indykid
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| posted on 20/12/07 at 09:28 PM |
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A PLUS 8 LOCOST???
didn't luego get a jag straight 6 in a viento?
that's only +442 afaik.
is it technically acceptable to just scale up the locost chassis? are you still using inch square tube?
tom
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 20/12/07 at 09:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
A PLUS 8 LOCOST???
didn't luego get a jag straight 6 in a viento?
that's only +442 afaik.
is it technically acceptable to just scale up the locost chassis? are you still using inch square tube?
tom
No im using 1.5 inch tube 2mm thick.
She's going to be fairly heavy but sjould be less than £1000
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 08:26 AM |
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Tubes
I have been giving your dilema a bit more thought.
Looking at the black line of where you engine will be coming to. I am not sure if yor engine uses the full width at the line, probably not.
One possible solution may be as follows:
Take some 1.6mm sheet metal. Cut 4 pieces of curved sheet ( Boomerang shape )
Try to keep as near as you can to the original tube length.
Weld two on each corner. One level with the top of the box section & one level with the botom.
Close the two plates with a pice of strip steel.
This will completely close each corner in.
This should give you some very rigid corners.
I hope this makes some sense to you.
Its the best solution that I can come up with.
Ronnie 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 08:57 AM |
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Morning bonzoronnie.
My brain isnt working this early in the morning. Can you provide a visual aid?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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cymtriks
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 09:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
bent tubes are bad. bent square section where one wall is buckled in seems even worse.
if i were to need the extra space, i'd go for something like below. it'd be harder to weld, but i'd imagine you could get into it
all if you were a bit creative with mig shrouds
tom
Indy kid is right. A Y brace either side is the right way to go. "Short" diagonals are never as good either from a torsional stiffness or
strength point of view.
By the way, tubes R, S and T are among the most highly loaded and stiffness critical tubes in the chassis.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 10:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
A PLUS 8 LOCOST???
didn't luego get a jag straight 6 in a viento?
that's only +442 afaik.
tom
Viento is +6" wider, +12" longer, +4" taller than book chassis.
Viento will take Straight 6 engines, BMW's and jag's have been used. Even a V10 fits
Its a BIG bugger.
Velocity, is Book Chassis +2" (ish) higher to get Pinto's etc in.
Velocity Xt has slight wider rear end, but not as big as the Viento.
Below is Viento on the left, and Velocity on the right
 
Viento Versus Velocity (Size)
[Edited on 21/12/2007 by wilkingj]
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 10:26 AM |
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The wheels look bigger too
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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wilkingj
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 10:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
The wheels look bigger too
Yes they were 17" on the Viento, cant remember what they had on the velocity, probably 15".
I took a shed load of Photo's, so, remember their Viento fairly well
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 12:13 PM |
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Chassis change
I nicked this earlier image & done a quick paint
The red shaded area could be shaped to fit around your engine & fully boxed in.
If the lengths are kept as close as possible to the book spec lengths. A good amont of the original strength should be kept.
Ronnie
[Edited on 21/12/07 by bonzoronnie]
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indykid
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| posted on 21/12/07 at 06:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
quote:
Originally posted by indykid
didn't luego get a jag straight 6 in a viento?
that's only +442 afaik.
tom
Viento is +6" wider, +12" longer, +4" taller than book chassis.
Its a BIG bugger.
[Edited on 21/12/2007 by wilkingj]
you're telling me!
i knew they were big but never imagined they'd be.......that big!
i now realise why in pictures, the proportions look so wrong. (imho of course)
tom
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Blakey_boy
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| posted on 22/12/07 at 09:25 AM |
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Speedy besides the problem of the front tubes hows the rear end coming?.
Gene Hunt:- If anything happens to that car, I'm coming round your house and stomping on your toys, Understand?
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