Hi! Just started to make some planing and dreaming about my own locost. Ordered the book. it will take around 4 weeks to arrive so meanwile i will try to gather some info here. Sierra is almost inposible to find in my country so what about alfa 75 1.8? I can get one of these wery cheep. Around 200 euro or less. What sort of modification woud that mean? I have several CNC machines on my disposal so making different parts wount be a problem. Does somebody have cortina upright drawings as as i would have to make them from scratch. No cortinas in my country either. So far i managed to put book chassis in CAd along with rorty IRS. But hawing trouble with front suspension. Different drawings on net so i¨m litle confused. Any help? No experience in suspension so i want to stick with book.

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holy crap! what size of screen do you have?!!?

72" plasma?

Serously if you do a search on here you will find Rorty's plans for DIY uuprights to directly replace Cortina ones.
Also doesn't the new book have plans for DIY uprights?
Finally, welcome aboard.

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Welcome.
Memo to self,
Get 56" monitor

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PS. Do you have a lady coming around with ice cream in between drawings?

Hyundai Stellar?
Ford Taunus?

Must be something out there?

2000 x 1474 Screen size! Here's a smaller version of the image that is more legable>

here's my MK's (old version), I have added a brace for the roll bar stay and cleaned up the image to remove the fuel tank supports. It's very strong and uses less tubes than in you CAD drawing. Hopefully at will be of some help...never know
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Serously if you do a search on here you will find Rorty's plans for DIY uuprights to directly replace Cortina ones.

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Aye - find flak monkey on here & visit his website
Bob

My ears are burning....

Theres a fair bit of info on my site that you may find useful.

As for upright designs, i dont think rorty ever published the designs. I think he sold them (may be wrong) to MNR who were making some fabricated steel uprights. However from the drawng posted in the other thread you could fabricate your own cortina upright without much problem using either this:

https://vault2.secured-url.com/randallmotorsport/Details.asp?ProductID=379

or this:

https://vault2.secured-url.com/randallmotorsport/Details.asp?ProductID=380

The buying the aluminium hubs and whatever else you like really. I might draw up a design when I get time.

Cheers,
David

Just found Ford taunus 12M coupe for sale. Only 10 Euro.
1968, 1300 engine. Is this car to go?
Just mailed the owner, see if the price is right, as ther is another for 2000 euro.

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that car looks cool, Id keep that and do it up

If that's 10 Euros go and get it as soon as possible, as it basically the one car that provides everything you need!

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As for upright designs, i dont think rorty ever published the designs. I think he sold them (may be wrong) to MNR who were making some fabricated steel uprights. However from the drawng posted in the other thread you could fabricate your own cortina upright without much problem using either this:

I might draw up a design when I get time.

Cheers,
David

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it turns out that this ford taunus 12M is FWD.
So back to alfa 75.
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Have you worked out the rear ground clearance with mine I found it necessary to mount the lower wishbone pivots on the side of the bottom tubes to get a sensible road clearance,

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Have you worked out the rear ground clearance with mine I found it necessary to mount the lower wishbone pivots on the side of the bottom tubes to get a sensible road clearance,

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