space frame?

[lj]

anyone on here doen this or know a place thats done a nova, would love to do this and trying to work out the best way, pay someone or have a go myself. anyone got plans for a space frame they've built of can help?


cheers

[Stoo]

search AustinNova

he built a space framed, longitudinally mounted, flip fronted RWD nova!!! :thumb:

[mikey14sr]

Austin's was only 'framed at the front, with bits of mk2 escort welded in elsewhere iirc.

PPC did a series a while back about space-framing a mk1 escort, was a fairly good guide imo.

[garyc]

It sounds like you want to speak to someone like winning line (Alan Weston) who do a lot of class 6 autograss cars. The space frame the front and back, nowadays in micras as they weigh nowt. check out the pictures on this link http://www.micra.org.uk/showthread.php?t=10187 I think most of the up front running gear they use is Vauxhall.

[mikey14sr]

Yeah the class6 boy's are quite good at it. Bogg Brothers' have been working on a micra on and off for a few years now, very impressive tubework, and it's all based around very nice XE in the front, but just FWD. Dave (the founder of the garage), reckons it'll do a lot better as a track car than a grasser.

[lj]

cheers fellas, i'll look into them. alot of work but how much lighter would it end up being....