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911 replica chassis
goodall - 21/3/07 at 02:26 PM

were can you get a set of chassis designs to fit a grp body

Mr Whippy - 21/3/07 at 02:45 PM

what about a bug chassis with IRS on the back? the super beatle or 1303 has coil struts upfront and the IRS rear. That setup is very close to the 911 and is cheap to tune to race spec.

Water pumpers or the flat 6's can be easly fitted using adaptors and with the 911's fat arse will fit easily.



[Edited on 21/3/07 by Mr Whippy]

AdamR - 21/3/07 at 02:49 PM

Dunno, but Syd Bridge would be the person to ask as he was selling one a while ago.

see this thread

[Edited on 21/3/07 by AdamR]

Mr Whippy - 21/3/07 at 02:52 PM

yeah but that has an engine in the front

violentblue - 21/3/07 at 03:48 PM

I'm thinking of doing something like this for my beetle, well maybe a little less involved, once I've finished my locost of course.

the plan is to take a beetle pan cut off the front frame horn and fabricate a new A-Arm front suspension, using the beetle spindles. In the back I'd do a maching A-arm rear suspension, keeping the rear engined layout, and making use of a porsche box.

Mr Whippy - 21/3/07 at 04:12 PM

the standard rear IRS setup is really very good and lightyears ahead of the old swing axle. You can get ally front beams which also work very well.

iank - 21/3/07 at 05:14 PM

V8 backbone beetle chassis could be made to fit I'm sure.

http://www.rorty-design.com/content/beetle.htm

goodall - 21/3/07 at 05:50 PM

well i was thinking of some kind of space frame and use an audi quattro gearbox so i have a rear engined awd 911, but i like the 1980s kinda 911 shape witht the higher wings and the more perpendicular lamps, i dont know that much about the 911 design so i dont know when they moved towards the current shape but i know for sure in the 80's they looked the way i like them, like the shape that there one in the other thread is.

[Edited on 21/3/07 by goodall]

violentblue - 21/3/07 at 05:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by goodall
well i was thinking of some kind of space frame and use an audi quattro gearbox so i have a rear engined awd 911


WON'T WORK, from what I understand (unless you have a differnt box on your quatro's there) you cannot flip the differential in the quatro, leaving you with 5 reverse gears and 1 forward, in the configuration you're after.

ya, great idea, but the mechanicals won't cooperate.

to do what you're thinking, you'll need to use the AWD porsche box, which can be pricey.

I've seen 4wd done with a bus box, the guy had a custom machined main shaft made up that extended it out of the casing, then through a propshaft to his front differential. throw a viscuos (spelling) from from an early vw awd system and you have AWD.

goodall - 21/3/07 at 06:29 PM

if i remember correct i read on this fourm that you can flip the diff inside the audi transaxles.

have a 2 wheel drive box in the shed so maybe i will take the cover plate of this weekend and have a little look

goodall - 21/3/07 at 08:24 PM

that a 2 wheel drive audi transaxle, didnt make that clear