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| byndbad914 |
 Feb 13 2006, 05:35 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits  Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None  |
Disassembled the beast over the past couple of weeks in Orange and then AJ (the guy building the tube chassis) did some minor cutting (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) I am getting pretty excited about the project though, should be cool if every crazy idea I have works out... never really know until you start piecing the puzzle together.
All things work on paper, only some things work in reality (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif) If anyone really cares I will continue to post pics as the progress moves along... here is some starting pics. BTW, more pics are on my website in the chassis link I have started. Here is a shot of week1 Attached image(s) 
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| byndbad914 |
Mar 6 2006, 10:33 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
couple updated pics as of last week - threw them on the bird board while the club was down, so a couple of you have already seen them. AJ will hopefully have the interior cage framed out this week - we will see Wed night. He leaves for the San Felipe 250 Thursday (running his insane tube chassis Ranger this weekend) so I will be on hold until next week (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) No biggie.
Current idea is to cut the trailing arms down to just hubs then build uprights from them. Then there will be 5 links going to each hub for a nice independent rear end (2 forward links, 2 perp links, one more for toe) so I have a complete array of options (rear caster adjustment (though I don't know if that would really matter since the wheels don't turn??), rear camber and toe will be independent of each other, wheelbase could be changed, track width could be changed (within reason w/o screwing up camber gain), so forth... Getting rather excited about the project! Put the dry sump pan on the engine over the weekend, so it is ready to set into the car. He might have the engine in place as early as next Friday - hope so. Attached image(s) 
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byndbad914 starting the tube V8 car Feb 13 2006, 05:35 PM
byndbad914 week2 Feb 13 2006, 05:35 PM byndbad914 week 3... the "minor cutting". BTW, those crap-as... Feb 13 2006, 05:37 PM byndbad914 rear shot Feb 13 2006, 05:38 PM johannes http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Feb 13 2006, 05:39 PM turbo914v8 Hell yes. Post pictures untill your eyes fall out.... Feb 13 2006, 07:01 PM turbo914v8 