Scaffolding poles + old VW bits + Rotary engine....

[anonymous-user]

mmmm, big bearing'd hub porn...... ;-) Lovely!

[PhillipM]

Just needs an ABS sensor, eh?

[PaulG40]

Fantastic build! It'll be an absolute rocketship now!


BTW Max Torque - I remember your amazing SEAT you were working on years ago, do you still have it??, work in progress??? Surely you need a build thread on here?

[PhillipM]

It'll be feisty, it wasn't exactly sluggish before


I actually ran some rough sims just to see what the weight transfer/rear tyre loadings were like, and the initial aim of 300 to the rear wheels looks like a sensible target to be honest. The full 500bhp+ will probably never get dialed in unless we do some serious work to get traction, as it would still be spinning the rear wheels even flat chat in top gear at 135mph+, that's a lot more stress, heat and wear for a car that can't even deploy it!

Edited by PhillipM on Wednesday 19th June 23:43

[chuntington101]

Phil, can you not just fit bigger (wider) rear wheels?

[PhillipM]

Not as much help as you'd imagine, although a little wider would be nice

But there's not much room for those either!

[chuntington101]

How about just doubling them up like the Grass track guys do?

[PhillipM]

Not allowed, and it still doesn't solve the issue of there being no room

We just had a bit of a shock with our machining bill so it looks like work will have to stop for a little while anyway

Edited by PhillipM on Thursday 20th June 13:15

[rhinochopig]

What about a half track Now THAT would attract some attention.

[PhillipM]

It's not the first time i've wondered about something similar to that Ripsaw tracked tank thing...

[PhillipM]

Okay, sold a few old bits off and we're back in business, picked up the rest of the engine/logging sensors and plugs today, and also had the En14 stubs machined for the rear arms which the uprights bolt onto, so we can crack on with those now too.

Few weeks and it should go 'vrooom'.

Then we have to strip it all back down again for paint and reassembly after everything is trued up. Bah.

[PhillipM]

New rear discs being cut as we speak, little larger than the old ones but the same weight:

[SonicShadow]

So, it seems the thread title could do with a small update

[vesparider]

This is easily in the top five readers rides threads. Cannot wait to see the buggy finished and tearing up a field

[dredge]

PhillipM said:

New rear discs being cut as we speak, little larger than the old ones but the same weight:

Why the strange (to my eyes) shape?

[PhillipM]

SonicShadow said:

So, it seems the thread title could do with a small update

Hmm, perhaps, there's still some rotary bits in the supercharger and sump pump, do they count?

[PhillipM]

dredge said:

Why the strange (to my eyes) shape?

We get the odd stone/debris stuck between the backing plates of the pads and the discs, the inner and outer cutouts will just help clear that debris, helps shed water, etc too.

Anyway, jig for the rear arms is finished, so should have a full arm mocked up shortly.

[RobCrezz]

I love that you have a supercharger off of a v8 on a 4 pot

[PhillipM]

Best place for it

[chuntington101]

RobCrezz said:

I love that you have a supercharger off of a v8 on a 4 pot

I like the fact the the supercharger moves approx 1.8 ltr of air per rev! Nothin g like having a supercharger nearly as big as your engine! Lol