So, January 4th, we decided to start working on a Mitsubishi L200 Rally Raid, Dakar configuration. The car was in the Dakar 2007, DNQ, then another 2 or 3 races with a Spanish team. The car costs new 100.000 euro, so, when I bought it for 50.000 I thought that it could be a good value for money. Unfortunately, it is the biggest mistake I ever made with competition cars… The car was so bad built and fabricated, that I had to sell the chassis for 20 euro, to a gypsy guy… And we had to reconsider the project. In the beginning we said we will do it as our ex-Dakar car, with rear live axle, Nissan, with wider front suspension, etc. But now we reconsider the entire project, we bought a new chassis, and the car will be:
- Semi-tubular space frame chassis – keeping the front part of the Mitsubishi chassis, then tubes;
- 2850 mm wheel base;
- 1996 mm wide, tire to tire;
- 1778 mm high;
- 3.2 DID Mitsubishi engine (from the old car), but with another turbo and engine management unit;
- 6 speed sequential gear box, no low range;
- Independent rear suspension Ralliart;
- 300 liters fuel deposit (the other thing from the old car…);
- Engine and gear box repositioned, middle of the chassis;
- Ohlins suspension for now, but we will change it for FRT or Donerre.
Wish us luck!;-)
