Miata Suspension Inside A Ke30/te31

[loquendo]

I must be using the search functions incorrectly but I can't find any measurements on the ke30 or te31. Could anybody point me in the right direction? Lord knows when I'll get one of these cars in my posession, and if I do... It might not have anything in it. Thanks guys! I'm looking for the measurements of the rear axle, front subframe and the two strut mounting points. I already have the basic dimensions of the wheel wells and the basic wheelbase, width etc.

 

Lucio

[ke70dave]

yeah just use google mate, the search function never works for me either.

 

heres something i quickly found.

 

http://www.toymods.o...diffs-ke30.html

 

http://www.club-k.co.nz/Forums/viewthread.php?tid=7993

Edited January 31, 2013 by ke70dave

[orangeLJ]

I'd say the doing it the morris minor way would be your best bet.

 

IF it is legal, I'd be more inclined to build the car much like a nascar/funnycar setup.

 

Use the MX5 chassis with body removed (so basically a rolling driving floor pan)

 

Remove the "body" of the KE30 (so you basically have the life size equivelant of an RC shell)

 

Add structural roll cage (made to fit within the restrictions of the KE30 body) that essentially replaces any strength normally supplied by the body construction as well as provides impact protection.

 

Drop KE30 body onto the lot, fab some infill panels, etc etc. (obviously you would drop the body on and off many many times when stripping and then building the cage)

 

Would technically exist as an MX5 then, no dicking about with remaking rails and suspension mounting points (lots more dicking round with bodys and temporary braces etc though)

[loquendo]

Thanks orange. You pretty much summed up everything nice and tidy. I'll be dicking around a lot... I'm excited to take on such a grueling task.

[oldie]

Think you will find that in the morris minor example he most definitely did cut the floor!