ELO
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 01:50 PM |
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Ground clearance
A friend of mine wants to know what the clearance is from the chassis to the ground? N.B. not from the sump but the chassis.
I would go out and measure mine but the chassis is still in the welding stage and any thought of putting wheels on it yet seems a while away!
Cheers,
ed
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jos
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 02:17 PM |
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It can vary but mines around 100-120mm
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ELO
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 03:45 PM |
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Cheers jos.
Guessed around that type of figure, but good to get conformation.
ed
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 04:03 PM |
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I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for
God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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JackNco
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for
God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
Couldnt you try n gt them removed then?
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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StevieB
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 05:27 PM |
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Just remember that if you damage your car on a speed bump, it's the councils fault for making it too big in the first place.
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JackNco
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 05:30 PM |
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huh never knew that !
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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ELO
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 06:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
I'm aiming for 120mm, because the council in their wisdom have put bloody great sleeping policemen in our road. It's a cul-de-sac for
God's sake!
It will vary with engine, engine mounts, wheelsize , tyres(low profile or not) etc.
Why on earth put sleeping policepersons  down a cul-de-sac!
(Is "cul-de-sac" French for something?)
ed
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 06:43 PM |
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Is "cul-de-sac" French for something?
Dead end
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:05 PM |
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cul-de-sac translates literally as "bottom of the bag", I believe...
How that gets translated into a one-ended road, I have no idea!
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/11/06 at 10:22 PM |
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i think the cul bit means neck, which effectively means the sign is telling you you are entering a bag 
i aim for 4" clearance, but apparently it should be a little nose down, maybe 5" at the back.
[Edited on 3/11/06 by JoelP]
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robertst
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| posted on 4/11/06 at 01:03 PM |
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actually "cul" is arse... it means you're at the very end of the bag, you cant go further and the only way out is where you came
from i.e: turn around...
Tom
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 4/11/06 at 03:51 PM |
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Why on earth put sleeping policepersons down a cul-de-sac!
(Is "cul-de-sac" French for something?)
ed
There was a petition to have them put in the road that goes through the Bay, to stop idiots clogging through at over 100 mph. In their infinite
wisdom, the tossers put them in the side roads. All of which are dead ends!
Go figure.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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