DINO replica

[geeeman]

these guys are offering v accurate body and chassis replica of Dino 246GT

what running gear would fit do you think without to much hassle?

not bothered about it being italian origin.. was even thinking inline ford duratec?!


https://www.facebook.com/classic.and.sports.cars.u...

[geeeman]

apparently it is a an exact copy of the original chassis

so easy accepts ferrari power

but wil need to be modified for anything else...

[geeeman]

chassis here

looks nice

https://www.facebook.com/classic.and.sports.cars.u...

[geeeman]

yes dehavilland looks nice

but mgf running gear.. and no other engine options offered


here is the accurate to original spec chassis/body build:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.35911777...

[geeeman]

here is dehavillands chassis to accept mgf subframe

https://www.facebook.com/142529139135435/photos/a....

[geeeman]

thats true, its an option. but is a fair bit heavier than 4cyl (about 150kg vs 100)


was thinking, the r500 had about 230 bhp from 1.8 k series. How?

[geeeman]

walk around the dehavilland DVT
body looks accurate proportions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDw6QcpfAYE

[geeeman]

dehavilland chassis seems a bit weedy?

[geeeman]

so 230 bhp k series in the light weight (kevlar body option) de Havilland, sounds like a good combination

[geeeman]

ugg10 said:

The r500 is seriously stressed, make the power but way up the power band (iirc max power is at nearly 9k) and is torque light and needs both looking after (warm up, warm down) and services every 5k. Very track focussed and very expensive to buy, it is a hand built engine.

If you are set on a 4 pot, a 200hp duratec would be a much better drive (less stressed, more torque, probably quicker on the road) or even the civic type r k20 engine, an outsider wouldmbe a Renault clio 192 sport engine. If you want torque then the mazda mps engine (2.3 turboed duratec) may be interesting or at the cheap end a mk2 mr2 turbo import engine.

But as has been said rorty v6 would be my choice.

v6 would be nice.. lister bell now use the toyota 3.5 (about 300 hp standard)

apparently the duratec engine can mate to the mg gearbox, and quite a few elise have had duratec conversions done, so seems an option

[geeeman]

would the mgtf suspension be up to the job though?

Edited by geeeman on Sunday 2nd August 16:24

[geeeman]

In the end i got this!
Rather a real ginetta g16 than fake dino
Its a dare built car with 260hp cosworth duratec and weighs 580kg

[geeeman]

Skyedriver said:

Not sure on the three colours but class car. Nice.

Thanks thats the colour chosen by original owner
The roof is bare fibreglass and recently completed by Mark Walklett
This car was the prototype car at Dare which was used to make a coupe version of the G16. So this is the only one with a factory roof
Will all be repainted at some point

[geeeman]

Thanks Rene
I thought you might like it
Has targa roof panels too
Its a lovely handling car, and interesting with dogleg box and no synchro
The chassis is exactly the same as 60s g16 sports racers.