akumabito
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| posted on 20/12/07 at 10:09 PM |
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En een Nederlander zou niet in Thailand kunnen wonen omdat....? 
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t.j.
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| posted on 20/12/07 at 10:16 PM |
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Okay enough off-topic ! 
Welcome. And let him finish this monster.
Would like to see it when it's (almost) finished.
Ps. how's the weather in Thailand?
Here it's -3,5 degr.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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dr-fastlane
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| posted on 22/12/07 at 04:28 PM |
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Ian,
You've got mail
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I have not failed once. I have successfully found ways that will not work!
https://www.motor-forum.nl/threads/hardtail-dragstyle-project.343482/
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I-man
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 05:08 PM |
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OK,.. I just heard that I can register the car directly here in NL, this is great news!! also I made a small mistake in my last mail. I said the
passenger sits 40mm behind the driver but what I meant was 40cm (small difference)
No other news..
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t.j.
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| posted on 23/12/07 at 06:48 PM |
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I'm glad that there is a way in NL...
It's only possible if you build your own chassis/frame.
I'm wondering how your car will behave on the road.
BTW: You also need mudgards and lights, as they are not mounted in your avatar.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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tigris
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| posted on 26/12/07 at 11:48 PM |
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side rails
how are you bending those side rails? rolled or welded on a form?
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I-man
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| posted on 30/12/07 at 09:59 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tigris
how are you bending those side rails? rolled or welded on a form?
This is the big trick..
It's really easy..
I didn't roll them, I just put the tube between 2 large wood pins in my bench and just slowly bent the tube bit, by bit. Then formed it on my
table holding it with wood blocks and clamps, then welded the cross members in. You have to be carfull not to kink the tube, but you would be
surprised at how much you can bend this stuff.
Good luck with yours..
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I-man
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| posted on 30/12/07 at 10:15 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
I'm glad that there is a way in NL...
It's only possible if you build your own chassis/frame.
I'm wondering how your car will behave on the road.
BTW: You also need mudgards and lights, as they are not mounted in your avatar.
Yeah, I know about the mudguards, lights etc.. I find that the hard part will be fitting the large number plate on my pointy rear end.
As far as handling..The suspension will be modern design and I hope to have a 50/50 weight distribution which should be good for drifting. This is one
of my important design criteria. Also the tires will not be as skinny as the original so that should help too.
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cloudy
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| posted on 30/12/07 at 12:29 PM |
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If you are doing what I think you are - I would be very wary of clamping tubes away from their unstressed shape and then welding in. This is going to
pre-stress your chassis - welding introduces enough of this without artificially adding more! Personally I'd redo the side rails ensuring they
match the desired shape perfectly before welding in...
James
quote:
Originally posted by I-man
I didn't roll them, I just put the tube between 2 large wood pins in my bench and just slowly bent the tube bit, by bit. Then formed it on my
table holding it with wood blocks and clamps, then welded the cross members in.
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I-man
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| posted on 30/12/07 at 08:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
If you are doing what I think you are - I would be very wary of clamping tubes away from their unstressed shape and then welding in. This is going to
pre-stress your chassis - welding introduces enough of this without artificially adding more! Personally I'd redo the side rails ensuring they
match the desired shape perfectly before welding in...
James
quote:
Originally posted by I-man
I didn't roll them, I just put the tube between 2 large wood pins in my bench and just slowly bent the tube bit, by bit. Then formed it on my
table holding it with wood blocks and clamps, then welded the cross members in.
I know what you mean and I was thinking the same thing before I started. That's why I do actually bend the tubes to the shape, so they are 90%
unstressd. But there will be always be some stresses in there no matter how hard you try to get them out. The more you heat the tube when welding, the
metal will accept some or most of the shape it has been put in (in my case anyway with thin walled tube). The weight and power of my engine (at least
) will put a large amount in the metal. but there is nothing I can do but support it properly. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be too much of
a bird cage.
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cloudy
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| posted on 31/12/07 at 12:11 AM |
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wouldn't worry too much about 90%, was a little worried most of the bending was done 'in-place' 
James
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