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5809
(nod) good call....
Vic
vrod_2000
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Apr 1, 2009
11:22 am
5810
I don't see any bolts for the inner control arm to frame called out. I don't see them in the solidworks parts either. I would think these would need to be...
scovillebob
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Apr 1, 2009
2:10 pm
5811
I don't have the answer to the lower control arms, but I went to a local machinist shop and bought a tapered endmill with the 3 degree taper. My beat up old...
yimpierre
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Apr 1, 2009
4:09 pm
5812
I find all kinds of tapered endmills. This gave me the clue that I needed for the tapered holes. Thanks This e-mail transmission may contain information that...
Bob Scoville
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Apr 1, 2009
4:58 pm
5813
Scoville, I bought my bit from this place. http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMAKA=04356135 Cal, had turned me on to this site. I also had found a 'coupon'...
Vic
vrod_2000
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Apr 1, 2009
5:47 pm
5814
Scoville, I bought my bit from this place. http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMAKA=04356135 Cal, had turned me on to this site. I also had found a 'coupon'...
Vic
vrod_2000
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Apr 1, 2009
5:48 pm
5815
What I don't get about this car is that it has a cD of .27, which is worse than a Prius. There's also a good sized turbo charged gas engine in it. The specs...
Michael
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Apr 1, 2009
6:17 pm
5816
Which car are you talking about, the Honda Insight (first generation), the Honda Insight (second generation), or the German Diesel? The first generation...
Jim Isbell, W5JAI
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Apr 1, 2009
9:15 pm
5817
Anyone need a set of Tri-Mag plans to have in their build library? Cleaning out my office, plans are complete (booklet & 13 large format diagrams), $30...
Cam
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Apr 1, 2009
9:54 pm
5818
It has a turbocharged Rabbit Diesel engine. M Recent Activity  6 New Members Visit Your Group Group Charity i-SAFE Keep your kids safer online All-Bran Day 10...
justdb
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Apr 1, 2009
10:20 pm
5819
... Do you accept Pay Pal?...
jimini10
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Apr 2, 2009
4:14 am
5820
sure do with didjeffects@.... One other interested so far but they're in Venezuela, I don't want to go thru the extra steps to send something to...
Didj Effects
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Apr 2, 2009
4:49 am
5821
Cam, On the web site that mention an updated version of the plans, is yours the older or newer ones? Thanks, Al ... From: Didj Effects To:...
Al
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Apr 2, 2009
5:27 am
5822
Looks like mine is the older one cause the manual format is 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. Don't know if it has any less pictures, and the large format diagrams are the same,...
Didj Effects
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Apr 2, 2009
5:52 am
5823
I had suspected that the mileage figures of the Avion were unrealistic, there really was no official verification as far as I could tell, and it is very likely...
rawmr
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Apr 2, 2009
3:38 pm
5824
... From:"rawmr" I had suspected that the mileage figures of the Avion were unrealistic, there really was no official verification as far as I could tell, and...
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aaron.davenport
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Apr 2, 2009
4:00 pm
5825
You can maximize the life of your hole saws by: a)setting your drill press at the slowest speed (250 rpm on mine) b)use slow feed rate and C)keep the saw teeth...
Paul Kanic
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Apr 3, 2009
4:08 am
5826
Well I'm confused. So far as I recall, aircraft aerodynamic airfoil drag is given as a CD number starting with 1 for a thin flat plate (at zero-angle of...
rawmr
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Apr 3, 2009
11:23 am
5827
I believe in automotive they start with a plate perpendicular to the flow (90 degree angle of attack). Not positive about that, though......
yimpierre
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Apr 3, 2009
12:03 pm
5828
They measure drag in a wind tunnel and rearrange the formula to solve for cD after taking out frontal area, velocity, density of air, etc. ...
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aaron.davenport
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Apr 3, 2009
3:27 pm
5829
... Some simple aerodynamics from my "The Illustrated Guide to Aerodynamics" book. (not exactly a high-powered reference, but...) Drag =Cd x q x A Cd (capital...
Michael
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Apr 3, 2009
3:49 pm
5830
I'll use the oil this time. I agree with the 12mm on the lowers. Now the .48" hole diameters on the uppers don't seem to match any standard bolts. But as you...
Bob Scoville
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Apr 3, 2009
5:34 pm
5831
These support pieces are shown really clearly in Figure 6.4 of the plans, right near the beginning of the section on "chassis construction"....
yimpierre
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Apr 3, 2009
5:50 pm
5832
Additional support at these brackets looks like a good idea to me. I'd do something simple like figure 6.4. I'll probably add these later. Right now my plan...
Paul Kanic
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Apr 4, 2009
3:38 am
5833
I'm guess I must reply to this thread to organize a few things. -the beginings First of all, I came from the same school as the Avion crew. Infact, they...
Arak Leatham
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Apr 5, 2009
4:57 am
5834
... From:"Arak Leatham" A number of cars in production today, which are strikingly less shapely than my design, are turning up CD's of .17 to .19. What...
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aaron.davenport
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Apr 5, 2009
1:36 pm
5835
Found the link for the below info. The GM EV1 was actually 0.195 cD and STILL holds the record for best drag coefficient for a production car. ...
Aaron Davenport
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Apr 5, 2009
3:39 pm
5836
I would challenge the qualification of a EV1 as a "production vehicle". It was a mass produced prototype but it was never produced for the retail market. "The...
Lewis Balentine
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Apr 5, 2009
5:41 pm
5837
The EV1 was mass produced on a production line at a plant in Lansing, MI. In 1997 they built 660 units, and another 457 in 1999. Wikipedia says it's a...
Aaron Davenport
aaron.davenport
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Apr 5, 2009
11:51 pm
5838
Well, a .195cd on the EV1 is close enough to make my point. I'ld tend to believe the .195 because I asume they have standards that work well. But still not...
Arak Leatham
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