Hi folks. New here. Here's some pictures of my last project: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2511 Anyhow, I'm scheming a new one - a track t set up for road racing with a full cage. Problem is, I don't see enough room in there for a proper set of pedals with a manual transmission and fat rollover tubing. I'm planning on building the chasis and skin myself, so theoretically I could sqeeze a few more inches out of the thing, but I don't want to kill the classic lines. Has anyone done a widebody track t? How bad (or good) would it look? While we're on the topic, if I chicken out and go fiberglass, how's the fit and finish on Speedways glass?
That car's got a great history and is part of my inspration. I just love what a bad-ass it is on the track. Practically anything else looks like a girly-man car. Which somehow reminds me. Wasn't there someone on the board who did a mid-engined track-t?
You could do a locost-like chassis and put a t-roadster body over it pretty easily. You would have to stretch it a bit since the Locost wheelbase is under 100". There are drawings on Jim McSorley's site and the +442 might fit the bill. The drawings for my chassis with a 103" WB are at the Locost enthusiasts site. Having built a Locost, I can tell you that they are very light and quick. But it would have shaved years off the build time had I just used a ladder frame like a traditional rod and simply beefed it up for more torsional rigidity. And mechanical packaging in a traditional car is a LOT easier since you don't have all those stinkin' tubes in the way. I have three pedals in mine. Most do, but there's not much room for your left foot if its not on or near the pedal. Maybe take a look a a Locust design. Ladder frame with a drop on body.
Mustangsix: I'm up on the whole Locost thing. In fact. there's a Stalker in my garage currently: http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2511 Looking for something a little different
Nice! I've talked to Dennis Brunton a number of times and he's been very helpful. His cars are very nicely done and very very quick (but you know that already!).
At the risk of doing a mutual admiration society thing here, your inline six Locost has always been a personal favorite. I seem to recall that you'd gotten sidetracked with other stuff. Is that on the road?
My "T" project is similar. It will be midget stuff from the "T" cowl/firewall forward (Iron Duke w/5-speed, midget nose/grille) and slightly widened and lengthened "T"-style body in aluminum over a birdcage-style tubular frame with full bellypan. I'll suspended it with sprint car torsion bars at all four corners and stopping will come from JFZ disc brakes all around. What you see is very preliminary....some small changes have been made. Ignore the top.
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