tbh, it sounds a lot easier than fitting bearings in a flail mower ground roller that we use for clearing rough grassland on the front of our 200 hp tractor..... the torque tube is unlikely to bend & need a couple of hours with the gas before the bearings can be removed...
porsche appear to reckon it is unfixable, but the yank forums are full of how to strip & re bearing them...
Originally Posted by mowgli
Have you found a link?
Also, another reason mine cant go any further back is the R1 carb clearance!
i just googled 'porsche torque tube' & tons of stuff appeared
with the hole you have chopped in it, a little more boxing in won't hurt, surely.....
The angle they come out (see previous pics) there's not a great deal more room.
this is the trouble with turning round an engine.. did you set it up slanted to the left, to mimic the fwd layout, or upright?? this might sound silly, but the carbs need angling up to make the floats etc work right, but why not angle them forward too?? for a spot of clearance....
i reckon you could get the engine way further back, and then move the seating position back too, think mid 90's btcc.. you said you didn't think it would be roadgoing....
The manifold has been designed for a vertical engine and the floats as they should be. I could go a touch further back but it depends how low I can get the engine. Also what impact will it have on airflow?
I'm already putting the seats right back so the backs are basically inline with the b pillar and run a floor mounted pedal box.
looking at the floorpan pic, it does look like it could go a touch lower..... could you chop the sump down or fit a carlton? one? what front suspension are you planning on using? the porsche stuff?
Sump will either be big wing sump like carlton etc or a westfield type which is just a flat shallow rectangle. I'd prefer the latter as its not far off dry sump territory in respect to depth so I could run lower but depends on rack position. I'll building the car back forwards so will worry about that then.
Front suspension will be complete spaceframe setup with custom double wishbone and using manta hubs.
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