zilspeed
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 11:36 AM |
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Why no rear engined section
Where do these two little babies fit in then ?
They're neither front or mid engined.
I did a little of the restoration to the monocoques, but our man Graham did the lion's share of the work himself
Let's just say that they looked vastly different when they came into the workshop and have now moved on huge amounts.
For those occasions when one restoration isn't enough, just do two side by side.
You all know what they are I presume ? 
 
2 Clans
 
Clans again
[Edited on 13/5/11 by zilspeed]
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stevebubs
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 11:49 AM |
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Very clean Clan Crusaders....
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 11:54 AM |
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Brilliant
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 11:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
Very clean Clan Crusaders....
As they should be. Many many many hours spent on the shells to get to this stage.
A GRP monocoque doesn't rust, but they have issues all of their own.
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Humbug
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 12:49 PM |
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Why no rear engined section
Maybe because there are hardly any builders of rear-engined cars on here?
How many rear-engined kits are/were there anyway... a few beach buggies and other Beetle-based ones, Clan... ?
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SeaBass
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 12:57 PM |
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Ooh - I remember being present when one of them was being dismantled at the beginning of this project. They look like they are coming on well.
Zil is there still a mid week "drop in" going on at that workshop? U2U me.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 01:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Why no rear engined section
Maybe because there are hardly any builders of rear-engined cars on here?
How many rear-engined kits are/were there anyway... a few beach buggies and other Beetle-based ones, Clan... ?
I've been searching online for a tongue in cheeck smilet, but can't seem to find one.
Had there been one, I would have used it.
Humbug, I don't really do serious.
Think of me as a poor man's Owelly with a Scottish accent. 
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40inches
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 01:31 PM |
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There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
I can't HHhhheeeeeeaaaaaarrrr yoooouuuuuu....
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 02:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
I can't HHhhheeeeeeaaaaaarrrr yoooouuuuuu....
he said
"THERE IS A MID ENGINE SECTION, TO ALL INTENT AND PURPOSE A MID ENGINE CAR HAS THE ENGINE AT THE REAR "
anyway, wouldn't it just be full of hitlers porsches and beetles?
anyway, on a different subject, why isn't there a section for my car?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 03:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
I can't HHhhheeeeeeaaaaaarrrr yoooouuuuuu....
he said
"THERE IS A MID ENGINE SECTION, TO ALL INTENT AND PURPOSE A MID ENGINE CAR HAS THE ENGINE AT THE REAR "
anyway, wouldn't it just be full of hitlers porsches and beetles?
And
Ginetta G15
Renault 8
Renault A310
And many of the class 10 autograssers which are firmly rear engined.
Err, I'm clutching at straws now.
Anyway, Blake you don't have a section cause you're special.
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Guinness
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 03:44 PM |
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Fiat 126
Skoda 130.
Pretty much any Tatra
[Edited on 13/5/11 by Guinness]
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 03:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
I can't HHhhheeeeeeaaaaaarrrr yoooouuuuuu....
he said
"THERE IS A MID ENGINE SECTION, TO ALL INTENT AND PURPOSE A MID ENGINE CAR HAS THE ENGINE AT THE REAR "
anyway, wouldn't it just be full of hitlers porsches and beetles?
And
Ginetta G15
Renault 8
Renault A310
And many of the class 10 autograssers which are firmly rear engined.
Err, I'm clutching at straws now.
Anyway, Blake you don't have a section cause you're special.
special needs 
er, hang on...
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 08:56 PM |
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What's the actual difference between mid engined and rear engined? They're both bretty much in the same place to me
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iank
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 08:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
What's the actual difference between mid engined and rear engined? They're both bretty much in the same place to me
Mid engine has the axle behind the engine (GT40 or MR2 style), Rear engine has the axle in front of the engine (VW Beetle, Imp style)
edit: Why no FWD section?
[Edited on 13/5/11 by iank]
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 10:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
Heathen.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 14/5/11 at 06:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
There is a mid engine section, to all intent and purpose a mid engine car has the engine at the rear
Heathen.
Problem is that's what I was thinking, or the difference being a rear engine directly drives the wheels (like fwd) whereas a mid engine has a
short driveshaft
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