |
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Who says you can't build in aluminium??
These blokes did. Only took 2 and a half years and a MIG factory.
http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/
The build diary is PDF's behind the links.
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Staple balls
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 02:05 AM |
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I don't think anyone did, just that you shouldn't build a spaceframe out of alu 
very impressive work in there though.
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RK
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 02:35 AM |
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yes and slightly more expensive than the 250 pounds we have been spending.
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nitram38
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 05:20 AM |
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Monocoque............there I've said it!
Lots of cars built this way are ok or steel chassis with aluminium panels.
Aluminium doesn't like being a stressed member as it fractures.
I've welded up plenty of old cars (austen 7) which used aluminium tubs. These fracture over time.
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rgrs
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 07:02 AM |
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Taken from their site :
Q: Is the frame of the car made of aluminum?
A: No, original frames are mild steel painted black. We use DOM mild steel material and black powder coat. The frame is also available in stainless
steel for those who prefer the panache.
hth Roger
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Agriv8
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 07:08 AM |
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Dont care if it is right or wrong that is Ferkin stunning. Was the shell at a show a year or so back.
regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 07:53 AM |
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not as nice as TrevD's work
Craig
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 08:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
not as nice as TrevD's work
Damn you beat me to it.
Seconded.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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nib1980
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 08:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
not as nice as TrevD's work
completely agreed!
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Davey D
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 08:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
Dont care if it is right or wrong that is Ferkin stunning. Was the shell at a show a year or so back.
regards
Agriv8
Have to agree - What they have done there has taken a serious amount of Skill, time, and money 
i wouldnt dare take the thing out on a public road. imagine how enraged you would feel parking up, and comin back to it to find some tw*t has opened
their car door onto your car, and left a ding 
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balidey
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 09:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rgrs
Taken from their site :
Q: Is the frame of the car made of aluminum?
A: No, original frames are mild steel painted black. We use DOM mild steel material and black powder coat. The frame is also available in stainless
steel for those who prefer the panache.
hth Roger
Actually, the chassis being talked about here IS an aluminium monocoque, the quote you have listed above is about the 'normal' kit chassis
that Kirkham supply.
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nasty
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 09:21 AM |
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Any idea how much it weighs? They don't put it in their specifications, so I can't imagine that it is all that light.
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02GF74
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 10:40 AM |
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... and how much less will your wallet weigh? 
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Davey D
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 10:42 AM |
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im sure i read somewhere that they claim to have better power to wieght than a bugatti veyron, which i believe is 500bhp/ton? 1000bhp in a 2 ton
car?.
they claim their engine was around 600bhp, so that means that their car weighs a shade over a ton?
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Theshed
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 11:10 AM |
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"Aluminium doesn't like being a stressed member as it fractures" -errm a tad simplistic? He says laying himself open to a barrage of
criticism..... What about the wing spars of a 747? In the right place aluminium is vastly superior to steel - in the wrong place or joined in an
inappropriate ways - vastly inferior.
That car is very beautiful and I for one can see the attraction - however probably not a patch on a steel framed car in terms of cost or weight...
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nasty
Any idea how much it weighs? They don't put it in their specifications, so I can't imagine that it is all that light.
In the "Testing" chapter they show the corner weighting being done. Total is 1771lbs which is only 805kg. Seems very light to me?
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designer
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 03:23 PM |
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That's made in Poland in the old MIG factory.
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 04:00 PM |
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thats made of billet ally , whole different kettle of fish .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 07:37 PM |
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Jesus Horatio Christ, a copy of the build manual costs $4500
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