Kit cars, mx5s and previous owned cars

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:14:45 PM

Quote from: Grant Monkhouse on July 23, 2015, 09:11:36 PM
Why? What ratio was he after? Racing beat have a few available

cant remember think 4.7... geared for acceleration.

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:15:13 PM

I'm sure RB do up too a 5.1

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:17:07 PM

Nah they don't just checked. Defo do for rx's

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:21:17 PM

your engine mounts on centre iron?

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:21:43 PM

Yup. Same as rx8 aren't they?

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:25:29 PM

no mine are on housings ..like a wishbone.....would not be a prob. should fit sweet.

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:26:36 PM

Roughly same position from what I can make out. Some nice little simple mounts easy to make

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:30:35 PM

dont need the gizmos...strip it right out cheap acewell digi dash. power steering is standalone. really doable on a budget mainly unbolting and making a pile of bits

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:31:50 PM

All the stuff under the dash must weigh a lot, all the AC and heating gubbins

clive · July 23, 2015, 09:31:57 PM

Quote from: boosted on July 23, 2015, 09:12:21 PM
dunno if Clive weighbridged his? should be about the same.....

On my must do list,

I must admit I towed the RX-4 on my trailer a few weeks ago and it felt heavier than the Race car

Grant Monkhouse · July 23, 2015, 09:33:55 PM

Rx4s were supposed to be 1150kg iirc? But Ray told Me He had his weighed and it was 960kg

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:36:52 PM

pcm does everything...windows stereo ac central locking etc but it can stay wires dont weigh much. just unbolt. i know the drawings well !!!!!

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:37:32 PM

right ! you reckon rx8 then?

$:-\$

boosted · July 23, 2015, 09:40:59 PM

Quote from: clive on July 23, 2015, 09:31:57 PM
Quote from: boosted on July 23, 2015, 09:12:21 PM
dunno if Clive weighbridged his? should be about the same.....

On my must do list,

I must admit I towed the RX-4 on my trailer a few weeks ago and it felt heavier than the Race car

local scrap yard should be able todo...like when you wiegh in a car....

clive · July 23, 2015, 09:41:33 PM

I thought the thread would go a bit more like this

Here is a picture of my first car which I tried to learn to drive in when I was 11 or 12 ------------------didn't go too well on the first attempt.

I managed to drive it into the woods at the back of my home and on the first straight it wobbled about -------------and fell over-------------I then found it had plate glass windows----------------it was obviously far too fast for me

and maybe still is !!