Hi all,

I've been asked by a few people about doing a +4 wide scuttle and nose cone package to suit the McSorley chassis design.

If there is enough interest say 6 or more people then it can be made to be cost effective and worth doing. So if you are interested then let me know and i'll arrange something.

Kind regards,

Darren
www.gtstuning.co.uk
darren@gtstuning.co.uk

Darren,

'scuse my ignorance about the McS plans - do the top rails follow the same angle and RC's chassis.

My chassis is same as book, but (obviously) 4" wider.

Any ideas on costings yet, cos I may be interested if 1st point ok and 2nd point reasonable (cost)

Thanks

Simon

If there is enough interest we will do whatever is required, the first thing we will do is make one 4inches wider keeping the same angle on the tubes.

The cost will depend on the interest but i'm hopeful that we will get enough interest to keep the cost somewhere similar to the std parts. Check my website for the std parts price list and see how this compares if your interested. www.gtstuning.co.uk

Kind regards,

Darren

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Originally posted by dozracing
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So if you are interested then let me know and i'll arrange something.

Kind regards,

Darren
www.gtstuning.co.uk
darren@gtstuning.co.uk

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Hi Simon,

There are three plans on my website... the book, +4, and +442.

The +4 design is identical to the book in everyway except that the entire center of the chassis has an additional 4" added on.

The +442 design is revised however, so even though the rear end is wider, the front fits a standard nosecone. You can hardly notice the difference between the new upper rail angle and the standard nosecone... it's only about 2° difference.

So in short... the upper rails of the +4 design agree with the book.

Cheers,
Jim M.

Sorry Darren, I missed this post but was one of those who asked you about +4" GRP bits.

...so I'm most certainly interested if the costs are around the same as with standard width bits, give or take.

Cheers,
Craig.

I too am interested in a +4 nosecone.

ta

I may be interested in the future dependant upon what donor car I can find. To be honest I fancied building a +4 chassis but was put off because of the lack of +4 GRP. If you do make it available I may have to re-think my plans. Just going off on a slight tangent would a standard sierra axle fit a +4 chassis without having to shorten the half shafts?
I know that may appear to be a small consideration given that the whole rear of the chassis will need re-designing. But I want to keep costs down by doing as much of the work my self and shortening half shafts at home isnt an option.

andyjack, the sierra back bits will fit in a +4 chassis. Have a look at craig1401's pictures, he's doing what we plan to do, sierra bits on a de-dion bar in a +4.

Andy,

My chassis is +4" and using Sierra diff and driveshafts, but homemade wishbones/uprights (based on Tiger Avon dimensions).

See http://forum.locostbuilders.co.uk/xmb/photos/cgi-bin/showpic.pl?10000027.jpg
for a pic

Craig1410 is using Sierra IRS in a de Dion setup - www.craig.chamberlain.name for pics.

If you want more details either use search, email me or U2U, or pop a post in the chassis section.

HTH

Darren,

'Pologies for h/jacking post

ATB

Simon

Hi,
Any of you guys who were interested in +4" bodywork, Darren at GTS is looking for guinea pigs again. Check out this thread for details:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=13692

He needs 6 orders to kick off the production run. I've already ordered a standard width 7-piece kit from him but I've asked if the order can be converted to a wider kit. Assuming it can then only 5 more people are required...
Cheers,
Craig.

I wish Tiger done a scuttle 1/2" narrower to fit my Tiger chassis