And what about that Toyota MR2???
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letterman7
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*hmmm* What year? I think almost all of them were unibody - extreme cutting down to the floorpan and drivetrain would seriously compromise it's strength. Not to say you couldn't use it's parts on a tube frame, of course..
Wasn't there one for sale four or five years ago on eBay on the east coast that had a MR2 underneath? I'll have to see if I still saved the photos... it never sold, of course, the seller stating the ubiquitous "needs completed".
Wasn't there one for sale four or five years ago on eBay on the east coast that had a MR2 underneath? I'll have to see if I still saved the photos... it never sold, of course, the seller stating the ubiquitous "needs completed".
ydeardorff
New member
I think the first check on any possible donor is going to be the wheelbase.
But yes, like rick said uni-body cars aren't made to be hacked up like that. Once you take out the cars strength its gonna go galloping Gertie on ya.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw[/ame]
The only way to prevent that is to weld back in very large and very heavy reinforcements.
To my knowledge the best avenue for these cars if your wanting a modern drive train is going to Subaru route.
That gives you two options:
Buy one of daves chassis for a mid engine setup or,
Install it as a rear engine and use a Porsche 911 trans, or flipped internals on a suby trans.
But yes, like rick said uni-body cars aren't made to be hacked up like that. Once you take out the cars strength its gonna go galloping Gertie on ya.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw[/ame]
The only way to prevent that is to weld back in very large and very heavy reinforcements.
To my knowledge the best avenue for these cars if your wanting a modern drive train is going to Subaru route.
That gives you two options:
Buy one of daves chassis for a mid engine setup or,
Install it as a rear engine and use a Porsche 911 trans, or flipped internals on a suby trans.
ydeardorff
New member
Rather than run the fuel cell down the central tube what about this?
The F1 uses a central fuel cell. If you were to move a portion of the rear tub wall forward, and re glass it you'd have a nice centralized place for a fuel cell in between the wheels centralizing the weight.
You'd need a heat shield to protect it from the engine parts. But most often this space behind the seats is wasted anyway by most owners.
The F1 uses a central fuel cell. If you were to move a portion of the rear tub wall forward, and re glass it you'd have a nice centralized place for a fuel cell in between the wheels centralizing the weight.
You'd need a heat shield to protect it from the engine parts. But most often this space behind the seats is wasted anyway by most owners.
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letterman7
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*thumbs up* That's the one I was thinking of!