Mid-Engine C5 T-70
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Racer
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Mid engine C5 T70 7/28
Trimmed panel-twins for fit.
Finally finished edge trimming for sidepod close outs.
Now that I have the panel close I’ll drill up the uprights and start boxing the panel twins together. Then I’ll drill steering shaft setup.
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Your work is incredible! Enjoying watching your progress. Excited to see this car come to life.
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I didn't happen to see what kind of transmission that is? If you deleted the torque tube on the original drivetrain would the engine be too far forward and interfere with the driver seating position? I'm guessing you'll be adding some sort of structure to mount the seat(s) to as well?
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Racer
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Mid engine C5 T70
No timeline, it’s an engineering experiment. Engines is done, transaxle is done, suspension is done, once all the metalwork is where I want it the project goes to a friend for rollcage, then I’ll throw everything back on and begin bodywork. I’d like to have it driving next summer as a target…
transaxle is Porsche 930-Turbo inverted with LSD.
transaxle is Porsche 930-Turbo inverted with LSD.
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Racer
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Mid engine C5 T70
Some are telling me you have to powder coat this, and polish that…I’m like no, it’s a prototype. I have many, many ideas I will be trying at the project progresses so it’s white primer only…
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Racer
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Mid engine C5 T70 8/31 updates
Drilling up panel uprights and getting all the doublers cut, drilled, countersinked and ready to shoot.
Suspension is back on for good this time, hopefully the project is coming off table here this fall…
Melting Slicks
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That takes me waaay back to Formula Junior days when we used to run an inverted VW transmission with close ratio gears, mated to the Ford 105E engine. Circa 1961, IIRC. Spent that season as pit crew and transporter driver for a Junior campaigned in Britain and some European locations. Although I don't think that was strictly legal at 19 years old. Still what better thing for an automobile engineering student to be doing...apart from the obvious of course.
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I always enjoy seeing your progress. What an amazing build!
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Racer
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Mid engine C5 T70 9/8
Bent-up the outboard close outs out .063”.
Bent-up the shear-ties for both forward and aft uprights to tie vertical footwell panels to panel support…..
Now I’ve decided to fabricate a new panel and remove the original T70 panel hump. I’m moving everything about 2-inches inboard to better align pedals & steering column. The C5 has much longer A-arms so the footbox I’ve fabricated is narrower.
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4/2023 C5 T70 updates
finished the garage over winter so I can back to my project.
I have tub and bodywork in the location that I want it now. The contour of the sidepods is still wrong but nothing the old highspeed and some fiberglass won’t fix.
