WIDE ARCH 900 KITS

[BIRDIEMANGO]

OK GUYS,THINGS HAVE BEEN A BIT QUIET THIS END,AS LIFE HAS GOT IN THE WAY,AGAIN.........

BUT I WAS IN THE LOFT,LAST WEEKEND.....GETTING SOME XMAS DECORATIONS DOWN,AND FOUND THE 'FIBREGLASS' WINGS AGAIN.....

A FEW MONTHS BACK I ALSO GOT ROUND TO FINALLY SCRAPPING ANOTHER 2DR 99,TO MAKE SOME ROOM......BUT I HAD TO STORE ALL THE 'GOOD' BITS IN THE BACK OF THE BLACK 3 DOOR 99 TURBO

SO GIVING THE MATTER SOME THOUGHT,THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE(YOURS PASSENGER) WILL NEED REPLACING DUE TO (LONG AGO) ACCIDENT DAMAGE.......

AND THE CAR WILL NEED TO GET PULLED ON THE BODY JIG......

SO WHILST I AM CHOPPING EVERYTHING OUT,IT WILL BE INTERESTING SEE WHAT'S BEHIND.....

MY IDEA,IS TO BUILD A 'BIG WING' HILLCLIMB/SPRINT CAR FROM THIS SHELL....

THE FRONT WINGS ARE QUITE BADLY BASHED ABOUT,SO REALLY COULD DO WITH REPLACING ANYWAY.......SO I WAS THINKING OF REMOVING THEM COMPLETLEY,AND RUNNING A LENGTH OF SQUARE STEEL STUBING,MAYBE 3/4 INCH,FROM THE 'A' POST ALONG THE TOP OF THE WING LINE,TO MATE UP WITH THE FRONT PANEL,FOR THE FRONT FIBREGLASS WINGS TO ATTACH TO...?

ALSO THE REAR QTRS,I COULD CUT OUT TO LIGHTEN A LITTLE(AS PER PHOTO),ASSUMING THAT STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY WOULD NOT BE COMPROMISED.......AS IT IS ONLY AN OUTER SKIN.....

IN MODERN CARS,THE REAR QTR SUPPLIES VERY LITTLE,IF ANY STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY,IT IS SIMPLY SOMETHING TO COVER UP THE WHEEL,AND FASTEN SOME SHINY TRIM AND THE BUMPER TO.....

I REALLY DON'T WAN'T TO BE ADDING THE WEIGHT OF THE FIBREGLASS WINGS,TO AN ALREADY HEAVY BODYSHELL,WITHOUT SOME ''BALANCE'' IN TO THE EQUATION......

[Geoff]

I think that sounds like a good use for a somewhat bashed car in need of love.
Do the 900 wide front fenders fit to the 99 well enough?

[SwedeSport]

I think you'll be ok cutting off fenders and quarters if you cage it.

[BIRDIEMANGO]

HELLO SWEDESPORT,

EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS,ARE THEY PART OF A 'PROJECT BUILD'.......?

LOOKS LIKE FIBREGLASS PANELS WERE USED.ALL OVE?

WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE.......?

I WAS THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF A MULTIPOINT CAGE......

GEOFF,THE REAR QTR WIDE WINGS,WILL FIT STRAIGHT ON,BUT THE FRONT WIDE WINGS WILL REQUIRE SOME CUTTING AND SHAPING......

[SwedeSport]

Not my car....


The photos come from the Plastskarmar Facebook page. I believe they are Vacuum formed polycarbonate panels that are attached to the car to form a skin. They use the car for Swedish rallycross.