Chassis and suspension geometry

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Feb 03, 10 5:49 pm

Pussy-wagon

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Wed Feb 03, 10 5:57 pm

Is this a race car or a grocery getter Ivor

got a nice little motor here that'll wake it up a bit

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Feb 03, 10 6:08 pm

Ivor wrote:It's running a suregrip and the power output will be around the 550 bhp mark...the target weight all up is 3,200lbs.

why so heavy in a little car like that ivor ??????????

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Feb 03, 10 6:08 pm

Pete wrote:Pussy-wagon

now i would be part off that team,

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Feb 03, 10 6:18 pm

http://www.tarantino.info/wiki/index.ph ... Wagon1.jpg

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Feb 03, 10 6:32 pm

Well, at least Ivor can get some old skool lettering for that on the sides

Consider your car officially named

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Feb 04, 10 10:58 am

Cannonball wrote:
why so heavy in a little car like that ivor ??????????

I can be a complete nob sometimes, bit of a miss type there, that's heavier than the stock car!

The target weight is 2,200 lbs.

As far as the power output is concerned, I think I'm probabaly being a bit conservative, a well sorted 500 stroker, should make 550 quite easily I reckon, but any guesses would help...anyway, I don't mind driving a pussy wagon...I might even put a nice furry interior in it

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Feb 04, 10 11:36 am

If I can make 550hp with just a mild solid cam and mild port job on a stock stroke Ivor I am sure you can do better than that.

But 550 will still get you mid 10s if you are that light and stay off the pies.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Feb 04, 10 11:46 am

Yep, become a bit of a pie eater recently Dave...I think I might have to do a press up this weekend...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Feb 04, 10 2:22 pm

Ivor wrote:[ I don't mind driving a pussy wagon...I might even put a nice furry interior in it

Does that mean you would have to check the power output on a Gyno??

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Thu Feb 04, 10 6:29 pm

Ivor wrote:Yep, become a bit of a furry pie eater recently Dave...I think I might have to do a press up this weekend...

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Thu Feb 04, 10 6:45 pm

2200 lbs ??

That`s super light Ivor

What`s the plan bodywork wise to get it to that ??

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Feb 04, 10 6:55 pm

Our Dart weighed in (factual, not guessing) at 2838lbs with no driver.
Glass fenders , no inner fenders, steel doors, no lexan, glass bumpers , glass boot lid, chassis connectors, cage. And no paint.

I think you have a challenge on your hands, especially if you are going to run ladder bars AND leaf springs...

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Feb 04, 10 7:41 pm

Pete wrote:Our Dart weighed in (factual, not guessing) at 2838lbs with no driver.
Glass fenders , no inner fenders, steel doors, no lexan, glass bumpers , glass boot lid, chassis connectors, cage. And no paint.

I think you have a challenge on your hands, especially if you are going to run ladder bars AND leaf springs...

i would not think that you could get any mopar that light with a stock floorpan and chassis etc maybe 2450

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Feb 05, 10 9:05 am

When you consider a full weight big block A body tips the scales at around 3400lb, that's a lot of weight to get out. You will struggle to get it under 2800lb IMO. The early A bodies are the lightest of all so you've got a head start, but you will have to be totally anal about weight loss to get a streetable big block non chassis car under the 2800lb mark.