speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:15 PM |
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Strange ride height question
Seeing the eairlier thread reminded me of something i meant to ask the other day.
Has anyone got any pictures of a sevenesque car running about 5 - 6" ground clearance as that is what i think i am going to have to run and i
fear it may look a bit wierd (if it does i will see if i can do something about it)
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:17 PM |
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seriously though, it won't be far off that...
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
seriously though, it won't be far off that...
Dont bring that back to this forum 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:25 PM |
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sorry, don't know why but i thought you said 6-9" just read it again
my cars about 3" i think most on here are. so twice as high as most, if it looks weird, smaller wheels will lose about an inch (if you can fit
smaller wheels than you were going to)
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:30 PM |
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I was going to use the originals as the tyres are £200 per corner  and i cant afford smaller ones.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Steve G
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
seriously though, it won't be far off that...
Dont bring that back to this forum
Well stop building its Jag engined twin then!! 
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BenB
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 08:00 PM |
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I'm sure I'm running about 5" at the front (80mm from sump to floor and a good 4-5cm of sump hanging below the bottom of the
chassis...
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 08:19 PM |
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by tin top standards, 5" is still very low.
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Chippy
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 10:15 PM |
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I don't think that you will notice that you have 6" chassis ground clearance. My car has 6" at the front, and 6.5" at the
rear. The sump sticks out under the chassis by 1" so the effective ground clearance is 5", and the nose cone has been taken down to that
height, so if that clears an obstruction, then so will the sump. Cheer Ray
 
Near side view
[Edited on 22-6-09 by Chippy]
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 11:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
Iand the nose cone has been taken down to that height, so if that clears an obstruction, then so will the sump.
An early warning system! If you hear the crunch of splintering GRP, then you know that in about 0.3 seconds your sump will need replacing
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