speedyxjs
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 06:23 PM |
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Progress
Iv been in the garage for 9 hours today. finished welding the chassis, and got the engine this far in:
 
Engine half in
Only question is, can i cut the middle of the tube out where the top of the bellhousing is and put in some triangulation to compensate and have the
engine a bit further back? This would allow a more comfortable gear change and allow me to use one of the sections of the donor propshaft without
having to modify it.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 06:24 PM |
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forgot to mention that the chassis isnt painted yet, i was putting the engine in to measure up the engine and gearbox mounts.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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tjoh84
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 06:31 PM |
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is going lower than that or its going to bee one big bonner or scoop
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adithorp
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 07:08 PM |
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He's going to put a periscope in to see over it.
adrian
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 07:54 PM |
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My dad suggested a periscope. Its just resting on the chassis at the mo ocs we couldnt get it in without taking the gearbox mount off.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 09:29 PM |
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No reason not to play around with the chassis design as long as you stick in lots of triangles, infact you will improve it.
How about somthing like this
 
Rescued attachment Drawing1.jpg
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bobster
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 10:08 PM |
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dax chassis have been modded like this for their s2000 engines. no problems. as said triangulate
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indykid
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 11:28 PM |
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indy chassis' don't even have that tube because of the rounded footwells.
i'm not saying it's wise to omit it, but it won't make your car fall to pieces iyswim.
tom
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indykid
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| posted on 1/3/08 at 11:29 PM |
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and i hope you haven't finished welding your chassis!
you seem to be missing a bit at the back
tom
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 2/3/08 at 09:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
and i hope you haven't finished welding your chassis!
you seem to be missing a bit at the back
tom
I know, i need to rediesign the back to accommodate the jag diff and bones.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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