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any one know this chassis?
Enne_aitch - 18/9/08 at 10:59 AM

Hi im new here does any one know what kind of chassis this is?



thanx in advance.

Nick

Mr Whippy - 18/9/08 at 11:10 AM

nope, looks like a rwd, flip front, with small doors and a high sill, possibly roofless. Can't have been heavy going by the rear shocker.

speedyxjs - 18/9/08 at 11:15 AM

I do recognise it but cant think where its from. Sorry

nitram38 - 18/9/08 at 11:18 AM

Possibly a "cheap" cobra chassis?
They tend to use the "ladder" or "backbone" type chassis.

[Edited on 18/9/2008 by nitram38]

Mr Whippy - 18/9/08 at 11:18 AM

back end looks a bit mad, like one of those impossable shapes

Mr Whippy - 18/9/08 at 11:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Possibly a "cheap" cobra chassis?
They tend to use the "ladder" type chassis.


dude the engines in the back

Daddylonglegs - 18/9/08 at 11:19 AM

Not a Locust is it?

Guinness - 18/9/08 at 11:21 AM

It's mid or rear engined (IMHO)

Have a look at the rear hub, it's got a hole in it for a driveshaft. Added to the big square space behind the seats / between the rear hubs.

So possibly a Lambo / Ferrari / Porsche replica?

HTH

Mike

bikenuts - 18/9/08 at 11:46 AM

Looks a bit like an alternative to a VW floorpan to me - think there was one called the alfachassis using a Sud engine and I'm sure there were other too.

3GEComponents - 18/9/08 at 12:11 PM

Looks like the old Deon "DIno" chassis

[Edited on 18/9/08 by 3GEComponents]

andylancaster3000 - 18/9/08 at 01:13 PM

A Bailey bridge maybe?

nitram38 - 18/9/08 at 01:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
Possibly a "cheap" cobra chassis?
They tend to use the "ladder" type chassis.


dude the engines in the back


How can you tell? There is a space both ends?
Using a diff and driveshafts is also possible for those uprights.
Why a trans tunnel if it is rear engined?

ettore bugatti - 18/9/08 at 01:27 PM

Aren't the wheels from a Volvo 340?

It is midengined, I think since I see something of a radiator at the right side in the picture.
Could be a Stratos replica with a transvere engine.
An V8 or V12 wouldn't fit lengthwise in the compartment in the left side.

[Edited on 18/9/08 by ettore bugatti]

short track 123 - 18/9/08 at 05:07 PM

It looks like a steel bench to me

Sorry i'm not helping much.......am i


Liam - 18/9/08 at 06:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nitram38
How can you tell? There is a space both ends?


Huh? where? Hanging in front of the front axle - uuugghhhh! And where does the gearbox go? Definately a middy. Look the gear lever is there in the middle of the tunnel/backbone (which is there just for structural reasons i'd say) almost certainly cable/rod operating the box in the back.

At a push it's front engined/rear transaxle. Someone reckons they're volvo wheels - 340 donor maybe (that's a transaxle)?

Liam

[Edited on 18/9/08 by Liam]

ettore bugatti - 18/9/08 at 06:14 PM

From what I can see the wheelbase is around 230cm (+/- 10cm)

So Lancia Stratos or Ferrari Dino replica?

designer - 19/9/08 at 09:58 AM

Just junk the chassis and use all the suspension bits; will save a lot of time.