deon chassis

[thecarbuilder246]

Hi all

I did try and contact the guy but the locost site just wouldn't let me join and I
was beaten to it!! But hopefully the new owner will supply me the sizes I need.

Ian

[rossnzwpi]

Hey, did you manage to get the measurements you needed?
That body/chassis on the locost site looks great. I would have bought it if I'd been in the UK. That chassis shows someone's (Classic Replicas'?) answer to the high sills - beefier at base and low longitudinal member with short angled gussets at each end of the door. They've also angled in the sides of the central tunnel and made it lower.
I wonder what front uprights they've used - they appear to have ball joints top and bottom and a 5 stud hub. It could be a FIAT Dino hub on the original Fiat 124/5 upright with 5 x 108mm PCD to fit the original Cromodora wheels perhaps. Or something else - I've seen pictures of Classic Replicas with Alfa 164 wheels (which are 5x98mm). Does anyone know?
cheers
Ross

[NeilF355]

Originally Posted by rossnzwpi

I wonder what front uprights they've used - they appear to have ball joints top and bottom and a 5 stud hub. It could be a FIAT Dino hub on the original Fiat 124/5 upright with 5 x 108mm PCD to fit the original Cromodora wheels perhaps. Or something else - I've seen pictures of Classic Replicas with Alfa 164 wheels (which are 5x98mm). Does anyone know?
cheers
Ross

Hi Ross
I'm building a Classic Replicas Dino which I bought as a part completed project.
My front suspension looks the same as on the chassis pictures you posted.
I have a magazine article about Classic Replica's Dino which states that "the front and rear hub carriers / stub axles are from an MGF and are modified to a 5 stud pattern".
On my car the stud pattern is 5x98mm as used on the Alfa Romeo 147 and 164