anyone have the wheel base on each brand of speedsters?
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The wheelbase of the original 356 is 82.7 in (2,100 mm)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_356
The original wheelbase of the Beetle is 94.5 in (2,400 mm)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Beetle
FF/CMC cuts the VW pan 11.81" so that results in a wheel base of about 82.7" too
Spyders have 85" wheelbase, 2" was added for legroom in the middle. Original wheelbase was about 83" also like Speedsters.
This is a cool poster - with OEM measurements in mm though. I'm sure early pan based IMs are the same as FF/CMC since CMC bought moulds and engineering from IM was back.
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It's interesting to see how narrow the track is on the drawings, especially in the back.
Michael McKelvey posted:It's interesting to see how narrow the track is on the drawings, especially in the back.
IIrc the back is almost 2" narrower than the front- the same as a Beetle of the same era.
I think Anthony was looking for the wheelbase of the various replicas.
I just measured the driver's side of my VS and got 83.25".
I don't really want to know how far off from that the passenger side might be.
VS speedsters have a front wheel a little to the back, and not in the centre of the fender opening. my wheelbase is 85.
I just measured my VS (built in 2013); swing axle; discs up front, drums in back (not that any of that matters)......but found the center of my rear hubcap to the center of my front hubcap is 82.5"