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tscrihfield
post May 11 2011, 08:53 PM
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QUOTE(Spoke @ May 11 2011, 09:36 PM) *

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...I had just bought a Garage (Just so happened to have a house on the same property...


Ah, a spoken by a true car guy.

Keep up the good work.


Thanks!

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post May 11 2011, 08:59 PM
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Im on the edge of liberty, actually closer to oxford. I have been to P2O the last 4 years. I hear its gonna be big this year.
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post May 12 2011, 06:00 AM
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Nice progress.

What are those wheels? They don't appear to be Fuchs.
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post May 12 2011, 10:21 AM
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Nice progress.

What are those wheels? They don't appear to be Fuchs.


They are actually a Fuch replica. 17 inch by 7 wide.

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post May 12 2011, 10:25 AM
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Im on the edge of liberty, actually closer to oxford. I have been to P2O the last 4 years. I hear its gonna be big this year.


I hope so! it seemed considerably bigger last year in comparison to the year prior.
I only live about 25 mins from you though! Interesting!
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post May 13 2011, 09:57 PM
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Okay so I finally got to complete the construction on my lowering struts...

I made the sleeve to fit the bottom of the strut

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I decided to plung mill a good 5/8" hole to plug weld them against the strut tube much like the way the spindle is attached.

Then I welded the Ball joint mount to the sleeve

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After I welded the mounts on I then slid the sleeve over the strut and tacked it on

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After I measured everything and ensured that it was square I finished the welding.

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Now for Paint..... Hmm what color???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

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post May 14 2011, 03:28 AM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Thats nice! Never thought about lowering a 914, cause they are pretty low already! Nice work!
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post May 14 2011, 07:13 AM
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Man you have some serious skills no doubt. How much did you move the strut arm? 19mm? 25mm? Inquisitive minds want to know.
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post May 14 2011, 05:53 PM
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Man you have some serious skills no doubt. How much did you move the strut arm? 19mm? 25mm? Inquisitive minds want to know.


38mm or 1.5".

The reason I lowered the suspension in this fashon is because the stock Geometry is the prime handling of the car. (Hince why Porsche's engineers made it that way) But like most vehicles if you lower the center of gravity the body roll decreases and handling increases. So with this modification I have integrated both. Lowering and keeping stock geometry. The only downside is the bumpsteer gremlin.... Uhhg happens to almost every car when lowered**.... So in the Near future you will see my bump steer kit that I will make to accomodate the modified struts.

** for those who are unaware of Bumpsteer. It is a condition caused by changing a geometry in the steering set-up, Most often lowering. (Also happens to poor engineered automobiles as well!) All while at level ride height the vehicle may be aligned fine but when the suspension is compressed it pushes or pulls the tie rods or Heims whichever you might have, causing it to oversteer, understeer, pull or push.

Hope this helps and inspires!

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post May 14 2011, 06:15 PM
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Love those struts man. I have never seen anyone make lowering struts that way but it makes perfect sense if you have the tools you need. Your car is going to look really wicked lowered that much.

I am nearly done welding your old headlight buckets and front valence into my IMSA car. It took way longer than I expected but I went down a lot of side tracks that had to be done to get here.

How do you plan to lower the rear of the car while maintaining any suspension travel? Have you seen the kit that Chris Foley makes? I think Jeff Hail is using the same one.

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post May 14 2011, 07:19 PM
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Love those struts man. I have never seen anyone make lowering struts that way but it makes perfect sense if you have the tools you need. Your car is going to look really wicked lowered that much.

I am nearly done welding your old headlight buckets and front valence into my IMSA car. It took way longer than I expected but I went down a lot of side tracks that had to be done to get here.

How do you plan to lower the rear of the car while maintaining any suspension travel? Have you seen the kit that Chris Foley makes? I think Jeff Hail is using the same one.

John


Thanks!
I subscribed to your thread. I really cant wait to see yours either! Glad that the parts are good use to you!... I totally understand side tracked...... Ohhh look something shiny......

As far as the rear.... I have a few idea's most likely perches but still undecided. I use a program called Inventor it is an add on for auto CAD and I often play with different scenerios with concepts to figure out what will work best with loads and travel. I am not familiar with the set-up from Chris Foley. Is he the owner of one of the racing business CFR?

Oh and for those of you that like the ideas that I come up with such as Lowering struts and my 911 SC draive shaft conversion. I am planing on making a DIY kit for each of the ideas that I design so you can do it too. I know that in ownership for a lot of folks it means doing the work and making it your own. So even though you might benchmark from someone else. making it and installing it yourself makes you feel like the car is more than just and another driveway ornament.

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post May 15 2011, 11:36 AM
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QUOTE(tscrihfield @ May 12 2011, 09:21 AM) *
QUOTE(Gint @ May 12 2011, 08:00 AM) *
Nice progress.

What are those wheels? They don't appear to be Fuchs.
They are actually a Fuch replica. 17 inch by 7 wide.

Thomas

I figured that. What brand?
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post May 15 2011, 07:53 PM
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QUOTE(Gint @ May 15 2011, 01:36 PM) *

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Nice progress.

What are those wheels? They don't appear to be Fuchs.
They are actually a Fuch replica. 17 inch by 7 wide.

Thomas

I figured that. What brand?


Sorry should have expected that.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
Not sure the brand but CIP1 distributes them... I figured they arent too expensive with the discount back a few months they were $700 shipped and if they dont work out I will buy the forgeline wheels I have been eyeballing.... But the quality of the wheel is much better than I expected! Really a great deal!

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Yeah, I kinda like the looks of them too. The petals are narrower and the corners look a little sharper. And 17" is a plus too. If you get a chance to get a closer pic I'd like to see it.
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post May 16 2011, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE(Gint @ May 15 2011, 11:13 PM) *

Yeah, I kinda like the looks of them too. The petals are narrower and the corners look a little sharper. And 17" is a plus too. If you get a chance to get a closer pic I'd like to see it.


17's were a must due to more tire sizes/types to choose from for performance tires.

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These are pretty close prior to the tires going on. Let me know if this helps. I can try to get a better picture if you need.

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post Jun 27 2011, 07:16 PM
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Well it has been way too long since I last updated... Well to give you some reasons why is because summer is here... The bike tends to take some of my time when the weather gets nice... So back in May dad and I took a trip to NC to hit some twistys and I took him down the Dragon for his first time.

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And I got back with a special Delivery... Oh yeah...

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And since then I have been busy with Work, Wife, and Life... But this weekend I got to spend a little time with my teener... I painted the front struts finally. I know that it is really close to Bilstein Green but it is because I like the color. Not trying to make it look like something its not... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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But that is a breif update. I will post more soon and more often now that I have a little time for the next couple of weeks.
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post Jun 27 2011, 10:20 PM
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Looks like a lot of fun. I like the green too!
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post Jul 9 2011, 10:46 PM
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Well, I have a few things going on at once but tonight I got a little bored and decided to start on the Megasquirt build. I am going with the MS3 with the expansion. So I set up the work station. Static dissipative mat : check, soldering iron : check, solder : check & I was good to go!
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It only took about an hour to populate and solder the JimStimX. Good board to start on to get a feel of the material! Not what I'm used to soldering! I forgot how lucky I have it soldering military grade products! None the less the quality is still good.

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Fun for evening that was mostly uneventful!
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post Aug 18 2011, 05:39 PM
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Again, a while since the last post. As of now I have finished the Megasquirt it is just waiting on the rest of the engine to get finished.

This afternoon I put the crank assembly together.
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Can't wait to get the rest together!
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Thomas, Thanks for sharing. Really enjoy your narritive and ideas.
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