[project] The Ultimate Track 205

[johnaldridge101 0]

Brilliant stuff, really good progress so far.

 

The one and only thing I would change, a boxer engine, really lowering the CoG.

 

Keep up the good work.

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

That isn't a juno in the background, and that sump certainly doesn't look like anything I've ever seen in a juno.

 

Looks very Juno to me... (I work next door)

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Well it shows you how long its been since I saw an up to date Juno then!

 

Fair play looks like they've stepped up there game a bit.

[Henry 1.9GTi 36]

brz / gt86? 200bhp sitting near the floor!

 

someone must have smashed one buy now. Its a % game

[Cameron 16]

Enough about Juno!

 

I placed my order for the Drenth today. Good times.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

Wallet considerably lighter then?

[Cameron 16]

Considerably.

[Cameron 16]

Made a start on the last little bits of the space-frame, now that the main structure has been completed. I just have a few little braces which stiffen up the open sections between upper & lower wishbone mounts, then the rear diff mounting structure.

 

 

Once all that's done I should have my gearbox, then it's time to mount everything and start making the suspension.

[bennett418 1 1 Cars]

Just read all 50 pages. EPIC build mate. Superb work.

 

If you ever want to join our race crew, give me a shout, cracking workmanship throughout.

[Cameron 16]

I just had a look at your website - very cool cars!

 

I did a little more last night and got the braces for the wishbone "boxes" in, they're very light tubes at only 1.2mm.

 

 

 

Rear diff and engine mounts will be next.

[welshpug 1,657]

saw this linked on FB,

 

[MauABastos 0]

Awesome project!!! I'm following, i need to learn to take courage to do this on mine, rsrsrs.

[Cameron 16]

I eventually got over my hangover enough to do some work today.

 

I sorted out the lower part of the diff mounts:

 

 

 

 

 

I'll need to order some tube for the upper parts as I ran out. In the meantime I'll make a start on the suspension brackets.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Actual stuff and things going on nice work.

[Cameron 16]

More work today!

 

First up, I fitted these little gussets to where the lower wishbone will attach:

 

 

 

Then set about making the front wishbone brackets:

 

First cut and shaped these from 3mm sheet:

 

 

Then got on the lathe and made this little spacer:

 

 

 

Then thankfully realised that it would be impossible to remove it once the brackets were welded up!

 

Cut it in half and used a large washer as a spacer:

 

 

Which worked a lot better.

 

 

 

That's all the lower ones done; I'll fit them in place tomorrow, then get started on the upper ones.

[alexcrosse 124]

Colchester is a noisey girl, but definitely started to earn her place. Need some decent tools really.

[qwerty 9]

Nice work mate, it's really starting to take shape now

 

What did you use to cut and shape the 3mm brackets? They've got a really nice finish to them

[Cameron 16]

Angle grinder.

Colchester is a noisey girl, but definitely started to earn her place. Need some decent tools really.

 

Gonna but a set of tools I think, it's gonna get a fair bit of use!

[Cameron 16]

Was clearly asleep when I wrote that reply.

 

Looking to get a set of tools for the lathe, and some reams (#ream) and a tap & die set.

 

Did a little more yesterday, making the upper wishbone brackets; these are made out of 16swg (1.63mm) as the loads are much lighter than in the lower wishbones.

 

 

Then set about marking up and fitting the lower wishbone brackets in place.

 

 

 

I'll fit the upper brackets later today, then move on to the rear.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Cameron

[Lan 24 1 Cars]

I thought pornography wasn't allowed on this forum!

 

Cameron your level of skill in fabrication continues to impress me I would love to come and see this in person at some point!, but at the same time it makes me wish I had a better welder, more income and half your chassis design skill!

 

 

edit: agreed, very spooky

Edited June 17, 2013 by Lan

[Cameron 16]

Did the upper wishbone brackets today.

 

 

 

Edit: Well that was a spooky simultaneous post.

Edited June 17, 2013 by Cameron

[shalmaneser 26]

Very nice! What hubs are you going to use?

[Willem_Jacobs 6 1 Cars]

There were some drawings back in this topic, custom made / engineered hubs it was?

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Go on then, I'll bite - having seen the spacers you've made up I'm trying to understand how the wishbones pivot on those mounting points!? I figured at first you'd be using spherical joints and relying on the limited articulation of them, but assuming you'd worked out how much suspension travel they'd give you and maybe it being a low-travel kinda setup. But those spacers suggest bushes, in which case, surely they're on the chassis 90 degrees out?! But you're clearly not an idiot, so that seems unlikely, therefore I am clearly the idiot for not being able to work it out .....

[Cameron 16]

There were some drawings back in this topic, custom made / engineered hubs it was?

 

Yeah, the front hubs are custom alooooominum ones and the rears will be modified from Sierra parts.

 

Go on then, I'll bite - having seen the spacers you've made up I'm trying to understand how the wishbones pivot on those mounting points!? I figured at first you'd be using spherical joints and relying on the limited articulation of them, but assuming you'd worked out how much suspension travel they'd give you and maybe it being a low-travel kinda setup. But those spacers suggest bushes, in which case, surely they're on the chassis 90 degrees out?! But you're clearly not an idiot, so that seems unlikely, therefore I am clearly the idiot for not being able to work it out .....

 

Ahhhh those spacers are just for the purposes of getting the brackets welded together, as I needed the holes to be concentric and the sides parallel. I'll be using spherical bearings with little top-hat spacers when it comes to fitting wishbones.