any one have any info or good web sights with info on alloy monocoupe construction I know it is not nesaserely sured to road aplications I am just intrested.

Blake

Robin hood aka the cheese grater

was hoping that ther was a sight with it done well build diary stile.

I couldn't give you a sight with a build diary but my father has designed, built and raced 2 or 3 mid-engined ally monocoque cars. I have a few pictures of the chassis build and the finished product in my archive. If you would like to see more construction pics I could e-mail them to you.

Cheers,
Andy

Andy,
any chance of posting any extra pictures here - I am also fascinated by monocoque designs. If not, I could U2U you my email address. I am particularly interested in how the suspension loads are fed into the chassis without causing fractures or fatigue.

[Edited on 23/2/05 by JonBowden]

I too am very interested in the design process behind a monocoque.

Out of curiosity, what are the specified differences between a unibody (like every passenger car these days) and a monocoque? Aren't they both chassis of sheet (metal, or composite) composition with some tubing to brace certain places as opposed to being entirely a tube chassis?

Thanks

[Edited on 24/2/05 by turbo time]

Look at thread "lola t70 tub repair" on www.gt40s.com forum front page for good pictures of a tub

Cheers

Fred WB

I would like to see more pictures of the construction of the car if you have them.

on the GT40s sight I can find no pictures

http://www.gt40s.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=20857

Click on the above link - Works fine for me

Cheers

Fred

The Quantum Xtreme uses a stainless monocoque IIRC.

Mark

those are some fantastic pictures. Can I make a LolaCost?

Do a google search on PRB Composite, they don't give much away as far as the mono is concerned but it's worth a look

Wimmera