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4738
What is the formula for calculation the dimension(diameter& tolerances)of the head of the torsion bar before rackrolling ? Thanks!...
torsion77777
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Oct 1, 2003
8:08 am
4739
This is a general question to everyone out there. Last weekend I was in Wisconsin. I saw a 7 on a trailer. I tried to follow it but a truck got in the way....
Ken Howatson
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Oct 1, 2003
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4740
I might know the formula but...WTH is rackrolling? (Sorry, English is only my 3rd language) Joćo Matoso...
jcduroc
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Oct 1, 2003
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4741
I have done some searching but am still not sure if its the right kind of steel for the chassis. Also is 040 aluminum too thin for side body pannels? Dale...
yyaarr1965
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Oct 1, 2003
9:17 pm
4742
This may be a repost but I dont see it anywhere. I have done some searching but am still not certain if 16 guage erw steel is the same as 16 guage cold...
yyaarr1965
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Oct 1, 2003
9:20 pm
4743
I have done some searching but am still not sure if its the right kind of steel for the chassis. Also is 040 aluminum too thin for side body pannels? Dale...
yyaarr1965
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Oct 1, 2003
9:23 pm
4744
Sorry abou the multiple posts still not sure how I did that but from what I have found I answered my own question and it looks like erw is electric resistance...
yyaarr1965
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Oct 2, 2003
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4745
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parniani134134
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Oct 2, 2003
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4746
I need ideas on the best way to fabricate and mount the wishbones and the steering drive using my MGB components. It seems I'll need to locate the steering...
covey53468
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Oct 2, 2003
3:23 am
4747
The rackrolling operation, is a cold rolling of bar to produce the spline (using material expansion). The machining size of the bar (diameter before the...
torsion77777
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Oct 2, 2003
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4748
There is a picture of Ken Walton's MG-B Locost in the pictures area of the locost list page. The picture shows both top and bottom wish-bones. I have no...
eskoa
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Oct 2, 2003
11:59 pm
4749
in reading stuff in magazines about the developments of porsches over the years, i noted that Porsche stopped using the semi trailing arm system in its 911 ...
Meline Family
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Oct 3, 2003
2:58 am
4750
... Peter, I have an article at home about the Weissach axle in the 928. It's in either "New Directions in Suspension Design" or "The Sports Car - Its Design...
Dominic Peterson
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Oct 3, 2003
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4751
I found a scan, online, of the figure used in Campbell's book. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/tanjwarrior/Technical/ToeIn.JPG ... in ... Its ... of ... end ... ...
tirapop
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Oct 3, 2003
12:59 pm
4752
Dale wrote: looks like erw is electric resistance welded and long as its scale free its ok. No expert, but this is what I've read, been told: Both hot rolled...
George Cushing
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Oct 3, 2003
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4753
Hi Peter, While the Weissach axle apears to be a very good thing, it is also difficult to design (or tune with trial and error) to suit your application. Of...
Rick
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Oct 4, 2003
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4754
... Very unlikely without huge expenditure. The 100bhp of the Swift lump is already pretty high for a 1.3 car engine. You could turbo it and potentially...
Mike
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Oct 4, 2003
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4755
does anyone know what is the weight of the hayabusa engine and gearbox ? ... From: Mike [mailto:mike@...] Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2003 6:15 AM To:...
Meline Family
gingerpete29
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Oct 4, 2003
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4756
Does anybody knows if there's a bell housing adaptation suitable to use a Ford Type 9 gear box with a '93 1,6lt Honda Vtec engine? I've heard that the Vtec...
Ernesto Freitas
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Oct 5, 2003
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4757
Ernesto, Yes, the older Honda engines turn the "wrong" way compared to other engines that are usable in the Locost. The newer engines that have the...
eskoa
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Oct 5, 2003
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4758
Thanks. Do you mean that the actual 1,6 lt Vtec engines turn in the "right" way? If that's true I'm going for it! Ernesto Freitas Portugal...
Ernesto Freitas
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Oct 5, 2003
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4759
One other thing: I've read somewhere that the Rover K series engines are some how similar to the Honda ones. If that's true, I could get a bell housing from a...
Ernesto Freitas
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Oct 5, 2003
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4760
You heard WRONG Mate! ONLY the newer K series 2002 and newer Honda engines rotate useably (for us) Honda had the poor judgement of 'owning' Rover for 10...
bare2510
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Oct 5, 2003
6:40 pm
4761
... That can't be right, the K Series has been used in Westtfields and Caterhams for years. -- Cheers Mike mailto:mike@......
Mike
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Oct 5, 2003
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4762
this is bollocks, Honda never owned Rover and it was British Aerospace that sold to BMW. Caterham were involved in the development of the K-series engine which...
Alex Devonport
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Oct 5, 2003
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4763
The K series is a Rover engine, not a Honda engine. Esko ... From: Mike [mailto:mike@...] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 12:01 PM To: bare2510 Subject:...
eskoa
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Oct 5, 2003
9:36 pm
4764
List A friend has had the misfortune to be in a wreck with his year 2000 Ford Focus (automatic transmission, 4-door sedan, grocery getter). Mostly rear end...
Tom and Sharon Hale
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Oct 5, 2003
10:39 pm
4765
Approx 180 lbs ... gearbox ? ... coolest ... and ... engine) and ... of power ... heavier than ... lump ... transmission ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/...
stockley0883
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Oct 5, 2003
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... I'm glad to hear your friend was not injured. The engine in your friend's Focus will be a second-generation (to the US) "Zetec" two litre four which has...
kestrel1596
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Oct 6, 2003
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Thank you! Tom Hale ... <image.tiff> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Tom and Sharon Hale
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