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Old 27th November 2010, 05:47 PM
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hi adrian, the upper wishbones are done exactly as per the book & the threaded bars are pointing upp but i used 25mm tubes for the upper wishbones so its hard to see that in the photos.
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Old 27th November 2010, 06:24 PM
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it is amazing how it is down to someone's thoughts on the matter.
Essentially, everywhere self-builds are subject to an expert assessment. Good thing that in Britain the experts are more used to the idea of a Seven-type car and don't question the design basics this way.
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Old 27th November 2010, 07:34 PM
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well, thank god i didnt fully weld all the brackets for the first test ,i had a feeling it was better to wait with that till after just incase they were picky but almost all the rest of the chassis is fully welded & the tester knew about it before the test so it was ok otherwise he thought the welds looked nice.i had a hard time getting all the specs for all the pipes & tubes i used but that turned out ok in the end so they realy make you jump through hoops here.
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Old 28th November 2010, 12:39 PM
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What kit cars are imported to Sweden and if so what suspension is fitted and how do they pass inspection if the same type as the roadster.

I'm fairly sure someone has posted specs of angle's and stresses, deflection,loads etc but as usual cant remember who it was,but there are very knowledgeable cad users who may be able to help with analyisis of standard and modified suspension components ie beefed up tube specs etc.
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Old 29th November 2010, 05:15 PM
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hi again, we have westfields & caterhams in sweden but i wouldnt know where to start to get the info i need & thats why i turner to this forum for help & advice, hopefully someone here knows what i need to do to be able to show the inpectors why the disign is the way it is & shouldnt need modifing. i know there are many builders in sweden but i´m not sure they´ve had the same remarks & if so then this could be important for them too but more importantly for the haynes roadster to be approved in sweden.
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Old 30th November 2010, 01:37 PM
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There is an article in the DEC edition of CKC where a guy has built a car from scratch in Sweden.Didnt seem too much hassle with the Swedish Vehicle Builders Organisation(SVBNO).He just spoke and liased with them and showed them drawings of his intentions.
What about if you contact Westfield Uk with the intent of getting a build manual as you are "interested in building a westfield".Will obviously cost you but would surely help with SVBNO as its most likely to have some drawings and pics in to use as a comparison


http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/

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http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.u...rs/sweden.html
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Old 30th November 2010, 06:16 PM
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hi ozzy, i got alot of things for my roadster from westfield sweden just outsid of stockholm & they were very helpfull but unfotunately they have closed so now its westfield uk that i can call & i might just give it a shot but all i realy need to know is what angles do they or caterhams have on the dampers. almost all super sevens i have seen have almost the same angles as the haynes roadster
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Old 30th November 2010, 06:27 PM
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I know that Janne e has had his sfro1(first test) & had no remarks about the damper angles or positions I saw his build thread on locost sweden & it looks like his build is in the final stages & everything looks like per the book.
maybe i´ll try to pm janne & see if he could help me out.
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Old 30th November 2010, 08:22 PM
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Could be wrong Samy,is the westfield "type approved " and therefore ok in europe without any testing and this could be enough to further your build.
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As you say maybe pm janne and see if you can get the same members to inspect your build
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