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11th Jul, 2006 at 05:09:43pm

can i make a beam axel from a rear subframe?

how to lighten my shell as much as possible? whats the best methods,

what do you use to cut holes in the body like the rear valence or bonnet & door frames, i have holesaws is this the tool for the job, many thanks

Edited by clubminiflip on 11th Jul, 2006.

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11th Jul, 2006 at 05:55:31pm

On 11/07/2006 17:09:43 clubminiflip said:
can i make a beam axel from a rear subframe?


no, but you can do what you are thinking. A beam axle is something completly different (solid beam between the wheels). You can remove the the rear of the subframe and just use the healboard part to mount the radius arms. You will also need to put extra mounts on the healboard.

On 11/07/2006 17:09:43 clubminiflip said:
how to lighten my shell as much as possible? whats the best methods,

what do you use to cut holes in the body like the rear valence or bonnet & door frames, i have holesaws is this the tool for the job, many thanks


best way to lightness is replace metals with lighter vesions and remove all the non-unitary bits. Get to Avon at the weekend and have a sniff around carl austins and paul wigintons cars, these are very light.

I used a hole saw to great effect on my car.

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11th Jul, 2006 at 06:23:07pm

you'll need a sharp eye to spot the lightness on pauls

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11th Jul, 2006 at 06:35:06pm

If you strip a subframe down, you'll find the radius arms and brake drums are most of the weight.

If you cut the rear part of the subframe off the heal board you'll find it weighs fook all compared to the rest of it!

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