vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 09:53 AM |
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At last
Had a productive weekend , got my front wish bones on and got it on four wheels , Its no longer a pile os steel sticks on a table , Was so happy I
went out and brought new wheels for it . 
 
Rescued attachment on wheels 1.JPG
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vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 09:55 AM |
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at last
 
Rescued attachment on wheels 2.JPG
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t.j.
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 09:56 AM |
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I see you took a drink on that
I hope that i will be soon as far 
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vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 09:59 AM |
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at last
sure did , sat for about 4 cans looking at it feeling pretty good about myself .
now just have to put the motor back in and drill mount holes and then the steering . sure that will take a few more cans
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ruskino80
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 10:01 AM |
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looks neat and tidy so far keep the pics coming
well drink after the motors in!!don't want to co*k it up
[Edited on 10/9/06 by ruskino80]
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vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 10:08 AM |
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at last
the more beer the straighter it looks  It has been in . was waiting to see what sort of ride height I would get befor I went too far . With
17' wheels It seems to have heaps of ground clearance.
[Edited on 10/9/06 by vorn]
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martthefridgeman
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 10:58 AM |
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what wheels are you using, they look very nice. MJA
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Guinness
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 12:02 PM |
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You forget how good a white 7 looks!
Are you going for ally sides or more white fibreglass?
Looking good.
Mike
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ex-ctr
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 12:39 PM |
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looking good and im going the same route with a ca18det
could anyone tell me where i could get bodywork the same in the uk
[Edited on 10/9/06 by ex-ctr]
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caber
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 12:57 PM |
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That's where I was hoping to be this week I ran into a problem with the upper suspension mounts for the back axle. I have come up with a new
idea, a single sided mounting tube welded through the diagonals from the suspension mount to the back bar. It would be either a tube the correct size
to fit through the polybush on the shocker top mount with a10mm bolt through or a rod with the end turned down and threaded with a nut to hold the
shocker on. Either way the bolt or nut will tighten against a 3mm steel washer the same OD as the polybush. This is the same sort of arrangement that
my Land Rover has for it's rear shock absorber but that isn't supposed to support the weight of the vehicle. Any comments on this idea?
Caber
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caber
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 01:02 PM |
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Vorn, be careful putting the engine in without engine bay triangulation. It can bend the botom bars where the engine mounts sit. I created about 6mm
deflection that stayed when the engine came out again and took a severe beating with a heavy rubber hammer to straighten out. I have now reinforced
the engine mount plates with a 25mm RHS between the two tubes under the mount plate and a 25mm diagonal from the mount plate to the FU tube where the
suspension bracket is mounted, this also reinforces the bracket mount usefully.
Regards
caber
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 04:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by caber
Any comments on this idea?
If at all possible all suspension fixings should be mounted in double shear, as per the book design. What's the problem with using a normal
bracket?
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caber
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 06:07 PM |
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The problem I have is that I cannot get behind the bracket if it is in the right place for the top mount. The bottom mount is the top bolt in the axle
mount as that is the length of the shocker! This is part of the reason for moving the top mount the other is that I put the 3/4" diagonal inside
the square of the top mount, I was not clear from the book which side of the riangular plate this should go and was working from photos in the book
some show inside some show outside!
Caber
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vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 09:27 PM |
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Thanks "martthefridgeman" The brand is K-Sport but I think they are made by "avanti"
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vorn
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| posted on 10/9/06 at 10:22 PM |
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Thanks "Guinness" I thought the same about the white , only got it in white because thats the colour it came in , was going to paint it
orange and black
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