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Been working further on the chassis model. . .

I've been considering a timber chassis to get my design right and not waste tubing. I happened upon a Hobby store and the craft bin had Balsa wood in assorted dimensions. I haven't used this since I built a Zeppelin model when I was 10.:drunk:. With John's (Kasper) guidance and help I am making...

I think I may have an issue with my Boxster (012) 5sp transmission, I removed the right side output flange, When I re-installed the same one back in I am able to turn the input shaft and hold the output flanges from turning. It this a normal condition? The flanges are seated all the way in and I...

The 930 CV's arrived and I am very pleased to say they match the Corvette axle's 28 inner splines like a glove. So far so good. I'm still hunting down a pair of Audi/VW 108mm output flanges to swap into the Boxster trans. There are several Wrecking yards on New York's Long Island Sound Shore. I...

Terry, just came across your post in Udo's MB6 build thread. I'm going down a similar path with the 930 cv's and was glad to hear you're having success running without c-clips on your axles. This is great news and will give me additional options. Thanks for sharing your experience. Cheers , Vinny

Ordered the Porsche 930 inner cv's today. I took apart the corvette axle beforehand to confirm that the splines on the shaft were indeed 28 count. still trying to locate a pair of VW axle flanges to match the 930 cv's. -Vinny

I was able to spend a couple of hours in the garage today, so I broke down the Corvette rear suspension into left and right assemblies on rolling dollys to make them easier to move around. Thanks to John for jumping on with advice on chassis design, its a great help to have guidance from more...

I gave this a view over the weekend and found it very interesting. Produced in 2015, I wasn't aware of the back story while making this movie which is recalled by various people who were there, such as the film crew as well as the racing crew. (Bell and Piper incl). . It was available for...

This is a new 6 foot x 2 foot advertising banner for SU Carburetors. There are 6 brass grommets installed around the edge for hanging in your garage or home shop. Note this uses the rare English spelling of 'CARBURETTERS' . Very unique display item that will add a vintage look where ever it...

Well wishes for you and Carol, All the best. Vinny

Thanks John, pm sent. Cheers Vinny

I've managed to get up the courage to post my chassis in progress pictures. As this evolves I hope to improve it with each new version. Please consider giving advice on tube placement and all areas that need additional reinforcement so far. I value everyone's vast knowledge on this forum and...

Some pics here.

Hello Graeme, that's a terrific link you posted. It will be very helpful. Thank you. . . Both suspension assemblies are here now. They are 1987 C4 front and 2001 C5 rear (Corvette).

Another bit of good news, also got an ebay note this afternoon saying I was the winning bid for a complete front suspension and rack pulled from an 87 Corvette. Should be a busy upcoming week. Cheers Vinny

When I opened my email this morning I discovered I had won an auction for a Corvette C5 rear suspension assembly. It's complete rotor to rotor minus the diff. It's a 2 hour drive to pick it up which will likely happen next week. It's a good day. Cheers Vinny

John, Thank you for posting the sizes on the tubing, I've written it in my notebook and will be calling the local steel supplier to see what he has to offer up, and they should have the equipment to bend my roll hoops too. . Russell, I was glad to read you and John were using similar size...

Any advise on choice of tubing is greatly appreciated, If I may have left out something critical needed just ask. I look forward hearing back from fellow members and starting to build this dream car of mine. All the best, Vinny

Hello to everyone here. I'm laying out my chassis for my scratch build Mercedes CLK-GTR Tribute street car and need advice on tube sizes as I want it to be strong but not too over built. I plan on using round tube for what will make up the 2 main roll bar hoops at the windshield A-pillar and...

Thank you for the warm welcome, I'm still gathering parts at the moment, I'll start a build thread with pictures once its more than a pile of parts and begins to resemble a car. All the best to everyone in 2017! -Vinny