andyps
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:53 PM |
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Chassis latest
I have just started to build the frame for front suspension mounts as I mentioned earlier. It currently looks like this. Any comments before I
proceed? The masking tape indicates where there are more tubes to go.
 
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Andy
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andyps
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 10:54 PM |
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Here's another view
 
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Andy
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:05 PM |
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Looks very good to me
However I'm no expert......
Cheers
Mark
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:15 PM |
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What plans are you working from?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Triton
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:23 PM |
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What is it?
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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andyps
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:23 PM |
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The basic chassis is book but 2 inches taller. The wishbones are from an MK Indy, therefore mountings positioned as on an Indy. Front suspension with
inboard springs/shocks by rocker arm top wishbone - making it up as I go along!! Sort off, there are a few drawings, but I have done them.
Andy
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jambojeef
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| posted on 13/1/06 at 11:53 PM |
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Looks really interesting and I like the idea of inboard shocks, kinda wished I could have made my ideas work without the crazy compromises it ld have
meant.
Have you seen Liam's photo archive?
He's doing something similar but without the full inch square rails above where your top bones are mounted.
Just a different way of doing it I guess
Geoff
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 15/1/06 at 02:25 PM |
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I quite like that design, saves an awfull lot of messing around with the FU tubes as you have a nice straight bit of chassis rail to weld the brackets
to.
Out of interset, if the chassis is 2" taller, how much wider is it?
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andyps
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| posted on 16/1/06 at 10:18 AM |
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The chassis is 2 inches taller, but standard book width.
Top wishbone brackets should be nice and easy to align on the straight bar - unfortunately, I ran out of time to get them done yesterday.
Andy
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andyps
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 10:56 PM |
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A few more tubes added - probably not get chance to progress further for a couple weeks as I am away a lot.
 
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Andy
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Liam
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 11:00 PM |
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Looking very nice - good stuff!!
Liam
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ned
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| posted on 22/1/06 at 11:34 PM |
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maybe a bit late and not meaning to be an arse, but my take on you current design would be:
 
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beware, I've got yellow skin
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andyps
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 10:40 AM |
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Ned - there is triangulation to go into it yet - the angles are probably a bit deceiving - the upright from the top mounting frame to the top chassis
rails are actually vertical when viewed from the front, but obviously lean back a bit when viewed from the side.
Thanks for the input though.
Andy
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 01:09 PM |
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It does look deceptive.
I can't see why it would need more tubes in the front. Are the wishbone brackets parallel to each other and the centreline of the chassis, they
look like they converge in your picture.
 
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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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andyps
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| posted on 23/1/06 at 02:48 PM |
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And they say the camera never lies.....
After measuring I don't know how many times, I am pretty happy that the mounts are all in line within 1mm in any direction - just hope that they
still are when all the welding is complete - the chassis is only tacked at present.
I got really paranoid about alignment, and if it wasn't for the fact I thought the neighbours might complain I would probably have been in the
garage at 2 in the morning instead of lying awake thinking of another dimension to check - did it in the morning and all seemed to be right.
Andy
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