DW100
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 10:12 PM |
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How about getting some rear uprights designed and water jet cut like Doctor Derek Doctors has done in his build thread.
 
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 10:41 PM |
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Mazzie, it's pretty easy to replace the floors with composite, and save weight and gain strength. One of the earliest things I did was to make a
10mm sandwich piece between 2x300gsm aramid and 2x300gsm carbon. It takes my considerable weight when balanced on two soup tins while I bob up and
down on one foot. It actually has taken 20 stone on one foot on two soup tins, but it had made a couple of pinging sounds, so I didn't push it
any further.
So, replacing the zero strength ally floor that's riveted in for composites that are bonded in will save you about 40% of the weight and give
you a huge amount of strength.
I have cut out all of the tub and transmission tunnel, so I am getting the whole lot back with a composite tub.
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Mark, very interesting stuff, really got me thinking and great that you've done a lot so far. I'll have a butchers through your archive
is there are any pics of the mods I there, if not any chance of a few?
I'll have time free at the end of the year to start doing the same myself.
Howard & Mark did you both have steel floors and rear bulk heads? If so what have you done to replace the bracing, om trying to think of ways to
reduce weight whilst keeping the lardy windscreen.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 10:42 PM |
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I'm interested if it replaces my hubs for less weight.
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Originally posted by DW100
How about getting some rear uprights designed and water jet cut like Doctor Derek Doctors has done in his build thread.
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When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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mazie
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 11:11 PM |
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Had a good look through your 'modifications' mark :-) and you've gone all the way back and then some with the yours.
My initial thinking was to replace the steel floor with additional boxing and ali sheet. I've never played with caron or fibre to much extent
than making a few GRP panels.
Like you said making sure you dont get to the point of dding more weight than was there previously.
Only my front footwells are ali, the rest is steel all the way back to behind the bum and up to the shoulder. 720KG with my plump figure in it.
The ever obvious easy weight loss is the windscreen. I now dont plan to use the fury much on the road so the comfort factor and fear of stones, birds
( i had a pidgeon jump out and hit it which was funny( of said screen has diminished, so then go the wipers, motor, washer and bottle.
thatch got to be a good 35kg surely??
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 11:14 PM |
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I'm really attached to the windscreen - I won't be losing it.
A friend of mine said "if you have to make a mod ... change EVERYTHING" and that's how this feels at the moment 
Part of me wishes I hadn't gone on this mad carbon journey because it's taken too long, but the end result is going to be excellent. I
should have a lighter car, and I've gone for a 240bhp spec duratec as well, so it should shift.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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mazie
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 11:24 PM |
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mark.. really.. 'should shift' I reckon your safe to say it will shift!
On a drive from London to the nurburgring in heavy rain , I found the windscreen to fog on the inside which was a nightmare for visibility! Bizzle was
in front and with his spray included in the mix wasn't pleasant!
When Im ready to visit Simon up at cornering force ill be sure to let you know ,maybe pop in to see your car with a cuppa.
Russ
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 22/1/16 at 11:27 PM |
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That'd be great. I live a 10 minute drive from Cornering Force, so I could come there and meet you. You're welcome to pick over the things
I've done, and especially take a look at the floor panels I made. I'm not using them, but they will give an example of the weight savings
you can get. The strength is weirdly high.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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mazie
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| posted on 29/1/16 at 02:39 PM |
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Hi Joe
Any chance you've had a look at the upright for me?
thanks
Russ
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HowardB
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| posted on 29/1/16 at 09:47 PM |
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Have you seen this on the stratos thread?
Looks very interesting
 
rear sus
Similar arrangement
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 29/1/16 at 10:04 PM |
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So, best I see... That wishbone looks strengthened in the right place but you still have the twist about the pivot issue and there's no sign of
a trailing link.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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