Spaceframe build

Some pics of Spaceframe construction

Chassis and suspension design

For the last 12 months i have been researching and designing the various aspects of the chassis and suspension. There are a huge number of factors to consider when designing a car from scratch but after many design revisions i feel i have now produced the best solution to my design requirements.

The chassis itself is a tubular high tensile steel construction throughout, fully triangulated and optimized for good torsional/beaming stiffness whilst still being lightweight.




The suspension geometry at both the front and rear has been optimised for good camber control in roll and maintains good roll-centre position throughout all bump/rebound/roll conditions. The suspension itself comprises short/long arm double wishbones with pushrod actuated, inboard coilover shocks.



All my design work is modelled using the CAD program Solidworks.

Introduction

Just a litte bit about myself to start with..

I have always been interested in cars, even from a young age. As a young lad i was taken by my father to watch all different sorts of racing. Out of all the events though, the one that interested the most was the Slverstone classic. The Jaguar XJR12, Porsche 962, Toyota Eagle MK3, Nissan 88, 89 etc etc are all for me some of the best looking race cars of all time. I chose the Mazda 787B as the basis for my car.

I didn't want to compromise the design process by using donor cars for all the parts so apart from the engine, gearbox etc i will be designing and manufacturing all other parts myself, putting my mechanical engineering degree to good use!

I have a workshop large enough to house the car throughout the build process, my milling machine, lathe and welders. I also have access to cnc milling machines and lathes at my work.