scootz
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 02:29 PM |
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VX220 Chassis
On eBay... looks well beyond use to me, but if it stays in the low hundreds, then worth a punt purely for forensic-dissection!
LINK
It's Evolution Baby!
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tegwin
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 02:46 PM |
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hmmm.. interesting 
I always thought an elise/vx chassis would be a pretty cool basis for a monster middi...
Replace the rear subframe with a properly mounte V10 :p
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scootz
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 03:00 PM |
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There's a company offering the R32 V6 engine into the Elise...
It's Evolution Baby!
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smart51
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 03:15 PM |
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The remains of that chassis are useless. It is dented and weakened on the LHS and the front has been cut away. There is no prospect of repairing it
and it's only worth is as scrap. Avoid at all costs.
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scootz
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 05:22 PM |
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That'll be why I said it's "well beyond use" in my initial post and suggested that it's only useful for pulling apart
out of sheer Lotus chassis-wizardry-construction curiosity!
 
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 05:31 PM |
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... at a nominal price! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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john_p_b
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 08:34 PM |
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it's scary to think someone might actually think they can do something with that and buy it!
built a car, built a home, had a family. lost the family, lost the home, still got the car.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 09:23 PM |
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It's had the suspension mounts cut off. The chassis of my Elise was written off because I cracked the glue in a joint on a suspension mount. I
hope no-one ever puts wheels on it.
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smart51
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 10:19 PM |
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I've seen the VX chassis in the factory. A work of art. I'd have one just to look at if they made one with tidy glue! There's
zero chance of repairs though so don't ever bend one. At least with steel cars you can weld them.
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cosworthspeed10
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 10:31 PM |
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Whats wrong with "No More Nails"
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v8kid
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 10:33 AM |
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Cheap chinese tig and a tub of filler - whats the problem here?
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 10:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cosworthspeed10
Whats wrong with "No More Nails"
You Jest, but....
When i worked at DuPont, they used to have Elise Chassis in all the time from the factory, so that they could train people on how to replace sills,
panels etc. As such, they always came in bare form all gluesd and riveted with blackPU glue.
Aston Martin are the same, i was gobsmacked that there was so little in the chassis, and that it was glued and riveted together like an airoplane!
Incidentally, the elise sill repairs are also done with PU 'Glue' so the guys had about 30 seconds to fit and fettle before it set.
Really interesting to ratch the instructors at work.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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