Scratch build MK IV

[H.J.Bayer]

After 30 years of dreaming, 12 years of reading here in the forum, I can finally start to realize my dream of the MK IV.
I know it's going to be a very long race, but hey what the heck if not now then when.

For a long time I thought I wouldn't get any parts, but thanks to the forum, it still worked.

First I put some of the parts on a rack to see how they fit together.
So I can now take all the measurements I need for the tube frame.
Maybe I will bring everything with a 3D scanner into my CAD program

I hope the whole thing will be riding sometime - keep your fingers crossed for me

 

[H.J.Bayer]

So the next part of this adventure begins now.
The construction is so far completed and I can finally start to build.
To check my CAD data I have now built a wooden frame in the shape of my tube frame.
With this I can also adjust the body parts and check the last measurements before I weld the frame tubes.
The tubes will be laser cut by a friend.

I have already finished the welding table, on which the frame will be mounted.
Then the frame together with the table comes into the oven to anneal it stress-free.

 

[Kevin L]

Great project!

 

[Eric Freeh]

Nice work on the table! Great looking shop too looking forward to seeing this project progress!

 

[JP Verweij]

Just wondering, would that fit on to a mk1 chassis....

 

[H.J.Bayer]

MK IV tubular spaceframe drawing

Hi, I would like to build a MK IV by myself. My plan is to buy the body parts from Gregg. I have now constructed a frame,i found some drawings in the forum. I changed these so that the frame fits into a MK IV. Since I don't have any body parts yet, everything is still very unprecise. But as a...

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Great project. Loving the Alfa too.

 

[Andy R]

If I build another car it would be a mk4. Following with interest. Andrew.

 

[H.J.Bayer]

The puzzle pieces arrived today, now it gets serious

 

[Doc Watson]

MIG or TIG? nice cnc cut pipe!

Andy

 

[H.J.Bayer]

TIG welding and then annealing in the furnace

 

[H.J.Bayer]

Next parts....

 

[Jim]

Great Build

 

[H.J.Bayer]

Oops - forgot to laser numbers on the parts...

 

[H.J.Bayer]

Wheel bearing with wheel hub Audi R8 Spyder

 

[H.J.Bayer]

After two months of waiting, I finally got my suspension arm mounts.
Next week I can start building the frame

 

[H.J.Bayer]

It works....

 

[Randy V]

Really nice work to this point!
I am curious how the lower control arms will be mounted to the chassis since it appears that the two mounts are not in the same plane..

 

[Chris Kouba]

I am curious how the lower control arms will be mounted to the chassis since it appears that the two mounts are not in the same plane..

Anti-dive?

 

[Michel]

Very few space for the spanner on the lower mounts but will work !!!
Those machined mounts are probably very pricy but looks very smart
Nice Tig welds too