I have 1:1 scale models of a car I am looking to start having a chassis designed and a grp monocoque (a bit like the way the TVR cars are made). I am a bit unsure about this bit but I was wondering what successes other have been having with this type of project and what type of chassis designs have been tried with success?

If you have a 1:1 scalemodel of a car, just take you mold of that one

If you are looking for the same GRP quality as TVR, you have some work ahead of you or some serius €€€ to spend, other than that, start reading the books ...

Cheers

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Originally posted by jkyle69
I have 1:1 scale models of a car I am looking to start having a chassis designed and a grp monocoque (a bit like the way the TVR cars are made). I am a bit unsure about this bit but I was wondering what successes other have been having with this type of project and what type of chassis designs have been tried with success?

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I was told that TVR are using monocoque shells - I am sure I saw some 'out the back' when I was at the factory. But with respect, my fiance has a TVR Tuscan and believe me I cannot believe they have spent any money on anything
They have even skimped on the glue for leather.......

Check the factory tours pictures at sleepy-fish

Just look at those beautiful molds.

Cheers

TVR use a backbone chassis with fibreglass panels, not a monocoque. They would have you shot at dawn for this blasphemy if they heard about it.

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Originally posted by jkyle69
I was told that TVR are using monocoque shells - I am sure I saw some 'out the back' when I was at the factory. But with respect, my fiance has a TVR Tuscan and believe me I cannot believe they have spent any money on anything
They have even skimped on the glue for leather.......

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I read once on the TVR website they build the T350C completely with a carbon fibre chassis.

But maybe I'm wrong

Geoff

that looks like a back bone chassis to me !