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Old 28th January 2016, 10:17 PM
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heres one of the handbrake, clears the gearstick ok , could be further back by welding the cable clamp plate further back, i also welded on the small bracket that straightens the short cable into the handle, it cam off the trans tunnel of the mx5 and keeps the cable straigh and more importantly away from the prop
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Old 29th January 2016, 09:06 AM
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Cheers thanks for that.
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Old 5th February 2016, 09:07 PM
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Ok so i got the front suspension brackets mounted this required a jig to be made
it was a bit fiddly but got done in the end

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Old 5th February 2016, 09:07 PM
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Bottom Jig

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Old 5th February 2016, 09:08 PM
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Brackets tacked in place

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Also added a support brace

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Got these cut for the lower adjusters for the wishbones

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Old 5th February 2016, 09:46 PM
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looking good there and it always feels good to get something done.
One point to throw in there is that I rose jointed my lower front wishbones and in hindsight I think I would do the lowers fixed as per original design as the top drag link is adjustable to give the required camber and obviously the track rod ends give the toe in.
Origionally my idea of using the rose joints was to allow shimming fore and aft so I could adjust the castor / trail to give better self centering for the iva.
Like I say I'm just throwing that wee thought out there and by no means an expert on suspension design ... lol
anyway the weekend is here so keep up the good work
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Old 7th February 2016, 10:22 PM
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Cheers
Well i have all i need to make them adjustable so i think ill do that for now. Then when its set up correctly measure them a nd make solid ones to match.

Ill need something to do once finished
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Old 2nd March 2016, 09:49 PM
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Got my hand brake mounted

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ade these to bolt it to

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Old 2nd March 2016, 10:04 PM
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looks good I put mine tother side and was really happy with it, then carried on only discovered recently that I put the bolts in from the seat side then sheeted the tunnel Oooops hope it doesn't need to come out
Looks like your making good progress there.
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Old 3rd March 2016, 09:00 AM
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Cheers.
I work on cars for a living so im conscious of making things easy for myself in the future.
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