Well I haven't posted much lately and the reason is that my beloved G40 sits in my garage wrecked with a broken chassis :'( . The attempts to find a replacement are not paying! (low prices but bad shaped chassis to begin with) so I was leaning towards the idea of making a G40 Arosa! Then I came across this video on Youtube and pretty much convinced me to go through with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzZCCVSJOP0&feature=related
Not saying that the Arosa has the best chassis but I believe it is going to be kinda better!
shift it into a mk4 polo then?? ...
still keeps it polo will a little update
Quote from: GR40 on April 30, 2012, 02:01:13 PM
Well I haven't posted much lately and the reason is that my beloved G40 sits in my garage wrecked with a broken chassis :'( . The attempts to find a replacement are not paying! (low prices but bad shaped chassis to begin with) so I was leaning towards the idea of making a G40 Arosa! Then I came across this video on Youtube and pretty much convinced me to go through with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzZCCVSJOP0&feature=related
Not saying that the Arosa has the best chassis but I believe it is going to be kinda better!
I bet there aint much in it. That test is at massive speed compared to what you normally see. Most cars would shit themselves at 90kmph
I was going to say, 90km/h is 66mph, that's almost 50% faster than the Euro NCAP stuff.
And even then you're talking about a scientific yardstick not real-world conditions.
My Dad had a serious accident in a Mk2 Polo breadvan, involving a stolen Vauxhall Cavalier. It spun him around in the road, buckled the roof and flattened the front end. My Dad walked away.
I think it's a bit worrying that plenty of motorists these days (not targeted at the OP) jump into a five star car and assume they'll be fine in an accident. Safer, yes, but it's still dangerous having a crash.
I would never consider completely safe in any road car ?..
always in danger!
The coupe does somewhat give me a less secure feeling than my ibiza tho..
I've got a shell up for grabs.
It looks very dramatic but the thing that kills you are the internal forces that tear up important bits on the inside. I say keep the G40 chassis, makes driving hard very exhilarating and I'm sure I back off way before I would if it was in a newer chassis.
Get a full on cage welded in there, one that goes right through to the struts nthat should help it out lots in an accident.
Quote from: Richg40 on April 30, 2012, 10:39:56 PM
I've got a shell up for grabs.
Thanks for the offer, but unfortunately I live in Greece!
Quote from: gavin.starr on May 01, 2012, 04:23:10 PM
Get a full on cage welded in there, one that goes right through to the struts nthat should help it out lots in an accident.
Then drive around in a helmet all the time to prevent being killed by a 10 mph side impact
Then drive around in a helmet all the time to prevent being killed by a 10 mph side impact[/quote]
Only if your a lanky git, Then if you have a cage or no cage your going to nearly snap you neck in a T bone either way.