Fred W B
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 03:26 AM |
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Spectacular car! Ally tub detail
Apologies if already posted on here
Seen here
Not sure how I would get on with that steering wheel?
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 12/12/08 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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Ivan
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 07:14 AM |
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Lovely until you bend it and then a nightmare - are you seeking inspiration for your chassis Fred?
[Edited on 12/12/08 by Ivan]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 07:24 AM |
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does seem a lot of car for that money
but like you say, slightest prang is going cost a fortune to fix
[Edited on 12/12/08 by Mr Whippy]
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 10:30 AM |
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WOW!!!  It uses over 3 grands worth of wiggins clamps so it must be good. 
Is it just me that is thinking WTF are wiggins clamps? 
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Fred W B
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:06 AM |
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quote:
are you seeking inspiration for your chassis Fred?
I saw it posted on another forum, but I do want to panel the centre section of my real frame so that it does look a bit like a tub
quote:
WTF are wiggins clamps?
The purple clamp devices you see on some of the the Fluid/air? lines
Cheers
Fred W B
[Edited on 12/12/08 by Fred W B]
[Edited on 12/12/08 by Fred W B]
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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R1 STRIKER
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:29 AM |
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This car belongs to a friend of mine, gutted to see he is selling it as he has put a huge amount of time into building this. Quality of his work is
the best i have seen and have used him to make many parts for various projects. For another example of his work, his recently completed VW pick up is
featured in this months volks world I think. You won't mis it, it's the bright orange and black one on the cover. Simply stunning. Someone
will get an incredible car. Just wish i had the cash!!
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R1 STRIKER
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:37 AM |
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If i've done it right, here it is!
[Edited on 12/12/08 by R1 STRIKER]
 
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cloudy
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:39 AM |
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Looks absolutely stunning....
How on earth did he manage to make it weigh 550kg though? Has it been ballasted?
James
www.warnercars.com
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R1 STRIKER
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 11:45 AM |
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and another. Lots more pics on volksworld site.
 
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 12:12 PM |
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oh its him that explains it, I saw the bus in volksworld
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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lister
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 02:18 PM |
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Hi all,
Quick question, why has the builder bothered with Aero suspension tube for the wishbones when they are enclosed inside the tub??
Is it just because he can??
Have looked at the bus and i must say i really like the thought that has gone into it.
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 03:46 PM |
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He's used oval tube because apart from the aero advantage, the oval profile is stronger than round in the directions you need for a wishbone.
Hence less weight.
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DavidM
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
He's used oval tube because apart from the aero advantage, the oval profile is stronger than round in the directions you need for a wishbone.
Hence less weight.
I'm with Cloudy, how did he get it to weigh 550 kgs?
My agricultural crossflow powered locost weighed that at SVA with a full tank.
David
Proportion is Everything
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R1 STRIKER
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| posted on 12/12/08 at 09:09 PM |
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You don't really get the scale of this car from the pictures. It's a full size lemans car. So things like those wheels are massive!
That's where the weight all starts to add up!
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Dom9
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 02:09 PM |
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Gorgeous
That's a lovely bit of kit and doesn't seem like bad value compared to Radicals and alike! Good inspiration for my project (which is going
nowhere)...
I think I saw this project mentioned in Racecar Engineering or one of those specialist mags a while ago!? Did he buy the parts at the liquidation
sale?
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R1 STRIKER
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| posted on 15/12/08 at 11:17 PM |
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Only part he had at start was the bodywork i believe. May of got it from sale, i'm not sure. I know he got spare set from ebay!
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