not a prob, thanks for your help.
not a prob, thanks for your help.
I have some just looking now
Thanks for that. Its pretty tight as expected.
Would you have to run ford hubs, suspension and brakes all round?
What steering box?
shouldn't see why? I'd run std fronts, with cv in and tightend up to stop bearings fooking up, rears you should get away with maybe omega hubs? could posibly convert to an independent rear suspension set up? Maybe mate in the rear floor pan off a cav and runa cav turbo rear diff set up? that would provide independent rear suspensiona nd keep the vauxhall hubs etc
Not taking any credit away from Austin as his job is fantastic but I doubt it would be that hard. Its down to pure balls to give it a try, and depends on how well you want finished article to be, Hardest part in my opinion and my favorite part of Austins is the folding front end.
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It just came to me that a nova 2dr saloon deserves to be rear wheel drive! I'll get it running on the r1 carbs this winter and have fun in it next summer then take it off the road next autumn and go for it I think!
I've got a welder now so can take bits in place and get my mate to bring his commercial jobbie down to finish weld. Just trial and error really. I'd look to go more space framed than what austin has, drawing inspiration from some of the golf threads I've seen recently.
Would I have to change to a different sump too?
Not really. The FWD Sump is designed to allow the Manifold to pass through it. On a RWD the engine sits 90 different to the FWD car so the Manifold doesnt pass under the Sump, but runs along side it.
Unless you have a cross member under the engine, you're alright. Might I suggest an IRS set up similiar to that of a Calibra? Either that or get a Manta A rear end set up. Chevettes are narrow but their diff set up etc isnt exactly ideal.
What engine you want to run?
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Would be an XE on bike carbs.
I think its either gonna be go down the route of running the full mk1/2 escort running gear with fixed axle or using cav/cally IRS setup and wide tracking the rear to suit.
Or could go spaceframe and use a more custom irs setup.
Manta B 1800 box and a Manta A back end. Minimal work compaired to Space Framing and an IRS Set up. That said, theres a lot of work in the rear of the car to get it all working. My advice, buy a scrapped Chevette shell to donate the rear floor pan and the majority Transmission tunnel.
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