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Where to buy th eparts to build a one off chassis and wishbones?
alainmengoli@hotmail.com - 26/11/03 at 11:56 PM

Hi,
I am not building a 7 inspired kit car but a Fiat 500 barchetta with a 1.7 16v alfa engine in it. I wanted to know where I can get all the parts to build the chassis, bushes, suspension brackets, wishbone tubing and what thickness is best (i was told 16gauge)?
regards
Alain

blueshift - 27/11/03 at 12:33 AM

get the ron's book, it has all that kind of stuff in, and no doubt various handy hints for your own build.

haynes also publish a car builder's manual, or some title like that.. I had it out from the library, various more general info about different types of chassis, reconditioning brakes, and other stuff.

alainmengoli@hotmail.com - 27/11/03 at 11:11 AM

got the book but where can I buy the bits

timf - 27/11/03 at 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by alainmengoli@hotmail.com
Hi,
where I can get all the parts to build the chassis, bushes, suspension brackets,


both gts tuning and luego
will sell you the brakets, poly bushes

a stell stock holder will be able to supply 16g erw for the chassis the wishbone tube you will have to find a supplier of CDS tube in 3/4 or 1 "

andyps - 28/11/03 at 09:27 PM

Alain, sounds an interesting project - I guess you must be going mid-engined. There used to be a fiat 500 which regularly competed at Harewood Hillclimb which had a mid-mounted supercharged alfasud engine. I think it came from the Blackpool area but I haven't seen it for some years. It was road legal and looked standard apart from some serious wheel arch extensions! Would have been a fantastic Q car for traffic lights.