Highcost builder
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| posted on 17/1/03 at 10:09 PM |
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Rorty, wow, respect , just one point.......
Like the idea of saving money with the diy uprights, i will consider it if the custom desinged laser cut discs are about £10-£15 each, do you think i
can get them done for about that.
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Rorty
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| posted on 18/1/03 at 01:59 AM |
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Phull:
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I was wondering on ur opinion of Ford Falcon XF disks and calipers for this aplication?
WAY too heavy M8. Go to Pick-a-part, or DatsToy in Rooks Rd, Nunawading/Vermont, and get the bits off a much lighter car. If you get the stuff of a
GTi or similar, they usually have uprated brakes.
I used to live in Blackburn, but now live in Elsternwick.
Fastenuff, I think that all looks good. I've no idea what the Sierra strut/hub is like, but I presume you have utilised the hub as is, and drawn your
upright to suit. My only criticism is that it would still be pretty heavy.
If you're going to the bother of using a bit of pipe for the upright, how about taking it a stage further, and turn it suit the Sierra bearings etc.
too. That way, you would get rid of the casting, and two unneccesary flanges and bolts.
Highcost:
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Rorty, wow, respect , just one point.......
Like the idea of saving money with the diy uprights, i will consider it if the custom desinged laser cut discs are about £10-£15 each, do you think i
can get them done for about that.
Thanks for the kind words.
I get my discs cut for about $28 each....so...divide roughly by three for pounds. Best bet would be to ask Merlin on this list, as he either has, or
works for a laser cutting business. As with everything, multiples cost less per item.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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fastenuff
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| posted on 18/1/03 at 08:32 AM |
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the weight is true rorty, but this upright was made up from parts i did find as drawings.
The upright was made up from steel tube and the rearbearing of the sierra unmodified and an end piece of the driveshaft.
I don't have any parts left here sold everything, only gearbox diskbreaks and diff left, so getting dimensions is a bit hard, as in have to go down
in the mudd at the scrapyard, have to get another sierra in the near future.
Ingmar
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PHULL
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| posted on 18/1/03 at 09:30 AM |
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brakes
thanks for the reply
well I live in Camberwell
anyway
those spherical joints u used I noticed that they are used vertical instead of horizontal...
anyway where did u go to get those spherical joints...how much Aus$ they seem pretty expensive where in melb specialises in this stuff?
six pot calipers on a bike  man what bike did that come from that would be awsome,
I was wondering about the expense of getting some one to turn up some stub axels, hubs to fit bike disk brakes ect
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Rorty
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| posted on 19/1/03 at 02:25 AM |
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those spherical joints u used I noticed that they are used vertical instead of horizontal
No, they are actually used horizontally if you look closely.
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anyway where did u go to get those spherical joints...how much Aus$ they seem pretty expensive where in melb specialises in this stuff?
I mainly use Aurora rodends. I have an account with RBC, and IIRC, VCM10s are about $28 each, but any bearing wholesaler should have them.
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six pot calipers on a bike man what bike did that come from that would be awsome
Most of the big Jap road bikes run 6 pot callipers these days. Best wrecker is Vic Wreckers in Abbotsford.
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I was wondering about the expense of getting some one to turn up some stub axels, hubs to fit bike disk brakes ect
Stub axles will probably cost around $80-$100 each, and hubs in 6061 will probably cost around $120 each. Those are basically one-off prices.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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Macca
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| posted on 22/1/03 at 04:59 PM |
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the most popular fitment would be Sierra hubs to cortina dimension uprights.
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OK, I'm happy to do those, though I'll need you, or somone to provide some basic measurements.
Has this gone any further as I want some, were do I send my money?
Rorty, do you think that bike discs/calipers would be upto the job on the road in a bec?
Cheers Col
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Rorty
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| posted on 23/1/03 at 02:41 AM |
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It's all rather died in the ar$e I'm afraid. I'm still more than happy to design a number of uprights (or whatever is wanted), free for the members
here.
I need accurate dimensions of the donor components, as I'm not building a sevenesque Locost myself, so I don't have any of the uprights/hubs that
you blokes are using.
I did send a requisit sheet to someone, and someone else pointed me in the direction of a pic of a Cortina upright, but it didn't have sufficient
detail.
Bike callipers and suitable discs should work fine in a BEC, as it's so light. You may struggle to get large enough discs into a 13" rim though.
15"wheels would definitely do the trick.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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PHULL
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| posted on 23/1/03 at 06:25 AM |
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up rights
/me runs off to pick a part for some cortina uprights
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Macca
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| posted on 23/1/03 at 08:55 AM |
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Rorty,
I have both cortina and sierra complete hubs and will be more than happy to supply as much info as needed/requested.
I will send you a U2U with my email address if you need to ask for any details etc.
I will be running 15/16" rims due to the engine/diff combo that I have so should have room for the bike discs.
Cheers Col
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Rorty
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| posted on 24/1/03 at 01:08 AM |
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Not a problem. I will email a sheet with the dimensions I need clearly indicated. Just fill in the missing figures in milimetres, and I'll do the
rest.
If anyone else has any particular requests, such as odd offsets etc, I'm prepared to give a certain amount of time to this.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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Northy
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| posted on 24/1/03 at 06:41 PM |
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I could help with photos or dimensions of the Cortina uprights and hubs.
When I was at the autosport show I saw a 'fabricated' Cortina upright. All the holes were in the same places, but was 1kg lighter I was hold. Same
place had aluminium Cortins hubs, which weighed hardly anything! These were on the Randal Motorsport stand, www.randallmotorsport.co.uk the uprights
were new and may not be on there, but the hubs might. Give them a ring on 01945 420777. If anyone rings them I'd be interested in prices (I forgot!).
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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PHULL
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| posted on 27/1/03 at 07:45 AM |
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how would alloy hubs hold up for b4 u would need to replace them as oposed to the std items
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Rorty
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 02:21 AM |
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The AL hubs should last longer than the steel ones, as AL doesn't rust!
Seriously, as long as all the tolerances are correctly observed, there would be no difference between the two.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
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Graceland
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| posted on 8/3/04 at 07:53 PM |
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quick note
sierra 2wd front hubs - buy Mk2 astra bottom ball joints  fit straight in and are at the right angle for bolting to the wishbone aswell
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/3/04 at 01:26 PM |
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Maxi balljoints are the same taper as Cortina ones --- actually better for the job as they have a neater 2 bolt flange than the angle Cortin 4
bolt fixing.
Other ball joints that have been used with Cortina uprights are Lada and Hillman Hunter..
Sierra one as mention elsewhere fit Astra MK2 balljoints --- but not all Sierras have taper fitting joints just the plain vanilla models.
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