keith777
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| posted on 15/5/11 at 09:18 AM |
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I'll have a pair !
cheers Keith
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stevegough
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| posted on 15/5/11 at 12:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
will they be powder coated, painted, galvenised, or some other cunning finish?
As an aside, what if they were made of er,.... plastic? 10mm thick,....
Plastic? - are you serious? 
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
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HowardB
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| posted on 15/5/11 at 02:43 PM |
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there is plastic and there is plastic. I have an almost endless source of plastic which is 1/3 the strength of steel (100Mpa tensile 150Mpa
compressive), and approx 1/7 the density. It also needs no additional painting or anything else,.... so I was thinking, perhaps a 10mm plate, similar
to that shown.
As for serious,... well there is no point taking life seriously we'll never get out of it alive!!
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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FASTdan
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| posted on 16/5/11 at 08:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
will they be powder coated, painted, galvenised, or some other cunning finish?
As an aside, what if they were made of er,.... plastic? 10mm thick,....
Yes Hopefully powder coated matt black
I suspect the correct plastic could be quite effective.
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johnq
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| posted on 16/5/11 at 09:02 AM |
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live axle
looked through the thread but didnt establish wether this would fit a live axle setup, is it me??
looks like rain again
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FASTdan
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| posted on 16/5/11 at 09:18 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by johnq
looked through the thread but didnt establish wether this would fit a live axle setup, is it me??
Hi John, the revised design with 3 holes allows for an oval configuration for live axle. At its longest the oval has 30mm center distance (so 30mm
prop travel) - unfortunately I do not have a live axle car to measure so if anyone can confirm the suitability (asap!) I would be grateful.
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MikeR
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| posted on 16/5/11 at 05:59 PM |
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Gut feel is its not enough. The Standard locost has about 4" of travel at the axle. This is rotating around the length of the trailing arm. The
diff nose will be moving less than the 4" - but i'd still guess you'd be close with 30mm.
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tony.g
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| posted on 16/5/11 at 07:56 PM |
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I have just checked my car and can't work out how i could fit them, so i don't think i will be needing them.
Thanks
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mads
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| posted on 31/5/11 at 12:18 PM |
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any more news on this Dan?
We gain knowledge faster than we do wisdom!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip!"
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FASTdan
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 01:42 PM |
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Prop Catchers now in stock
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mrwibble
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| posted on 3/6/11 at 02:51 PM |
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super, will be ordering.
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foskid
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 10:30 AM |
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I really like Dan’s concept for this, but I have some sheets of 14mm thick nylon N6, I'm thinking that the catcher plates made from this
material and could be mounted one either side of the upright members. They could then be bolted right thru all three components with a single bolt
each side without any likelihood crushing the upright members and providing a containment area of about 45-46 mm thickness. More than sufficient I
would have thought to absorb the energy of a flailing prop unless both ends of the prop separated simultaneously.
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FASTdan
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| posted on 30/1/12 at 01:41 PM |
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Bolting right through is a nice idea, one half one side the other half on the other - as you say this method eliminates the problems normally
associated with bolting through box section. This could be done with my 3mm steel ones or as you say with an alternative material.
The only downside is you are restricted then to the position, where on some chassis/gearbox/prop configurations it may be necessary to space the
plates off the box section to the best position.
[Edited on 30/1/12 by FASTdan]
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