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Hi everyone. What is the difference in track width and wheelbase on a H series tonner compared to a sedan. Would the tonner chassis fit under a sedan shell (albeit with extensive rear floor mods) and would it be possible to register such a combo in victoria. If not is it still a feasible way to stiffen up the shell for a bit of racing. Thanks in advance...
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Track is identical. Sedan/wagon/statesman front rails are identical to ute/van/tonner. The commercial chassis simply have the sedan/wagon/statesman front rails welded to a rear 1/2 chassis.
Diff widths are also identical.
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I agree with Byron's post above. Also, don't forget to add a rear swaybar too.
Just for the record, in the HQ - WB ranges, the sedan's wheelbase is 111", the Wagon/Ute/Van/Stateman wheelbase is 114" and the Tonner's wheelbase is 120.4" (Yes, I know the
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If you ever consider using a one tonner chassis under anything, it is vital you fully understand the design principles behind this type of chassis. The centre section between the front and rear suspensions consist of little more than two skinny r
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Thanks everyone for the good advice, it was just an idea I had kicking around for a while. The racing i'm contemplating is more the straight line type so replacing the leaves with a proper four link would have been a must. The reasoning behind the commerc
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Then use a tonner or ute with a 4-link conversion.
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Have you got a car yet, or just toying with ideas atm?
If you just want to build a Sat nite special that you can get registered and go for a bit of a drive plus some quick 1/4mile trips, I'd go for a one tonner.
Reasons: Larger engines legally, No whee
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The old tonner sure wins out in a lot of ways. Sandman it looks like your Caltracs and your 28 inch slicks work well for you. I like the 1.6 60 ft time. The LC did a best of 1.595 once. It averaged 1.6 times and that was a nice light car and a 351 xt sdn
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HQSS, Thats a pretty quick LC.
Best 1/8th mile time for the van was 7.20 @ 98mph. That was Easter last yr. I've been chasing a few electrical gremlins since then, but due to work etc I haven't had much spare time.
Just another year has dissapeared on m
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Hi everybody, I have a sedan at the moment, it went 8.19 and 89mph on the eighth with 3.55 gears, with 4.11 it went 7.95 and 87mph on a 39 deg. day. The main reason for the chassis conversion is one of engine size legality. If I want to run a blown/turbo
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I see your engine liked the extra revs John it pulled the ET down a bit.On a cooler day it should run heaps faster if its got the fuel in it.Sandman from your 113 mph if your van weighs in at around 4000lbs ? the Moroso says it has around 440HP.My HQ sdn
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That LC is real quick. What engine did you have in that. If it picked up the .15 that it lost in the 60ft with the 200HP kit, it would have run an easy 10.
Do you still go racing?? and where are you at?
I didn't think my van would go 4000lbs. I'll hav
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