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[not so mini dan]

Such a car tease (see what i did there?)

[danwebster]

Oh go on then, i'm building a.....

Placed an order for some CDS tube today....I better get some practice in with the welder.....

[mini-majic]

ohhhh so close haha

[mini93]

own tubular rear subframe? hmmmmmmmmm

[mini-majic]

rear cage incorporating subby?

[stef]

really cool car?

[not so mini dan]

Your so mean Dan

Letting down the name imo

[danwebster]

you're all correct

[not so mini dan]

So its a tubular rear-rollcage-incorporating subby??

[danwebster]

Thats the idea....time will tell if I am as capable as my brain thinks I am

[neil_g]

so spaceframed effectively?

cool project by the way

[danwebster]

Very nearly, its an idea i've had in my head for a very long time, which I put into action when I realised just how much weight there is in the rear end!

[Jammy]

I'm sure I mention that to you a while ago! I looked into it, a rear subframe is 14kg, I believe you could get that down to about 8kg by making up a CDS rear subframe that goes to all four corners, not sure if you can get rid of weight if you had a rear beam previously? Of course you could always then try and make your own CDS radius arms too!

[danwebster]

2 corners is more than enough.....thats all the beam picks up and still has the rear trailing arms on it.

ps. I have a spare beam and raduis arms complete with brakes going spare if anyones interested

[Jammy]

Thought you'd go with two corners. Although, I'm unsure how you'd use a CDS frame on two corners in a way that improves on the beam. Unless your taking influences from Z Cars, or doing away with the radius arms altogether...