I love speed :-P
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| posted on 1/3/04 at 09:03 PM |
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Front Hub assembly
Well as u no the cortina uprights are getting quite rare , so what other ones can b used other than the sierra,
Thanks 4 ur time
Philip Moreton
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/3/04 at 09:22 PM |
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Whilst I was still gathering information, before I started building, I looked at Fiat front hub carriers. The struts bolt onto the hub carriers with 2
bolts (many cars are similar, VW's have a cam bolt in the lower to adjust camber), and it would not be too dificult to make an adaptor to hold a
balljoint taper, or even a press in balljoint.
Most of these hub carriers are made to have the rack behind the axle centreline, and once the geometry had been examined, perhaps they could be swap
left to right.
You would probably have to strip out the CV joint and use the case to tension the wheel bearings, but again no real problem. Fixing the cycle guards
may generate a little head scratching though!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 1/3/04 at 09:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Fixing the cycle guards may generate a little head scratching though!
havnt got that problem cus i have got the 11 bodywork
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 01:25 AM |
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Try Toyota Hi-Ace or Mitsi L300, Honda Accord or Civic - all use wishbone front susp.
I had thought about buying all the old Cortinas in NZ (our top seller in the 70's) and exporting the hubs to the UK. Didn't think from
previous posts that they were rare enough or expensive enough (UK50-75) to justify.
Anyone know how much the hub and brakes weigh? I'll find out how much the freight would be.
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 08:34 AM |
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well donor spares r selling the hubs, for £80, plus delivery
Thanks Phil
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craig1410
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 01:12 PM |
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I think the Hyundai Stellar was based on Cortina running gear. Do a search on this forum for more details.
Cheers,
Craig.
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Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 03:03 PM |
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these are the best pictures lada riva front suspension.
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ned
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 03:29 PM |
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lotus tuned lada per chance?!!
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 2/3/04 at 04:32 PM |
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no, its just some random lada from hungary.
here are the rest of the photos of that car, if anyone is interested.
http://www.ladamania.hu/fanatics/keklada/index.html
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eddymcclements
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| posted on 7/3/04 at 09:42 AM |
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The Lada is produced from the old Fiat 124 tooling, so either of those might be an option for uprights.
You could also look at Triumph Herald or Spitfire as used by:-
Lotus for the original Seven
Caterham (until they started making their own)
Several 1960s F1 and F2 cars
and with some re-design of the geometry, Mini uprights could be a possibility.
Eddy
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Bob C
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| posted on 7/3/04 at 02:12 PM |
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Spit/herald uprights were used on lotus elan + various other kits/specials. I wouldn't use them now because of the trunnions -
wear/corrosion/water damage (remember all of these are 40yrs old now) can make the wheel drop off (thread into trunnion pull out). I'm intending
to use mx5 uprights - these have all the right bits, no tapered rollers to adjust & lots appearing in the scrap market now - the stock wheels are
incredibly light too. There are engineering issues however, I think I'll have to reverse the taper on the steering arms - I'll let
everyone know how I get on!
Bob C
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James
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| posted on 8/3/04 at 01:22 PM |
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Has anyone made their own uprights? I know Rorty does his own and wondered if anyone has fitted them to a 7?
Cheers,
James
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James
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| posted on 8/3/04 at 03:02 PM |
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Found the post with pictures:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=2942
Did anyone follow all this up? I quite fancy something other than the 20KG Sierra uprights I have now! 
James
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paulf
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| posted on 8/3/04 at 07:37 PM |
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I was looking at the front subframe from a triumph dolomite today. This had wishbone type suspension with decent looking uprights.
The shocker was mounted on the top wishbone, so not sure if the bottom ball joint would be suitable for our use, however maybe a maxi joint would
fit.
Paul.
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Originally posted by I love speed :-P
Well as u no the cortina uprights are getting quite rare, so what other ones can b used other than the sierra,
Thanks 4 ur time
Philip Moreton
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paulf
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| posted on 8/3/04 at 07:44 PM |
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I have thought about it but not sure about making the stub axle, i could turn a pair of stubs but they would need to be heatreated and welded into the
fabricated upright.
The upright could be made fairly easily from some 40mm x12 strip bent at each end to form a u shape and then taper bored at the correct centres, the
steering arms could be bolted on.
Maybe the stubs from the rear suspension of a Mk3 escort or fiesta could be adapted?
Paul.
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Originally posted by James
Has anyone made their own uprights? I know Rorty does his own and wondered if anyone has fitted them to a 7?
Cheers,
James
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