Custom car ideas

[ChargerRT440]

I've been tossing ideas around in my head about a bunch of little things. I was thinking about building my own custom car. About the size of a Chevy Sprint made out of fiberglass in a Corvette/MG Midget type bodystyle. I'd make a custom tube chassis/roll cage all in one. and I'd run say a rotary style motor with a turbo and a manual transmission with a rear axle bolted right to it. I'd be aiming for about 2000 lbs total. I'd really want say 1500 lbs and about 300 hp.

What do you guys think?

[Shakey]

Sounds great!  Post some progress pics when you can.

[Brock Samson]

     i wanna build a mid-engined 12 Cyl. four wheel drive two seater shaped like a bullet, about 42 inches high with twin radiators just ahead of the rear wheels.

I've been doing sketches since i was 16.

[ChargerRT440]

lol well my goal(and reason for the 4 banger) is to build a small street legal car that I can fit in with not alot but at least some comfort something I could drive every day without having to go to the chiropractor because I'm stuck in a cramped interior all day.I was amazed because when I jumped in this little MG Midget I fit almost perfectly If the seat would have been like 4 inches back I would have fit great so thats my goal.

I was actually thinking of designing a body with lines like a early 90's corvette but smaller and a little different look. currently I'm thinking for the chassis to buy an M body(Diplomat type cars) and steal the K member and suspension, axle, and steering.

I'm planning on autometer guages with a nice interior that would have racing seats and racing belts.

I've got it all pictured in my head except for the way the car looks lol.

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

I thought this was going to be about ideas for customizing our chargers!    I have a few of those....  For instance, I've never seen one with a targa top! 

[OttawaCharger]

     i wanna build a mid-engined 12 Cyl. four wheel drive two seater shaped like a bullet, about 42 inches high with twin radiators just ahead of the rear wheels.

I've been doing sketches since i was 16.

It seems to me that "Hot Wheels" had something like that 

[Mike DC]

There's a lot to be said for lightening up & shrinking a sports car. 

Same tires/wheels/brakes/springs/motor/gears, but it's controlling only half the vehicle mass it originally was . . . you've got a hi-po sports car made entirely out of cheap stock passenger car parts.

 

[eSJayDee]

I'm certainly no expert on designing cars, but I assume that if you connect a tranny direct to a fixed rear axle you've got problems.
Wheels go up & down (independently), so does the axle and also will move sideways slightly due to this.  You'd have to have some sort of suspension for your engine & tranny then, wouldn't you?

[dkn1997]

I want to design a car that is 3' tall with a flat head, and then turns into a pizza at midnight.