Hi there, I have one friend of mine that put to sell is Africa Twin with 4 whells this has build by him and it's the only one in the word. to the ones...
has anyone thought of or tried rubber-in-compression as an alternative to coil-over suspension units? While I'm not exactly thinking mini doughnuts I am...
Alan Staniforth's 'Race & Rally Car Source Book' showed a few examples of rubber sprung suspensions. The low end of mountain bike suspensions used to be...
... A big advantage is the natural rising rate that rubber suspension gives, with no funky linkages. One problem that would need to be designed around is that...
One of Allan Stainforths terrapin single seaters used an "elastic band" suspension. and there is always hydolastic suspension. as far as I can tell the...
In a message dated 09/05/04 12:48:05 GMT Daylight Time, ... have you ever had a hydrolastic car? they were horrible, the ride was like a boat I was thinking...
I guess that depends on how long the hill climb run is and if you're doing multiple heats throughout the day. Will the tires be skipping during the first run...
I have had 2 hydolastic cars both metro's and I will agree that the pre 90's revamp they where not very good but they improved it a great deal in the "new"...
In a message dated 09/05/04 18:46:24 GMT Daylight Time, tirapop@... ... like i said, musings before serious thinking... bin [Non-text portions of this...
Not any more. :-) - Peter Ogden http://www.locost7.info ... This email message and any attached files may contain information that is confidential and subject...
... Yes, Rubber, or more likely urethane pucks are used on SCCA Formula 500 cars with great success. The "puck" substitutes for both spring and damper. Check ...
... I always reefed in the mains'l and she rode flat at 90 knots ;-) Seem to recall Lord Hesketh using rubber cone suspension in F1 in the mid 70's, with that...
I *used* to be in Phoenix, but am now in Tucson. Vail, actually. My car is in storage while I build my new shop. Mine is turning into a more-than-one year...
Aviation fuel is designed for slow reving aircraft. It is made to give a slow rate of burn. This may or may not cause problems, depends on many factors, one is...
i was looking under (about 1969 model) rover the other day trying to understand how the de dion axle worked on it as opposed to the alfetta one. the rover has...
Pete, IIRC the Rover doesn't have splined axles, they are fixed length and provide the lateral location. The De Dion tube is splined instead to allow for the ...
I think the short Answerr is that Rover "bungled" it., actually almost every single component on the tc 2000 was suspect in the final tally.. only thing worse...
the website for the fisher fury sports car (also seems to be made under another name by stuart taylor motor sports) in the UK says that the fury uses...
i have read that triumph have produced a 3 cylinder inline 2.3 litre motor bike with massive torque characteristics. this should be a relatively light engine...
I`m sure I`ve seen pictures that would indicate that the latest Caterhams use a longitudinal watts linkage in place of their top traling arm. not sure where I...
Is the Chevette steering rack a front steer rack? That's the impression I get. I hope it is. Are there still suppliers of loose gears for home mechanics? I ...
Pete You say: "the longitudinal watts link is an interesting idea (i have heard that the fisher fury sports car from england uses longitudinal watts links)...
Tom, Yes the Chevette is front steer. Most of the old British roadster racks are still available in the $230 range. These are all pretty quick. I picked up a...
I am going to be building my own chassis soon and need to get a load of metal tubing in readiness. I have seen a few sites on the t'internet that do "Square...
What is Al-Islam? “This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion, yet fear them not, but fear Me. This day have I perfected your...
Nathan, Once the cold steel is formed into RHS it is ERW'd. Some call 25mm X 25mm square section some call it rectangle. Cold rolled is superior to hot rolled...
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