robbie
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irs sierra into locost
can enyone help wheir do i get drawing or infomation or books thanks robbie
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andyps
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| posted on 3/9/03 at 10:00 PM |
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Dare I suggest - the "Build your own Tiger Avon sportscar" book
It has drawings for IRS rear based on the sierra and is what I will probably base the rear of mine on - and the front of Ron Champions book.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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ChrisW
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| posted on 4/9/03 at 09:03 AM |
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Or buy a Velocity chassis and save yourself the hassle!
Chris
My gaff my rules
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ned
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| posted on 4/9/03 at 09:14 AM |
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or an MK Indy...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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nick205
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| posted on 4/9/03 at 11:43 AM |
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Indy chassis is the way to go!
(Just picked mine up and started building)
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andyjack
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 10:14 AM |
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Irs
Not very locost though is it? I like the idea of building my own chassis not only for the pleasure and pride of doing so, but also for keeping to the
building on a shoestring principal.
Ok fair doos a Sierra is hardly book build, but it is the nearest modern equivalent in my oppinion. 
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mackie
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 11:21 AM |
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We are using a sierra back end on ours but going de Dion. It is simpler than IRS but possibly not cheaper since we need to buy / have made the de Dion
bar itself.
Some CAD software could help you out no end with the design.
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eddie
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 10:43 PM |
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being a bit of a thicket as far as suspension options go, can anyone explain de dion suspension to me or suggest a link????
Please feel free in advance to: correct, update, ridicule or laugh and point at any comments made by myself in this post....
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pbura
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| posted on 5/9/03 at 11:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eddie
being a bit of a thicket as far as suspension options go, can anyone explain de dion suspension to me or suggest a link????
Many good technical articles at this site. I see that it's now necessary to register to see others, but hopefully you'll fly right into
this page:
http://www.ukcar.com/features/tech/suspension/deDion.htm
Pete
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eddie
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 01:05 PM |
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cheers pbura, i'm somewhat less in the dark now
Please feel free in advance to: correct, update, ridicule or laugh and point at any comments made by myself in this post....
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blueshift
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 03:27 PM |
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Haven't seen that "sliding tube" thing. afaik ones on caterhams etc and locosts don't use those, maybe because there's a
bit of travel available in the driveshafts / diff. Not sure.
Picture of one CADed up for our locost: http://www.leetfighter.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=solidworks&id=dedion
the sierra hub carriers bolt into the end bits, diff goes in the middle bolted to the chassis, apart from that it mounts like a locost-modfied live
axle, same trailing arms and so forth.
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Alan B
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| posted on 6/9/03 at 04:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blueshift
Haven't seen that "sliding tube" thing. afaik ones on caterhams etc and locosts don't use those, maybe because there's a
bit of travel available in the driveshafts / diff. Not sure.......
Exactly right. The sliding tude De Dion would be used with fixed length/non-floating driveshafts, then the DD tube would comply rather than the
driveshafts. I think the old Rover is a prime example
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