Hello all!!
I am currently in the process of rebuilding an old Locost. The said car has allegedly competed in hillclimbs in the past, but never been on the road.
The problem is, I think Stevie Wonder welded on the front brackets. Not one correctly aligns with its respective rear partner, so this weekend I plan
on re-doing them. I have new brackets on order, and have made up a Jig to align everything correctly. Having searched for more information, it appears
the FU tubes on the car are part of the problem, so these will be removed and re-made as part of the alignment process.
So on to my questions:
1) What is the correct way of finding the centreline of the chassis? I have so far measured the widest points of the main spaceframe, front and rear,
and found the centre of that, then using fluorescent fishing line to give me something to measure from. Is this an accurate way?
2) Edit: Created a new topic in Running Gear Section for this question...
3) The front section, incorporating the LA tubes, seems to measure correctly. If however, I can't place the wishbone brackets where they need to
go, is it acceptable to reposition the LA tubes further towards the centreline by a few mm?
Pictures available on request.
Many thanks,
A Confused Ed.
[Edited on 27/2/14 by edthedrummer]
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1) What is the correct way of finding the centreline of the chassis? I have so far measured the widest points of the main spaceframe, front and rear, and found the centre of that, then using fluorescent fishing line to give me something to measure from. Is this an accurate way?
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Originally posted by edthedrummer
3) The front section, incorporating the LA tubes, seems to measure correctly. If however, I can't place the wishbone brackets where they need to go, is it acceptable to reposition the LA tubes further towards the centreline by a few mm?
Not wanting to sound negative but is it worth it against the cost of making or buying a replacement chassis. If the car has not been through the IVA
there seems little benefit in sticking with the same chassis.
I would be concerned about the effects of removing and relocating the brackets as the extra heating and cooling could weaken the metal.