Thinking about it
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:00 PM |
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Chassis choice
I have prety much decided on my build to be a Ron Champion book chassis. Having Just receive a copy of the Avon Tiger book I have been looking at the
chassis design in there. Apart from the detail on the drawings. What are your comments on the two chassis' in comparison? Design, strength and
ease of build? I welcome your comments.
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stevec
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:07 PM |
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Cant help with the chassis but change your user name to "Gonna do it" 
Steve.
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:11 PM |
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Stevec
First I was thing about it. Then I was Gonna do it. Now I'm doin it.
Can I change the name? if so how?
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:12 PM |
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Now I can't spell Thinking!!!!!!!!!!!
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BenB
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:13 PM |
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I think the general consensus is that IRS is slightly (for road) better (a lot better for track) than Live axle but compared to DeDion its a small
advantage and certainly not enough to make the decision to go for one car or another... I may be wrong!!!!!!
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:14 PM |
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Was cosidering IRS or DeDion on the book chassis.
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MikeR
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:18 PM |
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be careful with the avon book, the locost book has a number of inaccuraces and these have been documents (look up the mcsorely plans). The avon
supposedly has whole bits missing.
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:20 PM |
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Are the mcsorley plans the book plans with corections? Or mods as well?
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Bob C
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 08:26 PM |
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Mcsorley plans are book, well presented and error free. - You don't really need the book :^)
Do a search for cymtrics (he posts on here) book chassis mods to improve the stiffness of the book chassis. Stick to RC's book (rather than the
tiger book) to get an easier build & access to more bits that'll fit it.
ATB
Bob
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caber
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| posted on 8/2/07 at 11:59 PM |
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Well done! it will be an experience mine has been / is! I went with McSorley drawings and some of Cymtrics mods and had to do a few of my own to make
the bits I got fit, mainly the Pinto and its exhaust and a Capri back axle. Unless you can actually lay hands on an escort donor you will be making
changes unless you wait for the new book and get a sierra, making the changes are the challenging parts of the exrecise anyway, oh that and keping to
your budget!
Caber
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locostv8
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| posted on 9/2/07 at 09:27 AM |
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Budget???????
http://wrangler.rutgers.edu/gallery2/v/7slotgrille/hssss/
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RK
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| posted on 10/2/07 at 02:34 AM |
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Well, Mr. Champion mentioned 250 pounds of something, but I assumed he meant gold.
(with apologies to the guy from Kinetic in Florida.)
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locostv8
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| posted on 10/2/07 at 05:21 AM |
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Was that put in a 10,000 pound bag.
http://wrangler.rutgers.edu/gallery2/v/7slotgrille/hssss/
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