Alan B
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| posted on 15/8/08 at 11:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Custardtart
how about using a tub from a mk1 lotus elise?
I'm not saying that's a bad idea, but I think it misses the point for most of us....why not save up even more and buy the whole
Elise...and save all the build time too?
If you could get a useable Elise tub at silly money then it may be viable..until then we'll keep building our own.
Just my opinion of course.
And welcome to forum by the way...
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kb58
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| posted on 15/8/08 at 03:45 PM |
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I suspect most of us could go into a Lotus dealer and buy - and start making payments on - an Elise. I think, deep down - we do this because
it's fun, not because we have no other choice.
It reminds me of a guy who wanted a Ferrari F40 but couldn't afford one... so he had one built for him. While the car's awesome, I
can't help but think he could have just bought a real one for what he spent.
[Edited on 8/15/08 by kb58]
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Custardtart
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| posted on 18/8/08 at 06:56 PM |
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Thanks for the welcome
Eachto their own. I've been looking at this engine http://www.h1v8.com/page/page/1562068.htm  would make an awesome partner in an elise
chassis. 
They're only noodles
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kb58
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| posted on 18/8/08 at 10:04 PM |
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Dennis of http://www.dpcars.net is considering doing that, and he's already using that very engine.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 07:36 PM |
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Something I'd really like to know about the whole mid engine set up, where have you all put the fuel tank? Makes sense to me to have it in the
front where the engine would have been, only is it (a) safe and (b) legal? Also if it still has to go in the back what weighs the front down for
traction?
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kb58
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 08:38 PM |
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In my mid-engine Mini I put it at the front, just forward of the shifter. In the current project it's going sideways behind the seats. The
latter case places it right on the CG, so fuel load doesn't effect weight distribution as much. It also avoids running fuel lines down the
center tunnel.
There was always the wondering about what would happen if I hit something in the front. Would the gas tank end up in the passenger compartment? A true
fuel cell was used to lessen any nastiness but in the new car I'm going to run an ordinary steel tank. The thinking is that it's far
better protected behind the seats and ahead of the engine than at the front. It's much more likely that the front will get crunched rather then
the rear, but it's no excuse for not protecting it as much as possible.
[Edited on 10/1/08 by kb58]
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 3/10/08 at 02:41 PM |
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Yeah the more I think about it the more I'm thinking it's a good idea to stick it behind the engine with some good heat shielding. The
front can have the surprising bonus of some "boot" space hehe
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