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Author: Subject: rons books + sierra uprights
clockwork

posted on 30/7/07 at 05:36 PM Reply With Quote
rons books + sierra uprights

My car is sierra uprights but to rons book.

Could any-one give me the locations of the front suspension brackets + lengths angles of metal in front front chassis member L. I can work out FU1 and FU2 afterwards to suit.

Saves me trying to work out something that I've no doubt hundreds of builders have done before me.

Cheers

Edited to say: I would redesign it myself, but wish to use normal dimension nosecone + not find out I've put a tube in the way of the steering rack :-)

[Edited on 30/7/07 by clockwork]

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caber

posted on 30/7/07 at 07:15 PM Reply With Quote
Check out the new book and the Avon build book they both use Sierra bits. It depends where you got your wishbones or dimensions to make them from as the Cortina size wishbones won't work.

Caber

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clockwork

posted on 30/7/07 at 08:53 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks caber, but the new book is no good as it is much wider at the front end; at a guess over 2 inches*. This will completely cock up the front geometry (even though it uses the sierra uprights).
Once I've got the bracket locations sorted I can design the wishbones (I'm not that lazy).
I haven't seen the Avon book. How's that put together?

*EDIT. Checked new book against old. While L isn't dimensionally much different. New lower book wishbone is 458.5mm *2, while old book wishbone is 350ish. This will increase track width by quite a bit.

[Edited on 31/7/07 by clockwork]





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scoop

posted on 31/7/07 at 08:44 AM Reply With Quote
Just buy some Book 'bones that go to the Sierra uprights mate. Much less hassle
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