My quest to design and build a mid-engined sports racer from scratch. It will comprise of many newly fabricated components along with repurposed parts from other vehicles such as the 2.5 Turbo engine from a Volvo 850 the running gear from Mazda Mx5 and the driveshafts from a sierra xr4x4. The body work is the only thing I have purchased and even that will be extensively modified and a complete front section made from a mould. Wish me luck.

Friday, 25 March 2011

Using Sierra outer stub axles and Volvo 850 inner shafts and CV meant that I would have to make or have made hybrid driveshafts.  For the purposes of setup I decided to cut, sleeve and weld the shafts that I had.  When I have decided on a final track width I can use the cut and shut shafts as an exact pattern for a driveshaft shop to produce.
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