nitram38
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 07:41 PM |
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MotaLeira today's progress
Just tacked these up this morning.
They are not fully welded and have no trangular plates on yet. I also plan putting a rod across the widest point, once they are fitted to the pick up
points on the rear subframe. The second photo shows the A1GP car setup, that I saw at Goodwood on Friday, to show what I mean about a rod across the
bones.
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A1 wishbones
[Edited on 24/6/2007 by nitram38]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 08:24 PM |
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a good rod across the bones , hmmm .
yes thats a good idea , dont know why we see it more , mine certainly have it .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Howlor
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 08:50 PM |
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Just out of interest what is the second rod on the A1 GP susp on the front of the top bone?
Steve
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 09:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Howlor
Just out of interest what is the second rod on the A1 GP susp on the front of the top bone?
Steve
It is a wheel tether.
Inside the aerofoil profile is a steel wire to stop the wheel flying off in an accident.
 
Wheel tether
[Edited on 24/6/2007 by nitram38]
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Howlor
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 09:17 PM |
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That will be in the next SVA manual then!
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andyps
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 09:43 PM |
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Isn't the bar in front of the wishbone the steering rod?
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/6/07 at 10:53 PM |
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a good rod across the bones , hmmm .
In the GP cars that rod is only there to stop the wishbones from puncturing the tub in the event of a crash as the drivers legs are inside there,
it's not a brace to add stiffness or anything. This was explained at the NEC show by one of the exhibitors.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 12:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
In the GP cars that rod is only there to stop the wishbones from puncturing the tub in the event of a crash as the drivers legs are inside there,
it's not a brace to add stiffness or anything. This was explained at the NEC show by one of the exhibitors.
Maybe so on short span wishbones, but on my car they are very wide and I prefer a bit more strength. I just used this picture to illustrate how I
would be adding the bar to my bones.
[Edited on 25/6/2007 by nitram38]
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nitram38
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| posted on 25/6/07 at 12:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyps
Isn't the bar in front of the wishbone the steering rod?
Take a look at the top right end of the wishbone. There is a rod end and in front of that, the tether. This has a small shield taped over it.
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