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Old June 19th 2006, 22:35
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my 56 money pit

the body have the channels removed and a metal bead instead of the plstic guard beading.

I,m using a 74 pan but removing the front and using a Mitshubishi L300 front end



this allows me to use the front disc & 7" wheels t comply with road laws in Victoria Australia it will be channelled 40mm higher to lower car and keep wheel geometry.
I,ll be welding in a complete 944 rear end 60mm higher for the same reasons as the front.

rear brakes honda NSX stud pattern allows better selection of wheels front the same stud pattern

gearbox porsche 915 .

wheels will be 18,s rear & 17,s front.
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Old June 19th 2006, 22:45
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here is the body and more pics





I,llbe using 27mm diam 21" long torsin bars so I can move the gearbox forward 60mm.A brake pedalbox dual brake master cylinders ,hydraulic clutch and accelerator pedal.
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Old June 20th 2006, 01:12
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wow looks like you will have your work cut out for the next few years keep us posted , looks like it is going to be really interesting
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Definitely keep us updated on this one

What engine do you plan on running?

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Old June 20th 2006, 03:53
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Hi 56oval,

nice project.

Saw that you will be working with 915 gearbox. If you need short nose cone, front/rear mounting, axle flanges 100 mm,... ---> then have a look on www.bugat5speed.de

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Old June 20th 2006, 05:21
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bug@5speed

Martin is your web site in english yet I,ve logged on a few times.
Motor that is the question ej20,er33,13bt,type4 turbo or 2.7 ltr.
I,ll get the pan sorted first if I go with late jap the engineer wants a torsion test done .bought the honda nsx front brakes today .

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Old June 20th 2006, 09:57
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I like that you have a plan. I, too, would like to see the progress as it happens.
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Can you provide some additional detail about your front suspension. What body style did it come from? I'm guessing a truck? What it the distance between the wheel mounting flanges? Great project, let's see more progress!
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Old June 21st 2006, 07:50
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the front end is out of a 1984 Mitsubishi L300 van Hot rodders in Australia have used them.The other front end I thought of was Fiat 124cc .
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Old June 22nd 2006, 14:28
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It's going to be a great project! I just stumbled onto this, nice to have you in the loony bin!

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Old June 24th 2006, 06:25
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front honda nsx brakes




these are the front calipers tomatch the rear.
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Old July 13th 2006, 20:59
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the jig

this is the jig to hold things in place when cuting and welding



the plates on the end have the original end cap holes drilled 60mm higher so I can weld in the 944 torsion tube .
[IMG]http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g158/malcolm_05/37d99718.jpg[/IMG

Cheers Malcolm.
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Old July 13th 2006, 21:02
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out with the old in with the new


the end plate hole locate in the same position

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Malcolm,
is the 944 torsion tube exactly the same length?
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same width as super beetle and the steel arms are the same except for the longer axle & larger drive flange.you could do the same with the orignal torsion tube ,but in australia road adrs are a pain and using 944 rear helps me out.

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