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Another race car...
steamer:
Gee "I" thought I was.....?
Stilldrillin:
Well, Ade........
I know you've been just a bit busy recently....... :smart:
But....... Almost three months have passed, now....... :scratch:
And...... Me an Ralph. Plus a few more, are STILL waiting to see pics of you winning in the rain!! :doh:
Sigh....... :(
David D
DMIOM:
--- Quote from: steamer on July 29, 2012, 03:23:22 PM ---Gee "I" thought I was.....?
--- End quote ---
Dave (Steamer) - sorry, didn't make it clear I was pulling your leg. The driver, Mr Colin Vickers, is Ade's Dad - and I was just making a joke out of the "big bad dude" comment.....
cheers / Dave (IOM) :beer:
steamer:
Sorry....I understand now
:beer:
Dave
AdeV:
Gonna have to disappoint with the photos I'm afraid - there are no pix of me in the rain (it was too wet to allow the camera out, besides I think Dad's a bit afraid of it (the camera, that is).
Since that last oh-so-optimistic post, we have:
1) Fixed a faulty damper.
2) Attached the dampers to the front of the car(!!) - the bolts holding the dampers to the wheel hubs on both sides had gone missing. No wonder the damn thing wouldn't turn in!
3) Made new compression struts (9" long); one had stripped its threads, the other was a PITA to adjust. Both struts now have a 5/8" UNF LH thread on one end, and RH thread on the other; so when you turn them clockwise, they extend (both threads undo), and vice versa. Crafty... fortunately RDG tools had reasonably priced taps & dies.
4) Made new steering rack extensions, so the track rods actually reach the steering arms on both sides
5) Made steering arm uprights to replace the original ball joints; the rubber gaiter was catching on the brake disc. Now rose jointed.
and finally...
6) Returned the steering arms to their original profile - they had been bent to allow the rubber gaiter on the ball joint to clear the brake disk, which had ruined the Ackerman steering angles.
Current project, making a new alternator bracket; at my last qualifying session, the alternator adjustment bracket sheared & one of the mounting bolts sheared, so the alternator moved & loosened the fanbelt, causing the engine to boil. Fixed it for the race, and it lasted into Dad's next practice, then broke again just prior to the race...
There will be some pix of the bits I've made soon.
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