Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:
I take that back. I'd use the subie flat 6 engine instead. Why make it more difficult than it has to be?
Building something that looks remotely like a Lotus 49 would be somewhat difficult using a flat-6, given they came with a V8 DFV. Now a Ferrari 312B, that's doable.
The other issue to consider when trying to make a reasonable duplicate of any F1 of that era is there is no chassis behind the rear bulkhead. The engine was a stressed member (and designed as one) and held the engine/gearbox/suspension. So you'd have to try and duplicate that with an engine NOT designed to be a stressed member of the chassis. Not sure if that could be safely done.
If you just want a vaguely "late 60's F1" look... a rear chassis won't hurt. If you really want it to look like a specific car, that's another level of difficulty.