gy351100
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 08:52 AM |
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rear/mid engine question
this is a hypothetical question.
if you were considering building a rear/mid engine car on a limited budget which engine/gearbox unit would you choose.
preferably scratch built not a kit
[Edited on 23/2/07 by gy351100]
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Wadders
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 09:12 AM |
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Volkswagen beetle
Originally posted by gy351100
this is a hypothetical question.
if you were considering building a rear/mid engine car on a limited budget which engine/gearbox unit would you choose.
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grahamgg
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 09:14 AM |
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R1OT se uses zetec se engine,reasonably priced kit.imo
New mev rocket uses zetec e ,and the prices of the kit are very reasonable..........
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Phil.J
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 09:15 AM |
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Choose the engine, gearbox and driveshaft package from an appropriate front wheel drive car. Much easier and cheaper than trying to locate a transaxle
type layout.
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Mal
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 09:51 AM |
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Rear Suspension
If the engine and gearbox package you have selected has McPherson strut suspension you can retain the struts at the rear and make new lower wishbones.
This will simplify the design of the rear suspension geometry and driveshafts.
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russbost
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 10:01 AM |
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Toyota MR2 Mk 1, it's what I currently use as a donor, already mid engined so most of the bits fit in the right places, readily available &
cheap as chips - often comes with a useable set of alloys too - also has a natural successor in the Mk2 version.
Only real drawback is that you need to either use quite short top rear wishbones or retain the McPherson strut arrangemaent depending on what sort of
thing you're building.
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RazMan
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 12:02 PM |
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If you decide on a Zetec, try and find a Sigma version - the head is reversed so the exhaust points rearwards so it is a lot easier to plumb the noisy
bits 
[Edited on 23-2-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 12:14 PM |
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Mini........ As in proper mini, not the BMW copy.
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thomas4age
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 02:24 PM |
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depends on what you want,
engine mount transverse: anything cheap and powerfull (honda toyota ford or Volvo)
engine mount lengthways: audi, renault, or combi of renault NG1 or UN1 transaxle with an engine of choice.
my choice: Un1 with a 1uzfe (toyota lexus) V8 in front of it. cheap and very reliable. or audi V8 compelte driveline which is cheaper I think
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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panichat
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| posted on 23/2/07 at 04:18 PM |
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Fiat x1/9 ??
There might be a way of using the majority of the rear suspension, tank, radiator (although it's very wide), plumbing, and exhaust. Cheap as
rust and good parts supply. Use an Uno turbo engine if you have a death wish. The best reason of all: the rev counter goes in an anti-clockwise
direction, which is nice!
Cheers
Dave
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