Hey Guys :-)
I'm guessing this is an older question for many of you but bare with me and I'll tell you my story!
I am developing a budget kit car in the Ariel Atom genre which I intend to market in the US this year.
You can see a little bit here... http://www.flickr.com/cheapracer
Based on factors such as budget, performance, weight etc. I reckon your GM V6 fits the build very well but I have a problem. I am an Ozzie and we simply don't have the front wheel drive transverse V6 here and until recently, I hadn't even seen one. (Our biggest selling car here is the V6 3800 GM Holden Commodore but it's rear wheel drive).
Locally there is 2 transverse V6's being junked, a Pontiac Trans Sport and a Chev Lumina APV which are very rare here.
I want to develop basic engine mounts, trans mounts and suspension and need to know the following so/if I can use the above van items for jigging...
Is the basic block the same for all the transverse V6's so as I can make up mounts?
Is the auto trans mount placement the same as a manual?
Are the CV shaft lengths the same?
Are the CV inners the same for auto and manual as well as the shaft's length?
Are the brakes the same on the van as another GM sedan or/and is the van fairly common to find parts for at wrecking yards in the States? - maybe I can just base everything around the van's mechanicals, any problems foreseen with that?
Again sorry as they may seem like simpleton questions to those who see them everyday!
Mark :-)
I'm guessing this is an older question for many of you but bare with me and I'll tell you my story!
I am developing a budget kit car in the Ariel Atom genre which I intend to market in the US this year.
You can see a little bit here... http://www.flickr.com/cheapracer
Based on factors such as budget, performance, weight etc. I reckon your GM V6 fits the build very well but I have a problem. I am an Ozzie and we simply don't have the front wheel drive transverse V6 here and until recently, I hadn't even seen one. (Our biggest selling car here is the V6 3800 GM Holden Commodore but it's rear wheel drive).
Locally there is 2 transverse V6's being junked, a Pontiac Trans Sport and a Chev Lumina APV which are very rare here.
I want to develop basic engine mounts, trans mounts and suspension and need to know the following so/if I can use the above van items for jigging...
Is the basic block the same for all the transverse V6's so as I can make up mounts?
Is the auto trans mount placement the same as a manual?
Are the CV shaft lengths the same?
Are the CV inners the same for auto and manual as well as the shaft's length?
Are the brakes the same on the van as another GM sedan or/and is the van fairly common to find parts for at wrecking yards in the States? - maybe I can just base everything around the van's mechanicals, any problems foreseen with that?
Again sorry as they may seem like simpleton questions to those who see them everyday!
Mark :-)
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