Stots Build Thread

[Stot]

Milestone.




Only on with threaded rod at the moment, and I need to weld in the front upper suspension mounts but it rolls to my other garage now.

Cheers
Stot

[Numplumb]

Hi Stot been watching your build with interest and jealousy at how quick and cleaver you are, and what great ideas you have will be stealing some of them I think.

Question in your last photo it looks like your front bottom wishbones have a bend in them or is it just a camera angle?.

Regards Mick.

[Stot]

Hi Mick,

They do have a bend in them, they are Phil @ Talons design. The idea is to stop them fouling the steering rack at full steering lock and it certainly does that. There shouldn't be any real stress through the bend as most of the load will be at the two ends.

The front will sit lower once I get the proper mounts welded in.

Not sure about my rear shocks though. May need to send them back for some shorter ones. I ordered 14" Open 9.5 Closed which is fine for the front but I'm close to bump stop at the rear so may go for some 12" - 8.5"s

Cheers
Stot

[Johno]

Looking good Stot..
Must say you seem to be cracking on with it. I see you have plenty of clearance with those front wishbones.
Do you plan to use the wheels you have or opt for a new set.

Awesome work buddy ....keep it going.

[Stot]

Originally Posted by Johno

Looking good Stot..
Must say you seem to be cracking on with it. I see you have plenty of clearance with those front wishbones.
Do you plan to use the wheels you have or opt for a new set.

Awesome work buddy ....keep it going.

Cheers. The wishbones do help a lot, fair play to Phil. Theres still too much lock on the steering though so I'm still thinking of shortening the rack, or at the least lock stops.

I have some nice 15" steel wheels to go on it to keep with that classic look but they are brand new so Ill keep with these for the build and swap them out when its nearing completion.

Cheers
Stot

[Stot]

Got a tank made by Kev. Fitted the hardware to it last night but I might drill a hole and fit the MX5 breather also.



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Stot

[PorkChop]

Originally Posted by Stot

Hi Mick,

They do have a bend in them, they are Phil @ Talons design. The idea is to stop them fouling the steering rack at full steering lock and it certainly does that. There shouldn't be any real stress through the bend as most of the load will be at the two ends.

The front will sit lower once I get the proper mounts welded in.

Not sure about my rear shocks though. May need to send them back for some shorter ones. I ordered 14" Open 9.5 Closed which is fine for the front but I'm close to bump stop at the rear so may go for some 12" - 8.5"s

Cheers
Stot

The SSC design specced 12" open, 8" closed rear dampers

[Stot]

Originally Posted by PorkChop

The SSC design specced 12" open, 8" closed rear dampers

Ill do that then.

I read this post so ordered 4 x 14". Im sure Rally Design will swap them out.

edit: Just looked through the Rev 3 Saturn guide and it doesn't mention shock lengths or shocks at all.

Cheers
Stot

[PorkChop]

The specs I have were obtained directly from SSC/NTS. The lower damper mounting is slightly more inboard than the Sierra; the Sierra mounting is part of the upright, whereas the MX-5 version is part of the upper wishbone. Therefore, you would expect the open and closed lengths to decrease.

The rear spring, whilst we're on the subject, was specced at 7" open, 250lb. From what Nathan told me, Protech (who supplied SSC/NTS) have these specs on their database.

[Stot]

Rally Design have kindly agreed to let me send them back and exchange them for some 11" x 8"s with 7" springs.

Cheers
Stot