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cloudy

posted on 21/9/07 at 05:25 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 21/9/07 at 05:34 PM Reply With Quote
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]





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cloudy

posted on 21/9/07 at 06:01 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 22/9/07 at 12:18 AM Reply With Quote
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.


T

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Doug68

posted on 22/9/07 at 09:29 AM Reply With Quote
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!





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Confused

posted on 22/9/07 at 09:02 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 23/9/07 at 05:19 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 1/10/07 at 09:52 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 3/10/07 at 05:25 PM Reply With Quote
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





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violentblue

posted on 3/10/07 at 07:11 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/10/07 at 11:56 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 26/10/07 at 11:58 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 29/10/07 at 07:27 PM Reply With Quote
Maybe in the distant future when i've finished it and smoothed out any problems

quote:
Originally posted by FUORISERIE
]

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

posted on 31/10/07 at 04:16 PM Reply With Quote
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
]

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

posted on 31/10/07 at 05:31 PM Reply With Quote
2050?
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nkosta

posted on 21/11/07 at 06:43 PM Reply With Quote
just watching

any progres or decision ?

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cloudy

posted on 25/11/07 at 02:55 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 27/11/07 at 01:16 PM Reply With Quote
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.





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Sports Car Builders WA

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cloudy

posted on 28/11/07 at 10:33 PM Reply With Quote
Little more progress


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FUORISERIE

posted on 29/11/07 at 12:59 PM Reply With Quote
Nice work on the new chassis..

Italo






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cloudy

posted on 29/11/07 at 03:22 PM Reply With Quote
I'm making good use of some time off work!




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cloudy

posted on 29/11/07 at 08:56 PM Reply With Quote
and some more


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nkosta

posted on 2/12/07 at 07:47 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 2/12/07 at 09:31 AM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 2/12/07 at 02:26 PM Reply With Quote
or, maybe,main tubes are slightly huge
never mind

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