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post Apr 22 2021, 02:27 PM
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So I have been working on the front of the car screwing the wing mounting brackets to the body. Now that that is done I would like to finish the plenums. Just a little spot here and there. It's just that it would be nice to have something else completed and then get back into the wiring. I'm just about ready to put her back in the trailer.


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post Apr 25 2021, 03:19 AM
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Yesterday I was working on the plenums, doing a once over the seams with the spot welder and it stopped working on me. The last weld had an awful lot of sparks around the area that I was working on. I had the welder apart to aline the tongs and I may not have tightened it up enough. So before I start today I have to go through the welder and clean up all the contact locations to eliminate any reason the voltage drop at the tongs. We will see how that goes. Should that go well I can put them back in and button all of that up.
Then I can have a photo opportunity. Gosh that will put a smile on my face. I'm going to do this at an undisclosed location (in front of my house) on the street. The only good level spot around here.
We should go over 25,000 viewers today or tomorrow. The perfect time for a bunch of pictures and another Thank You for everyone that has come by this thread.
25,000, WOW...
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post Apr 25 2021, 04:46 PM
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I got the car reassembled today but I am losing light so start up and pictures will have to be tomorrow. Everything looks really good can't wait to look at her outside. Almost no one has seen the car in person except Vegas Racer and he said "It looks better in person than it does in a picture." Well tomorrow is another day maybe I should take her down to the River.

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post Apr 28 2021, 03:24 AM
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TOTAL Failure at the front wing wheels. As I was trying to put her in the trailer yesterday I heard a terrible noise and she got stopped in her tracks. So I backed up and got out to go see what damage I had done. The end plates had contacted the ramp and didn't like the hinge or the plywood on the ramp. No damages to anything just a lot of noise. Apparently the wheels need to be much ferrthur forward, a little more than an inch. Apparently the end plates don't like to be pushed around. Pics after daylight.
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post May 8 2021, 10:32 PM
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Sorry about the delays in finishing up the pictures of AR as I took a vacation. Currently I am in the BVI's doing a bit of sailing and swimming. And trying not to get sunburned. I should be home in a couple of days and finish the corrections on the front wing.

The raw natural beauty of The Baths.
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post May 8 2021, 10:34 PM
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Cheeseburger in Paradise...

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I can't wait to to get back to work on AR.
Oh and by the way traveling during Covid SUCKS...
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post May 10 2021, 07:12 PM
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Best not to drop your BVDs in the BVIs right now, Joe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ... some of them virgins may have covid, ya know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post May 11 2021, 12:21 AM
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QUOTE(914 Ranch @ Apr 28 2021, 02:24 AM) *

TOTAL Failure at the front wing wheels. As I was trying to put her in the trailer yesterday I heard a terrible noise and she got stopped in her tracks. So I backed up and got out to go see what damage I had done. The end plates had contacted the ramp and didn't like the hinge or the plywood on the ramp. No damages to anything just a lot of noise. Apparently the wheels need to be much ferrthur forward, a little more than an inch. Apparently the end plates don't like to be pushed around. Pics after daylight.

I’ve wanted to say this ever since I read about your idea of the retractable wing. I was hoping I was wrong, but this incident has me concerned.

I’d look really hard at what that wing might do at speed if/when getting hung up. It’ll lift the car and fold underneath causing all sorts of havoc to the car, you, and most likely bystanders. I think the test on the plywood should be a wake up call that anything taller than the wheel clearance will be an issue. As autocross locations become more difficult to find, the quality of road decreases.

I’ve seen cracks and transitions in pavement at several local events that appear to be taller than the skid clearance you have.

Perhaps a modified bottom plate shape might help the end plates be more like a skid vs a hang up point. I also keep thinking about that plastic material they use to easily slide furniture around maybe some sort of adaptor, that can be swapped out as it grinds down... they have lip protectors for modern super cars that operate on same principle.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) sorry rant over, I saw your problem before it occurred and didn’t say anything, I just want to offer my thoughts in case of building a better mousetrap.

Ok I’ll shut up and watch silently now...
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post May 11 2021, 03:46 PM
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Today I was working on the wheels on the front wing. I moved them up and forward which put them completely over the front and bottom of the end plates. The end plates have small scratches on the bottom front where they contacted the plywood and the plywood has what looks like skid marks and the hinge is only scratched. It's raining now so no pics.
I installed the wing back on AR.
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post May 15 2021, 11:24 AM
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I was putting her back in the trailer and ran out of fuel. So I took this pic of where the scraping is coming from.

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From the beginning of the brackets I knew that the end plates would be holding the wing up over speed bumps but this had not occurred to me. It is why I made the end plates out of 1/4 instead of something smaller. We'll see how it goes.
Without the wheels or the pivots it probably would have bent something.
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post May 29 2021, 04:58 PM
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New seatbelts. Thanks Scott.

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Reassembly tomorrow.
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post May 30 2021, 09:14 AM
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Lookin' good Joe!

For the front wing, is there a way to put wheels on the back side of the wing? Or at least some sacrificial skid material like plastic or jabrock?
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post May 31 2021, 10:16 AM
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Thanks Scott @stownsen914 , already done, did it right after I took that picture. Now 4 wheels under the wing. Taking a break right now after I got the seats back in. Pictures later today.

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New rearset wheels.
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post Jun 1 2021, 05:37 PM
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Can you get away with just taking some material off of the rear bottom radius of the end plates? Doesn't look like you need much room.
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post Jun 1 2021, 08:15 PM
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Hey Kevin, I probably could have but I think that this would be easier as I didn't have to remove the end plates.
New seatbelts ready for fit testing.

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Adjusting them is a pain in the ass so I hope that they fit correctly now. Then I can hot knife off the excess straps.
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post Jun 4 2021, 10:05 AM
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Well I finally got it correctly adjusted. I had to pull the driver 3 times to get it right but now it's comfy.

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I know that this photo looks just like the one above but the drivers seat is about 4" closer to the firewall and the belts have been adjusted.
There is still a few little things that I need to attend to but she is getting closer everyday.
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post Jun 7 2021, 05:57 AM
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The pictures Scott @stownsen914 and a few others have been waiting so patiently for.

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post Jun 7 2021, 06:02 AM
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Still needs a lot of work but I really wanted to see her on the pavement too.

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post Jun 7 2021, 06:05 AM
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At least I got some pictures for you finally.

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She is going back up on the stands for some suspension work and the rear wheel bearings and new wheel studs.
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post Jun 8 2021, 01:03 PM
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QUOTE(914 Ranch @ May 31 2021, 09:16 AM) *

Thanks Scott, already done, did it right after I took that picture. Now 4 wheels under the wing. Taking a break right now after I got the seats back in. Pictures later today.

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I was thinking the same thing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) - then I scrolled down and saw you already done-did it.
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