SEAT Ibiza - rwd turbo

[PhillipM]

I gave up on trying endplate mounts for the wing on the buggy - nowhere to go to - and went back to the old pair of twin pillars in the centre, and some feckorf big seperate endplates.

[anonymous-user]

I'm trying to avoid "Underslung" central pillars for aero reasons, but it's proving tricky to get a nice shape that is also going to be aerodynamically efficient so far. More Cardboard Aided Engineering required tomorrow........

[PhillipM]

Yes, that's the reason I was trying to avoid them, but in the end the alternatives ended up worse!

[Turn7]

Top job OP, I love RWD cars, and making current stuff RWD as well as mad is to be saluted....

[joehirth]

How did I miss this!?

I haven't seen it on SCN either

Fantastic car and after a couple of minutes of reading it's already becoming an inspiration for what I'm trying to achieve with my mark 3 Beeza.

Hats off to you. Look forward to it being fully finished.

[renaultgeek]

just read all of this. Sweet mother of jaysus.

[anonymous-user]

renaultgeek said:

just read all of this. Sweet mother of jaysus.

Amazing what you can knock up in a small garage with just, oh, 10 years of effort....... ;-)

[Carma]

I love the end plate mounting could you lengthen the attachment footprint and reduce the material thickness as it bends in towards the hatch? I know very little about aerodynamics but aesthetically the end supports is the way to go for me!
Brilliant work!!!

[Xtriple129]

Just read this, start to finish. Initial reaction to the first post was: 'm'eh!' While I'd never be so rude as to post what TBC did, that was pretty much my thoughts as well. I thought it looked 'okay' but I'm not really a fan of big wheels and bodykits...

Then the second post and I thought, 'this guys a dreamer!'

Er, how furking wrong can you be?

The op and this project are both utterly amazing. The attention to detail and forethought that has gone into this defies belief, the quality of the work itself is just pure automotive porn.

I really do not have the words to describe how much in awe I am of the car and the builder. Just one question: are you married? If so, you must have the worlds most tolerant wife!

[CamMoreRon]

Max_Torque said:

I'm trying to avoid "Underslung" central pillars for aero reasons, but it's proving tricky to get a nice shape that is also going to be aerodynamically efficient so far. More Cardboard Aided Engineering required tomorrow........

Why not top mount it via some pylons mounted to the top of the boot lid - similar-ish to the newer DTM cars?

You need bigger end plates, too!

[GravelBen]

Max_Torque said:

I'm trying to avoid "Underslung" central pillars for aero reasons, but it's proving tricky to get a nice shape that is also going to be aerodynamically efficient so far. More Cardboard Aided Engineering required tomorrow........

Inpsiration for you!







Sorry, as you were... (that thing is actually far quicker than it looks, 4wd with a mid mounted 400+bhp SR20)

Edited by GravelBen on Saturday 3rd May 00:27

[PhillipM]

Some nice pillars straight down the rear of the car and mounted to the rear hubs with some tube...;)

[chuntington101]

PhillipM said:

Some nice pillars straight down the rear of the car and mounted to the rear hubs with some tube...;)

If you are going to do that you may as well do a undertray connected to the wheels also! there was a guy in the US trying to do it and make the diffuser 'blown' as well!

[PhillipM]

There you go, problem solved Max, crack on.

[neiljohnson]

Max_Torque said:

it's "useable" right now.......... Sort of........... no really it is........ Sort of......... ;-)

I really would love to see this, not sure whereabouts in the country you are but if you bring it to me when its going i'll mot it for free

[rohrl]

What's wrong with the SEAT rally car spoiler as shown on page one Max?

[anonymous-user]

PhillipM said:

There you go, problem solved Max, crack on.

Righto, message received, i'm going out to the garage and i might be some time........ ;-)

(to be fair, i was hoping to make some that looked a little more "styled" rather than a spoiler that looked like it fell off a jumbo, via a branch of furniture world, straight onto the back of the car

[anonymous-user]

rohrl said:

What's wrong with the SEAT rally car spoiler as shown on page one Max?

"fwd" spoiler to all intense and purposes. ie low drag,designed to balance the car at higher speeds in terms of rear tyre load.

My car, with a lot more power than the works rally car, and delivered to the rear wheels, needs a bit more "Help" than that!

[PhillipM]

Max_Torque said:

rather than a spoiler that looked like it fell off a jumbo, via a branch of furniture world, straight onto the back of the car

Sounds like mine, 2 nails and it's mounted!

[anonymous-user]

PhillipM said:

Max_Torque said:

rather than a spoiler that looked like it fell off a jumbo, via a branch of furniture world, straight onto the back of the car

Sounds like mine, 2 nails and it's mounted!

And i guess, you could also use it as an "occasional" table too??? ;-)