The Can-Am replica

[Billzilla]

Quite a long time ago, we picked up a rotary powered sports car, about half finished.
It's gone through a lot of changes, but the final plan is to fit the tub with a 1UZ V8 and a Porsche transaxle, and make it a Can-Am replica.
I'm thinking McLaren M8 like Bruce & Denny used to race.



But for the moment the tub & bodywork sit in the shed, way down the back, last on the list of things to do.
Here's the tub.

[Ben Wilson]

Bill, I assume you've seen this?

[Billzilla]

Bill, I assume you've seen this?

Yep.
Nice toy.

[edo]

Is there any of my body parts you want to let me have a go?

[Cal]

Bill, I assume you've seen this?

Never seen that before. Wow. :oh:

Cal.

[Nero]

edo make your own...would have to be cheaper than cathy?

[Zac]

Awesome projects, both of them. Love the CanAm stuff.

Surely they suffered from horrid lack of front downforce. then again, they're really only about power, lots of it.

[MickyD]

Bill, I assume you've seen this?

I'm only about 10% down the page and already I'm blown away.

[Ben Wilson]

I'm only about 10% down the page and already I'm blown away.

It just gets better....

[MickyD]

just finished reading it, that is up there where some of the best car threads I've read.
just having more of a look around the site to see if he's painted it yet.

[dirtyrex]

What happens when he crashes it?... So much metally stuff.

[edo]

edo make your own...would have to be cheaper than cathy?

Err, I have a fair idea of my limitations & that is waaaaaay beyond them. Oh, & I sincerely doubt it would be less than Cathy.

[Cal]

Perhaps if you had the labour force of a small African nation at your disposal you might go close. In the real world, that would cost a metric fuckload.

Cal.

[Ben Wilson]

What happens when he crashes it?... So much metally stuff.

He grabs a hammer and a tig and builds that bit again - One of the advantages of building everything yourself from scratch...