HOW TO BUILD MOTORCYCLE ENGINED RACING CARS

Health warning
Introduction & acknowledgements
In the beginning
Why use a motorcycle engine?

Chapter 1: Selecting your engine
Chapter 2: The procurement process
Chapter 3: Adapting the engine for car use
Chapter 4: Transmission
Chapter 5: Chassis design
Chapter 6: Suspension design
Chapter 7: Tubular space frame construction
Chapter 8: Aluminium honeycomb chassis construction
Chapter 9: Suspension construction
Chapter 10: Engine & transmission installation
Chapter 11: Steering gear, brakes, hubs & wheels
Chapter 12: Springs, shock absorbers (dampers) and anti-roll bars
Chapter 13: The fuel system
Chapter 14: Cooling system
Chapter 15: The lubrication system
Chapter 16: Electrics
Chapter 17: Fasteners & finishes
Chapter 18: Aerodynamic aids
Chapter 19: Cockpit furniture and clothing
Chapter 20: Commissioning

Appendix 1: Typical bolt tightening torques
Appendix 2: Useful information
Publications
Contacts

Index

If you are aspiring to build a racing car this could be the book that you ve been waiting for! Tony Pashley revisits the path that he took in the Pashley Project articles in Race Tech magazine during the design and construction of two successful hillclimb cars. This time in great detail with a view to enabling the reader to carryout a similar exercise for themselves. Although hillclimb and sprint cars are the focal topic, a lot of the book is applicable to race cars in general. The cars under discussion in the book are powered by motor cycle engines which, in the smaller racing car classes are meeting with great success. The total process of building a car is described beginning with the selection and procurement of the engine. Chassis and suspension design is covered in a simplistic but adequate manner as the author s aim is to minimise the inclusion of involved calculations. Two recipes for chassis construction are illustrated in detail along with guidance on the processes of construction and a description of the required equipment. Following on from this the fabrication of the suspension is explained Further chapters are dedicated to the remaining aspects of the vehicle covering; transmission, brakes, fuel and coolant systems and electrics. The book is heavily illustrated with 200 photographs and extensive explanatory diagrams and tables. This book is a vital addition to any would be kit car builders library.