Edited by Dirtcircle86, 10 March 2014 - 10:50 PM.
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#16
Posted 28 December 2013 - 06:17 PM
#17
Posted 04 January 2014 - 11:33 PM
I think there is a 1/4 inch to be had on either side by cutting the protrusion, banging it flat, and welding it back together. 1/4" doesn't leave much margin for error...
Wheel spacers ain't "legal" and would add weight that I just spent half a day getting rid of. May not have been worth the effort, but I removed all the undercoating from the axle. I may try some other wheels.
Tomorrow, I'll build a new PHB body mount.
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 10 March 2014 - 10:53 PM.
#18
Posted 05 January 2014 - 09:05 PM
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 10 March 2014 - 10:54 PM.
#19
Posted 18 January 2014 - 12:06 AM
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 10 March 2014 - 10:55 PM.
#20
Posted 18 January 2014 - 12:28 AM
I had some 1" X 1/8" flat laying around so I laid some in the "frame" there to distribute the load a little. They are 8" long and I left enough gap between em to lay some weld in there.
1 5/8" X .085 tubing frame to frame. Please excuse my mud dobbin'.
Car had been hit on the right rear and had obvious signs of warpage on the inner and outer fender. Didn't pay much attention when I slapped the cage in a few months ago. When sitting on jack stands on all four jack points, the right rear clears it's jack by 1/4". After installing the PHB mount-cross-brace. The cross bar is 1/2" farther from the axle on the right, it's noticeable. Meh, it's just a race car.
More tomorrow. Oh, I put some .120 washers under the right rear spindle for, I believe, 2.3* of toe out. Ouch! That was a lot. We shall see how it corners. I expect it to be unruly, just the way I like it!
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 18 January 2014 - 12:35 AM.
#21
Posted 18 January 2014 - 11:49 PM
If anybody is actually reading this, I'm curious if anyone else has measured this and came up with the same result. My measuring method wasn't scientific but with both knuckles sitting lug side down on the bench, I confirmed the caliper mounting flanges were flush and then spun the knuckles and measure from the table to the ball joint mounting hole.
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 10 March 2014 - 11:01 PM.
#22
Posted 20 January 2014 - 12:10 AM
#23
Posted 20 January 2014 - 12:21 AM
#24
Posted 20 January 2014 - 12:36 AM
#25
Posted 20 January 2014 - 12:42 AM
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 20 January 2014 - 11:48 PM.
#26
Posted 20 January 2014 - 11:17 PM
I added some brace to the outer fender also. All that work to lose a few pounds and I add it right back in. I think it will be a little more rigid. As I was welding it in the body was popping and groaning so I know it is all working together. It physically feels/sounds better when I bounce on it.
Edited by Dirtcircle86, 21 January 2014 - 08:22 AM.
#27
Posted 20 January 2014 - 11:35 PM
#28
Posted 20 January 2014 - 11:44 PM
#29
Posted 21 January 2014 - 10:27 AM
It would appear that you've done this before . Nice work!
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#30
Posted 21 January 2014 - 05:14 PM
Thank you! I appreciate the complement! I've done a little fabricating but no, this is the first time I've built a track car. I'm getting a kick out of building it. It's different than anything I've done before.
Thanks for showing some interest, I felt like the Lone Ranger there for a bit. I've quickly learned less typing and more pictures gets more views also . I've got some questions that don't get answered through this build thread so I gotta start some others. Found something interesting about the torsion bars that I'm working out some math on right now. Build wise, I'll get the strut brace done on the passenger side and put the front suspension and brakes back on so I can get the car outside to the pressure washer. I wanna remove all the undercoating but dont cherish the idea of laying on my back under the car with a wire wheel. I got an idea about that. Sorry, too much typing, not enough pictures.