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Originally Posted by IsaacCarlson
Keep in mind, the 3800 has NOT been installed in the car at all yet.
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Ah, OK. I didn't realise that.
Re. mid-engine conversion. A couple of things that I can think of off the top of my head:
A simple transfer of the front end of a FWD car to the rear will mean that any anti-dive in the (former-front-now-rear) suspension geometry will result in a very odd virtual centre for the anti-dive/anti-squat. It will probably be below ground and rearward of the rear wheels.
If you can't or don't want to design a suspension system from scratch, maybe match, as close as is possible, the geometry from another car with similar dimensions, weight, tire size, weight distribution and suspension design. Without checking (or knowing what the Sunfire will end up with) the exact specifications, one car that comes to mind is the mid-90's Toyota MR2. Those have struts front and rear, derived from FWD chassis.
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Originally Posted by IsaacCarlson
Re-engineer is right. I just found the SHOgun! Pretty much what I have in mind.  |
That is one of only two professional attempts at converting a FWD chassis to a road going mid-engine RWD that I can think of atm. The other one is the Giocattolo. (There are numerous more home built one offs.)
Have you found the forum thread on the guy who did the mid-engine conversion on the Integra?