cloudy
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 05:25 PM |
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I was aiming for 350kg all in! 
I must weigh my alloys at some point, I suspect the final wheels will weigh considerably less (16"
James
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thomas4age
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 05:34 PM |
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maybe team dynamics are something to look at those seem to very light and not really expensive
still I can only dream, that things going to fly, a Global GTlight weighs in at 380kg with an R1 fitted, yours is very light indeed
grtz thomas
[Edited on 21/9/07 by thomas4age]
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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cloudy
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| posted on 21/9/07 at 06:01 PM |
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My 17 "wheels are 21.6kg a pop with rubber - how's this compare to a light 16"?
Just weighed all of the additional components to add - just a shade over 30kg's making a total of 375kg dry
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Tralfaz
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| posted on 22/9/07 at 12:18 AM |
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Light 16's with rubber should be down around 15-16 kg.
The 15's I am looking at are 11.5-12.8 Kg dependant on tire width.
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Doug68
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| posted on 22/9/07 at 09:29 AM |
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Scour Tirerack.com for tyre and wheel data, there's a lot on there.
As for the 1+1 I've never seen this arrangment look anything other than fugly to me.
The roll bar won't protect the driver and the passenger never has any legroom.
We need to see more pics of the the current project coming along! 
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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Confused
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| posted on 22/9/07 at 09:02 PM |
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I echo the "more pics" comment!
Someone on my "local" forum posted this information up, might help if you
try to find some lighter wheels!
Garry
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cloudy
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| posted on 23/9/07 at 05:19 PM |
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I've made a temporary dash just to house the clocks for now: (Notice the gear lever - thanks Steve!)
Here's the spoiler i've just picked up in place - it needs one of the wings taken out and the whole thing made thinner. Hopefully this
avoids the chav looks it's currently adding to the car!
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cloudy
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| posted on 1/10/07 at 09:52 PM |
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OK, decided to remake the chassis properly now - the dimensions are a little large in passenger area. All the sus mounts will be kept in the same
locations though...
I know i'm seriously in atom territory here, but i'm not too bothered. Thoughts (back needs a little work)?
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Fred W B
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 05:25 PM |
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Looks awesome, seems you are also suffering what I am finding, which is that you work out how to do it better once you have actually made it up.
WRT the rear, if you want to even pretend the rear wing will work at all it needs to be higher.
Cheers
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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violentblue
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| posted on 3/10/07 at 07:11 PM |
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the height of the rear wing, may not be functional, but looks much better than way up in the air.
a few pics of my other projects
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FUORISERIE
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| posted on 26/10/07 at 11:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
The engine is mounted, I couldn't resist starting it up (with the help of some gaffa tape!) - here's a vid
http://www.digital-car.co.uk/wr4/r4firststart.wmv
and some pics:
[Edited on 7/7/07 by cloudy]
I Like your chassis, are you going to sell plans for it ?, it does have potential
[Edited on 26/10/07 by FUORISERIE]
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FUORISERIE
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| posted on 26/10/07 at 11:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
OK, decided to remake the chassis properly now - the dimensions are a little large in passenger area. All the sus mounts will be kept in the same
locations though...
I know i'm seriously in atom territory here, but i'm not too bothered. Thoughts (back needs a little work)?
design looks good in my opinion, maybe an engine cover
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cloudy
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| posted on 29/10/07 at 07:27 PM |
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Maybe in the distant future when i've finished it and smoothed out any problems 
quote:
Originally posted by FUORISERIE
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I Like your chassis, are you going to sell plans for it ?, it does have potential
[Edited on 26/10/07 by FUORISERIE]
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FUORISERIE
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| posted on 31/10/07 at 04:16 PM |
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2008..??
quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
Maybe in the distant future when i've finished it and smoothed out any problems
quote:
Originally posted by FUORISERIE
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I Like your chassis, are you going to sell plans for it ?, it does have potential
[Edited on 26/10/07 by FUORISERIE]
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cloudy
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| posted on 31/10/07 at 05:31 PM |
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2050?
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nkosta
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| posted on 21/11/07 at 06:43 PM |
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just watching
any progres or decision ?
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cloudy
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| posted on 25/11/07 at 02:55 PM |
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Little bit,
My homemade tube roller (my tube bender won't produce smooth large radius bends)
Yesterday's progress on the chassis:
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Doug68
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 01:16 PM |
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The tube bender looks great!
I love this thread when you go back to page one and look at how this project has progressed its just great to see the evolution of it.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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cloudy
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| posted on 28/11/07 at 10:33 PM |
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Little more progress
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FUORISERIE
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 12:59 PM |
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Nice work on the new chassis..
Italo
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cloudy
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 03:22 PM |
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I'm making good use of some time off work!
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cloudy
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:56 PM |
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and some more
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nkosta
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| posted on 2/12/07 at 07:47 AM |
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perfect , just perfect shape! ( girl like )
Can you PLEASSSEEEE put on pictures some dimension (weight , tube diameter , wall of tube , steel quality , current Amp for welding , MIG or TIG
, material for welding)
I know its time consuming but while be of greatest help for rest of us
And final question : do you ,PERCHANCE , have some plans for this , just for reading before slip
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Mave
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| posted on 2/12/07 at 09:31 AM |
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I love it. (but your "old" one was also very tasty)
But just a slight remark; your wishbones look a bit flimsy compared to the rest of the car. I've seen people using 40x20x3 elliptical tubing,
and I think that would look just great with the rest of your car. Again; I'm only referring to the looks of your wishbones, I'm not saying
that they're not strong enough.
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nkosta
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| posted on 2/12/07 at 02:26 PM |
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or, maybe,main tubes are slightly huge
never mind
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