Originally Posted by heeman10
Not so much the seat frames, what are the big rails protruding up into the cabin area, and what's the reason for the boxing around the rear quarters on the inside of the car? What a track car this'll be, I've always said a Fiesta is too short to be a manageable "fun" RWD car...i.e. if it's driven so the back end doesn't have full traction, I believe it'll come round too fast to be a fun car to slide around, so I'd like to be proven wrong, and to see it in action proving me wrong! What an awesome project!
The big rails are for the front-links for the solid beam axle to swing within, I would imagine. The further forwards you can have the pivot, the less front-back movement there is for an equivalent verticle movement. This is important in roll or single-wheel bump/rebound, as otherwise the axle would turn relative to the car and produce a rear steer effect
Chris