Posted - January 18 2004 : 9:54:00 PM
I am currently a student who would be doing athesis or feasibility study that is prerequisite for graduation. since i am interested in kitcars so i choose a feasiblty study for a kitcar company. I need someinformation from you guys. 1. Where can i purchase a brand new engine and tansaxle prefrrably Japanese for mid egine use? Do those big companysell enginesfor OEM used?2. any place where i can purchase chassis plans design or jig for production?3. window glass?anycompany doing OEM?
quote: I am currently a student who would be doing athesis or feasibility study that is prerequisite for graduation. since i am interested in kitcars so i choose a feasiblty study for a kitcar company. I need someinformation from you guys. 1. Where can i purchase a brand new engine and tansaxle prefrrably Japanese for mid egine use? Do those big companysell enginesfor OEM used?2. any place where i can purchase chassis plans design or jig for production?3. window glass?anycompany doing OEM?
You can pick up engines and transaxles from many different places. If you're looking for new, go to the manufacturer.
There are sometimes chassis up for sale. There are sometimes complete companies up for sales. If that doesn't work, do what I did and hire an engineer to design the chassis.
Posted - January 19 2004 : 9:48:59 PM
thanks for replying meat! What does it cost to hire an engineer for this type of project and can you recommend some one?
quote:quartermiler wrote: thanks for replying meat! What does it cost to hire an engineer for this type of project and can you recommend some one?
Engineers can cost anywhere from $40-$250 per hour, depending on experience and what exactly you're looking for them to do. The type of engineer you want is an automotive one. Preferably someone with a long history, maybe some race experience, and certainly you want to know what automobiles they've worked on in the past.
They should have their own design shop, certainly at the very least autocad capabilities, and understand thoroughly all the parts that go into making a car.
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Posted - January 18 2004 : 9:54:00 PM
