Hi All, Another newbie

[rich]

Hi all just an update. I have received my replacement bodywork! and all good! Thanks to Andy, this time he personally delivered it himself!

I have a kit car build company based not far from me designing and building the chassis. They are well away with the frame and have just completed the front suspension. The setup will be unusual as it will have inboard shocks front and rear and all fully adjustable.
Also i have found a steering rack off a fiat cinquicento that fits. It has 2.5 turns lock to lock
I have scrapped my donor sierra dhoc engine and have found a 2.0 black top zetec thats only done 60k and currently saving up for the omex management system.

[K4KEV]

Welcome Rich.....sounds like you are already half way there, no doubt you will be hammered with vehicle wiring Q's ....should have kept that bit Quiet

Photo's dude.....we demand photo's

[rich]

here are some pics of the initial mock up of the chassis and front suspension.
I haven't seen the finished wishbones yet, iv been told they have all been tig welded and ready for painting with mk III astra bottom ball joints
The car in the background is a jaguar xj13 replica, a rare car apparently its in for
a full rebuild with a brand new jag v12.


http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f340/sid15/kit/

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by rich

mk III astra bottom ball joints

Who spec'd them.

The don't take load the same way as the maxi.

TT

[rich]

Who spec'd them.

The don't take load the same way as the maxi.

TT[/quote]

they did, im not clued up about that sort of thing, i dont know how different the loading would be having the shocks mounted inboard

[twinturbo]

if the suspension load is transfered from the lower wishbone then the load on the joint will be different to the original design load.

If the suspension load goes through the topmount then the lower will be ok , but the top may be overloaded.

3GE built an inboard chassis.

TT

[rich]

ahh i see, i think they also fit them ball joints to the cavalier and calibra.
They do seem to know their onions

[rich]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

if the suspension load is transfered from the lower wishbone then the load on the joint will be different to the original design load.

If the suspension load goes through the topmount then the lower will be ok , but the top may be overloaded.

3GE built an inboard chassis.

TT

the top ball joint is not a astra its just the lower one, not sure what hes used for the top

[rich]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

Who spec'd them.

The don't take load the same way as the maxi.

TT

Just picked up the wishbones today. The bottom wishbones do have the astra ball joints and the top ones have transit drag link that will take most of the load.

[twinturbo]

Originally Posted by rich

Also i have found a steering rack off a fiat cinquicento that fits. It has 2.5 turns lock to lock

Are you mounting that forward of the steering pivots?

TT