zxrlocost
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 08:53 PM |
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well to get the best leverage and most accuracy
your L bracket needs to be pushing as good as straight down on the gear lever
have a fiddle with the lever and see what angle runs best turn it upside down etc
youd have to make another lever if you were having a lever gear change wouldnt you
does the L bracket work if you turned it upside down and ran the bar straight up from the gear lever
you may need a longer bar
you need to decide how you want it to change gear first
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worX
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:05 PM |
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lever
Like I said earlier it's probably me thats just not getting it - I have tried the L shape powder coated bracket both way rounds and it still
doesn't seem right - if you take another look at the Photos, have a look at the angle of the ends coming off the ali rods, as this seems to be
the biggest thing in my way - if one end was 90 deg further round (and the L shape bracket at the right angle [couldn't hold it and take pics]!)
I reckon it would fit ok?
Steve
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:17 PM |
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take it the rose joints dont turn then so you cant angle them differently?
Id see what mac 1 say as i can see where your coming from
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worX
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:42 PM |
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rose joints
I've tried twisting them, one end in a vice and the end just in my hand as I didn't want to give them beans just in case it's not
meant and I'm missing something.
At least you know what I mean now - it was only the fact that it didn't seem willing to turn that I was doubting the mechanical aspects of
it??!!??
Steve
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esn163
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 09:59 PM |
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Hi
this is how ours is fitted but may be different to yours since your bracket is on the cradle. I think we have the L shaped bracket the other way
around to you but in your setup it might foul the engine. Perhaps the worx needs a shorter L bracket or selector peg?
 
Description
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Ed
Indy Build Photos
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worX
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 10:01 PM |
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joints
just tried it in the vice again, this time with an adjustable spanner at the other end, once again not giving it beans, and it doesn't seem
keen! I personally think that the ends have been glued in.......
cheers for your suggestions anyway...
Steve
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worX
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 10:04 PM |
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ESN163
Thankjs for the adapted photo.
I had my bracket that way round initially as it was what seemed right, it was only my mate Desperation that turned it this way in the photo!
the problem either way round, as I said above, is the fact that the Ali rose jointed ends both point the same way, and as I am going across a 90
degree plain shift it can't work? IMO...
cheers,
Steve
[Edited on 29/12/06 by worX]
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macnab
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| posted on 29/12/06 at 11:57 PM |
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I'll have to post a pic off my scaptor in it's fab and rather sickly colour scheme...he he
can you do circuits yet??
Missus looks well worried there in the kitchen window
[Edited on 29/12/06 by macnab]
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 02:20 PM |
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hi steve the rose joints should be on some kind of threaded bar
on mine I used 8mm threaded bar with some 8mm alloy sleeve to add a bit of stength
then you screw the rose joint on but before that put a nut each end before the rose joint you can then tighten this up against the rose joint when its
in the desired position
you can unscrew the rose joint a little then tighten the nut up against them if you wanted a bit more length in the bar
I cant imagine yours arent threaded
flash them with a blow torch
then just give them a shock/ unscrew on the vice
as for your lever speak to MAC1
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worX
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 04:27 PM |
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thanks ZXR
I wondered about them being threaded as that is the way everyone else seems to be, but I can see the tiniest bit of what looks like glue in between
joint and ali tube, and from the weight and feel of it, I'd say there was nothing inside it - I suppose that it's prob best to wait and
speak to MAC1 if I get a reply from my mails. I swear if I had a build manual for this car, I'd be a damn sight further along with my
build...
cheers again,
Steve
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 04:57 PM |
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steve its not at the right angle anway
so id just heat up rose joint
put it in a vice and turn it(undo obv) with a shock etc
unless welded theres got to be something going into the rose joint otherwise would break under pressure
build manual  whats that an MK photocopied bit of a4 paper that I DIDNT GET
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worX
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| posted on 30/12/06 at 05:43 PM |
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I'll give it a go now and see how I get on...
build manual - at least you had the excuse of MK doing their "usual" standard of service, I have been exposed to myself - I thought I was
getting a different class of service from MAC1, but inspite of them being a couple of super blokes, have to say not a lot is different...
Steve
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