Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:30 PM |
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I Give up, where can I get......
Cortina uprights or anything else I can use. I have got myself a Mk2 rear axle, diff, drums, driveshafts & some rather nice cheap alloys (and I
mean CHEAP!). So I would like to go for the standard build as near as poss except for lengthening the chassis cab slightly 'cos I'm a
lanky git (hence the username  )
Any ideas gratefully received.
JB
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:37 PM |
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ive got 2 pairs of sierra front assemblies, but im a bit far away...
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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Aloupol
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:38 PM |
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Some options:
- Sierra uprights with some part to connect the upper ball in the shock's eye.
- Westfield uprights: a bit expensive.
- Uprights from an Opel Manta or Ascona (=Vauxhall Something in GB?). Nearly the same in design (see my pics archive) but requires a different
wishbone design.
- Uprights from a Hyundai Stellar or from another rice can, make a search to find the exact type.
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Mr G
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 09:59 PM |
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You can use cut down escort/capri struts/hubs/upright assemblies.
i.e as used on Striker/dutton setup.
Stuart Taylor had the capri versions on display at stoneleigh.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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planetester
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| posted on 10/7/05 at 10:01 PM |
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There was a chap on ebay with the user ID ccbilly about 6 weeks ago that said he had 70 pairs, try an ebay search on ccbilly & on one of his
current or old items 'ask seller a question'
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big_wasa
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 06:18 AM |
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When I said they are as rair as hens teath to a guy he said b****ks how many pairs did I want?
David Page in kings-lynn
Ill try and find his number
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James
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 11:21 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Cortina uprights or anything else I can use. I have got myself a Mk2 rear axle, diff, drums, driveshafts & some rather nice cheap alloys (and I
mean CHEAP!). So I would like to go for the standard build as near as poss except for lengthening the chassis cab slightly 'cos I'm a
lanky git (hence the username )
Any ideas gratefully received.
JB
Those in the know say that banger racing events are the places to go for them.
Have a word with the Cortina racers after and see if you can have them.
Another alternative is e-bay- but sometimes prices are somewhat OTT!
Don't go down the Sierra route until you've exhausted every route- sticking with Cortina will be less work in the long run.
Hope that helps,
James
P.S. You sure you need to lengthen the car? Make sure you sit in a couple before you make changes as it's bound to be more work than you expect.
Mine's longer (just like the car!  ) and I'm now coming across issues like the belts aren't long enough. 
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 12:08 PM |
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Thanks for the input chaps. Sounds like there are still some cortina bits out there then!
James, I am 5' 16" tall so that is why I thought about lengthening the chassis. I have not yet managed to sit in a Locost but as you
suggest, it may be a good idea. Is it really that much grief to lengthen the cab by 3 or 4" though?
JB
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 12:22 PM |
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David Page in kings-lynn
I went past there on the way to and from Cromer last week. He's got a yard on the side of the road but I only saw Sierras in there. I'll
have to have a look in if we go past again.
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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MikeR
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 12:24 PM |
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Hi, I'm 6'3 ish which is pretty close to you. I fit in a standard chassis if i don't have a fancy seat ......... personally
i'd sit in a few cars without seats to see how much space you've got. Once you've done that, decide if you want to make it bigger.
If you do go bigger, try making everything bigger so its in proportion. Saw one car that was bigger in the cockpit and it looked to my eye
"wrong" (no idea how much bigger it was).
Good luck.
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Cita
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 12:29 PM |
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Is 5'16" the same as 6'4"?
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James
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 01:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
Thanks for the input chaps. Sounds like there are still some cortina bits out there then!
James, I am 5' 16" tall so that is why I thought about lengthening the chassis. I have not yet managed to sit in a Locost but as you
suggest, it may be a good idea. Is it really that much grief to lengthen the cab by 3 or 4" though?
JB
quote:
Originally posted by Cita
Is 5'16" the same as 6'4"?
I was wondering that!
JB,
It shouldn't be much grief at all- but as I said, I've just run into an annoying problem... the vertical straps of regular 4-point Sabelt
harnesses are not long enough for my increased cab length!
You can just buy longer seatbelts so all should be ok but the point is, there are often unforseen consequences of messing about with the original
chassis dimensions... I should know! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 02:08 PM |
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Hi MikeR,
I know what you mean about keeping the proportion right, but the problem is, I have a MK2 escort rear axle, and as it is I am going to have to use
spacers to allow enough clearance for the wheels I have which have a larger offset than the standard, so the chassis cannot really be widened unless I
want some really BIG spacers which is not a good idea!.
I need to do a bit more thinking and research, but I would like to keep to the escort chassis as I have also got steering gear as well so all I need
to do is decide what engine and obtain a propshaft.
JB
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 03:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Cita
Is 5'16" the same as 6'4"?
Got it in one
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 03:39 PM |
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If starting again I would increase the height of the chassis by 25mm or more.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 04:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If starting again I would increase the height of the chassis by 25mm or more.
Is that if using the sierra engine?
JB
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 05:23 PM |
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Check out E bay item number 4561157488, current price £0.99 . Sorry anyone that is watching this item , must find out how to put in link. HTH Rusty
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MikeR
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| posted on 11/7/05 at 05:25 PM |
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i'll have a capri axle for sale soon which is (i think) 4" wider (2" each side) Currently with book trailing arm brackets but they
could be removed and replaced with some a bit wider very easily.
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James
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| posted on 12/7/05 at 08:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If starting again I would increase the height of the chassis by 25mm or more.
Me too!
But that's coz I'm trying to fit a blasted Pinto in!
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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britishtrident
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| posted on 12/7/05 at 10:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
If starting again I would increase the height of the chassis by 25mm or more.
Is that if using the sierra engine?
JB
Whole load of other reasons including --- room for feet, pedal leverage ratio, seat belt height for SVA, it also makes it easier to have Lotus 7
style sloping cockpit sides.
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billy
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| posted on 12/7/05 at 09:49 PM |
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sierra uprights
well you guys seem to think that the sierra upright set-up should be avoided, i have them on mine and had a few dowts about the handling affects on
the car, even nearly changed them for cortina ones but having spent some time on setting the whole car up and driving hard on track days etc i
cannot fault them. seems to be alot more important things to worrie about (like my driving)
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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