Thread: Lengthened wheel base!

What are you trying to achieve mate other than having a longer WB.

Just buy a late model RRC LWB.

I believe the Disco chassis is 100 inch wheelbase. If you need longer, it would make more sense to buy a specifically designed longer chassis, such as that from a 110 or 130. Easier as a start point I would have thought?

I have seen a stretched D1, it has a camper body on the back and it looks to be around 130 inches in the wheelbase. I have seen it at historic bike race meetings, but can't remember where it is registered. Maybe someone on here knows it.

Jeff

Originally Posted by Jeff

I have seen a stretched D1, it has a camper body on the back and it looks to be around 130 inches in the wheelbase. I have seen it at historic bike race meetings, but can't remember where it is registered. Maybe someone on here knows it.

If anyone can help, Graham of the tumbling tucker truck fame and myself, are pretty keen to see how it was done.

Moving the diff back and leaving the existing body shell on is going to look a bit strange or are you intending to stretch the body shell so that the rear wheel arches also move back?

I have pix I took of a D1 chassis that had been lengthened for a tray back conversion.

I thought some did this in the US to fit bigger tyres.

extend the body just behind the front doors--
just think of the extra leg room in the back