maff
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| posted on 15/8/04 at 07:30 PM |
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Axle sizes (newbie)
Sure i read on here before but can't find it now, about live axle sizes. is the capri and cortina bigger than the escort? which best? i may do a
+4 chassis but not sure yet.
Been doing some research and reading a lot of the many build sites that people have done. found lots of useful information, and also got myself
confused a few times, so i'm going to have to learn to write stuff down as a plan!
not going to start a build until i have been to the exeter kit car show, and see if i can sit in some. pretty excited, glad to have found this site.
cheers
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maff
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| posted on 15/8/04 at 08:19 PM |
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ah found it, capri is 2inches wider than the escort, cortina is 2 inches wider than capri.
seen a few pics of 'book' builds, on some the rear wheels look a bit far in the arches. i was thinking maybe, book chassis with cortina
axle and then the wider track front to match, or would that look stupid?
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/8/04 at 08:39 PM |
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Ah! another local!
I have used a Capri, which fits really well to a book chassis, the cortina may be on the limits on a standard chassis, but there are wider plans
available (Mcsorley - excellent).
If you are at the planning stage, think about a +4 chassis, you will have a wider cockpit and more room in the tranny tunnel for fitting all the
gubbins in, wish I had done it !
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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maff
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 03:42 PM |
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i noticed there are a few from round this way!
the only thing that puts me off a +4 is having to fabricate the nosecone. but then i'm sure i can bodge one.
so far i'v found a cortina axle for £50
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James
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 04:09 PM |
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Axle: make sure it's one with a sensible ratio.
Jasper's was from an estate Cortina and therefore 4.1:1. With a BEC this meant a rather high revving, low top speed car!
As for the nosecone- you have a couple of options. 1) GTS are possibly going to make a +4" set of bodywork- but they wanted a minimum of 6
orders before they'd commit.
2) Mount a normal nosecone further forwards. Hicost has done this. It's what I intend to do but then my chassis is under 2" wider at the
nose so it's easy to do!
3) I've been told that Luego do a wider nosecone- not 100% sure if this is true or not though!
A few people have used Cortina or other wider rear axles and kep the front standard width. This appears to work ok.
Hope that helps,
James
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mackie
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 04:25 PM |
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We have an axle from 2l Mk4 (or is it 5?) 2.0l cortina saloon. Not sure of the exact ratio but I think it's around 3.41 or something like
that.
u2u if interested.
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maff
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 04:42 PM |
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u2u posted (i think, never used it before)
ideal, looks like the luego viento is a wider body, have to see how much they can sell me a nose for.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 08:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maff
i noticed there are a few from round this way!
the only thing that puts me off a +4 is having to fabricate the nosecone. but then i'm sure i can bodge one.
so far i'v found a cortina axle for £50
Another Plymothian! I have the remains of a Robin Hood S7 that I am slowly picking the bones of. That has a cortina rear axle you can have for
nothing if you aren't in a big rush for it.
Also a 1600 Pinto (runs!) and 4 speed box for the taking (need the prop though).
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maff
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| posted on 16/8/04 at 09:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
Another Plymothian! I have the remains of a Robin Hood S7 that I am slowly picking the bones of. That has a cortina rear axle you can have for
nothing if you aren't in a big rush for it.
Also a 1600 Pinto (runs!) and 4 speed box for the taking (need the prop though).
wow!, yes that would be brilliant, I'm in no rush, prob won't even attempt building until after new year. thanks
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