jkyle69
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| posted on 31/10/05 at 10:23 PM |
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Mid engined car project
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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RallyHarry
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 07:57 AM |
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Sorry, just had to ...
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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Alan B
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 12:37 PM |
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quote:
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?
When did TVR go to monocoques? I thought they still used a tubular backbone style chassis?
I could be wrong of course...it has been known....
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jkyle69
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 04:45 PM |
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TVR - spending serious money?????
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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RallyHarry
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 08:15 AM |
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Check the factory tours pictures at sleepy-fish
Just look at those beautiful molds.
Cheers
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Peteff
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 10:01 AM |
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grp monocoque (a bit like the way the TVR cars are made)
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.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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RallyHarry
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 10:37 AM |
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quote:
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.......
Well, if you can build that type of mold for me cheaply, I'll have two please ...
Cheers
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 12:15 PM |
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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
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 12:43 PM |
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that looks like a back bone chassis to me !
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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