G40 from Bavaria

poloeatonm45 · April 18, 2011, 12:12:52 PM

love your cars it has to be said the are amazing im very interested in the 16v conversion as nowone in the uk has this done to their car as far as i am awhere so any info on how to do this would be of great assistance as i am intending on building a 1.5 16v g60 at some point in the future

steven

ChrisG · April 19, 2011, 11:22:23 AM

Quote from: Jezza-7 on April 15, 2011, 10:52:34 AM
Welcome. Very impressive car you have.

The wishbones that you made are interesting too. I wonder if it would be better than a subframe?

Some good power your putting out on the 16v, what was the engine from?

Hi Jezza,

there`s a subframe too. So the front and rear fix point is matched by a subframe (Unterfahrschutz). Without subframe the system would be much to weak.

Christian

ChrisG · April 19, 2011, 11:24:02 AM

Quote from: Varley on April 15, 2011, 05:00:02 PM
WOW!

Welcome to the forum, some serious kit going on there!

Are they both still 1272cc or have you increased the bore and/or stroke?

The 8V is 1380ccm and the 16V is 1421ccm

Christian

ChrisG · April 19, 2011, 11:30:53 AM

This weekend there has been a Racing Slalom Event at the airport Eggenfelden. Pics in action will come soon.

Christian

cheddarcheese · April 19, 2011, 06:08:24 PM

Sweet keep the pictures coming loving this!

Ä‘uro · April 20, 2011, 01:56:53 PM

Chris,

what do you hv with G-lader doctor ?

ChrisG · April 20, 2011, 09:40:55 PM

Wolfgang Zwießler sponsored me when I did
hillclimb racing in Gruppe H from 1995 to 2003. He doesn`t live in Germany since a couple of years. The sticker on the wing and the wing is from the 16V. So the telephone number doesn`t exist any longer - but it remembers me at the old days....

Fred · April 24, 2011, 09:46:48 AM

Very nice work Chris.
A man who`s already got my heart.
Those wishbones and subframe setup are along the lines of what i
had in mind for mine.
I have simular drawings.
Is that a Alternator belt used to hang the Exhaust back box.

So glad you posted all this here as it`s inspiration to us all.

Many Thanks!

Regards, Fred.

ChrisG · April 28, 2011, 09:15:10 AM

Thank`s a lot Fred,

yes thats an alternator belt under the exhaust. Many years ago one of the suspension rubbers broke and I had to stop race. With that belt I`m always at the shure side

Christian

ChrisG · April 28, 2011, 09:24:14 AM

Here two pics from the Rennslalom Eggenfelden 2011