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Old 13th February 2011, 07:46 PM
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Got the tranny tunnel and front geometry / wishbones finished for the Mx5 chassis now. Also completed the bonnet molding for the new bonent to go on the car, also available with standard roadster kit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/saturns...th/5398246449/

i've attached a picture of the suspension geometry calculation, good software cheers Fabby for the link, gives a good SAL value for a balance between track and road use. First road test drive soonish will be the ultimate test. I've added adjusters to the front lower wishbones so that castor and track width can be adjusted for the car as well as camber and toe in elsewhere. The adjusters can be turned individually to adjust the castor. I have stuck with the poly bushes for the front, rather than rose joints, for ride comfort and there is plenty of adjustment / play on the bracket bolts to get 4 to 5 degrees of castor adjustment. Also by using these in conjunction of the upper adjusters you can adjust the track width to suit.

Just need to trial fit the engine, fab the engine mounts and fully weld the chassis and it can all be cadded and parts put up on the website including pre cut chassis packs by HandyAndy. Plus the build plans available on the website.

Shouldn't be long now......Andrew
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Regards..........AndyH
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