Hi Mr McCormak, I have read the description of your upper arm testing with a good deal of interest and curiosity. As someone you has built my Locost7 wishbones...
Steve, Louis, I'll answer both in one message. I think the book control arms would be fine, and would also yeild at the spindle attachment before the arms...
... No I don't--please remind me around the 15th and I'll throw one of each on the scales and post the results here. I think the new one is heavier than the...
Hi, I'm new here, and i'm designing a Ferrari Replica Locost. As the ferrari is mid engine i'm designing a new chassi to use a Alfa Romeo V6 FWD in rear axle...
Maybe I'm misunderstanding how you are planning this but... why are you building your car using an Engine/Trans/then Diff. arrangement. Your engine bay is...
As I'm making a replica of a car with a longitudinal V8, I do have a lot of space but I'm using a Tranversal V6 with its transversal Gearbox an Dif. I'm...
1994 Ferrari 288 GTO!! ... From: Igor Zenko <izenko@...> To: Locost_Theory@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:14:13 PM Subject: Re:...
I currently have a real 1985 288 GTO apart at work for service, would you like some pictures of it? Anything in particular you'd like to see? Take care, ...
That's fantastic, I've never seen a real one, but I'm "in love" with that car. If I would like some pictures: You bet I would! Something in particular: The...
Hi all, new guy Bob here. I've been bitten and now considering building myself one of these beasties. what should be on my list of required reading before I...
Abebooks.com is the place to buy these books VERY inexpensively. When buying many books at a time, I search powellsbooks, abebooks, and amazon used books....
I also use Abe - also good for finding books that are no longer in print. I got some of the Tune to xxx books from there when not available elsewhere. James ...
A required reading is a good idea. Is there a way to create a permanent list that could be added to in "files, database" or wherever? Stan ... <snip>...
Hi,everyone. Let me ask a basic question. If I build a car just for the street, what am I looking for in suspension design as my goals? The least possible...
I reccomend that you find a copy of "High Speed Low Cost" by Allan Staniforth. This is an older book that was out of print but has been reprinted. Try...
Hello All, I've been lurking for years on this forum, and its all good stuff! I've encountered a problem with a Jaguar XJ40 upright I'm using for a suspension...
James: I have solved this problem in the past but it requires a lathe. The upright is bored out to the larger dimension of the taper and a tapered bushing is...
First a disclaimer: I know nothing about suspension design, but could probably bang my way through a cookbook approach. I'm looking at a Lotus 7 clone that has...
As my nolege goes the IRS main advantage is in the more setup variables of the susspension if you are going to do racing. DeDion setup is basicly like the live...
I think that in general road usage, you would be hard pushed to notice the difference between axle and IRS, and the axle is so much easier to build in. If you...
I went with the Live Axel from an old Escort and it has so far been fine .. no probs at all .. but after having done this I wish I put an IRS for these simple...
With regard to spinning the inner wheel, perhaps a harder spring and softer dampers would help? I think some of the IRS solutions can be just as heavy overall...
