jon1 Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 now, this is probably a numptie question and bearing in mind i'm not the m,ost technically/mechanically mind person around......... Is it possible to make a VX HPC chassis into an R500 chassis?? Could Arch do this or would it be chaper to buy one and start again?? Has anyone done this? any experience?? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul McKenzie Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Get it from the horse's mouth Ring Arch and ask Bruce..he'll tell you Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFA Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Mark, What do you imagine the benefits are?? The anti-dive front geometry does nothing, all you would gain is the front mounts for a roll cage and the watts link mounts at the rear (these will make a VX turn in even worse) Ex Fat Arnie Fat by a different name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Share Posted August 23, 2004 Arnie, I was under the impression that the R500 Chassis was much lighter than the HPC variant I was hoping to get the cars weight down Reason i started to think of this is i know of one very high powered 7 out there that is basically an R500 with a highly tuned VX engine. That got me thinking of weight savings etc........ am i way off the mark?? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Mark, get some carbon wings and nosecone from Arnie (week or two by more calcs). the interior and boot from RiF, some Tillets and you will save about 40kgs. Will be chaeper than a new chassis, it's not the chassis it's the fittings. My next weight reduction programme is an ali gearbox case and cf body, sideskins and rear panel. new lightweight wheels & tyres should be here tomorrow. Car currently weighs 539 (all fluids and 1/2 tank fuel). Object is to get car below 500kgs and me below 14 stone. car will get there before me but I am trying (some say very) norman verona 1989 BDR 220bhp Mem No 2166 the full story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted August 23, 2004 Leadership Team Share Posted August 23, 2004 Norman, I am also hoping to buy an Ali gearbox case from Quaife in the next couple of months. I was considering seeing if anyone else was interested to get a bulk buy going as AMMO had some considerable success last year doing the same. What are your timescales? Regards - Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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