lol it was the first lap of the first session, it was pathetic, so didn't put it in lol
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lol it was the first lap of the first session, it was pathetic, so didn't put it in lol
What was your quickest lap time Olz - any better than last time? (even with the weather)
The first lap lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lolQuote:
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1m 21s I think was my fastest single lap, with no traffic
Chris - k'offff lol caught me unaware, locked up the wheels, the car stalled leaving me with no servo and no brakes lol and i said in a girly voice "wehhheyyy, oh deary me" in a very 'Cheggers; way lol
post it you know you want to lol.
i will set up a petition if need be to get you to post it lol
lollolQuote:
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Do you remember me saying that Ad? lol
Seriously looks like a joke on camera
I think i remember the Deary Me bit yeah lol
What about last time?Quote:
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How can we tell the difference? lolQuote:
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dunno, and har har
In view videos it is very effective :thumb:
Would you want the turn in even sharper olly?
not really lol i personally love the way it drives now
all the little bits on it, coupled with the rack makes it uber responsive
or have i missed another sarcastic funny comment? lol
Some people do take it further running the steering arms parallel with a similar drop.
Used to always scare me at speed but Lowering the back more can reduce it.
The videos make it appear neutral at high speed - is that first right hander after the main straight 130mph?
It must be around that speed, because i was doing about 100 in mine
I guess it's the short wheelbase that lends itself razor sharp turn in - Have you measured what yours is atm? I know you've achieved big castor on the front.
Where can I measure exactly Si?
Oh sorry Si, I've done that measurement yeah, and gained a considerable amount of wheelbase.
I was meaning the parallel steering arms, wasn't sure how to go about it
All depends on how low you run it and if you would want it even sharper.
Could get a rose jointed setup onto drilled out knuckles or keep the standard TCA's and machine the knuckle to accept a reverse taper insert.
You might think about binning the standard column in favour of an adjustable astra / cav item too.
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Someone on here raised the whole steering rack, was it cp? Don't know if it made much difference? I've got the engine and box bare in my engine bay now and just need to put the suspension together then I'm gonna start looking at steering arm angles. I was hoping that by raising the rack mounts it would have a decent effect.
Si - Yeah totally, I already have RJ'd setup on the TCAs etc, but I'm not planning on dropping it any further, so maybe I'll just do little tweaks to perfect it now.
Si - I'd be interested to see the raised rack, sound like a fair amount of work - but possibly worth it.
Rather than spending on the car now, I'm ploughing all my money into trackdays now I have it doing what I want it to do :)
Just spent the whole afternoon reading this... (shhhhhhh... dont tell the boss!) Is a great read and makes me more eager to get out and do more on mine. I must have had about 6 or 7 comments/queries/suggestions, but ive forgotten them all now, and theres no way im going back reading thru to remember and note them all down now!! lol
Good luck with the rest of the build!
I had some inverted hub carriers made a while back, nobody wanted them doing in the end so I sold them to Austin.
They were done as described, moving the column down isn't such a issue, I've got some pics of how Ben done his if you need some pics to help you in the right direction.
I do agree with the get it on track rather than keep fiddling attitude though, I think there is LOADS more to come just from dialing the geometry in better and the only way you will do that is to alter it at trackdays to see what works and what doesn't, what works for one person won't always feel good to the next person and although its clearly fast on circuit it could and will be quicker when you spend your time adjusting things.
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91275
If you can weld its relatively straightforward and will drastically reduce bump steer.
Jonboy - are those the ones from Ads car?
Mark - which bit? thats just the main thread page and no pics :(
Yes mate, we removed them when we had the issues with the original tie bars as at first we thought they "might" of been the cause of the handling fault, due to other issues we never got them back on the car so Austin had them off me.
Try pages 11 and 12.
Cool car! Engine has held out well...... must be the top guy you bought it from;)
Cheers Jon, MC :thumb:
Gav - yeah its going alright thanks... and you're right, James is alright isn't he :)
*olly in styling shocker* lol
Decided to go for a one piece front end, but not for styling reasons, although I do think they look 10x seperates do, but it's quicker to remove should I need to, in a hurry lol thats my excuse anyway...
one bumper bought from fairy145
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1037.jpg
the old
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1038.jpg
pins changed over, drilled, metal bracing removed, grill backing removed, side brackets added, oil cooler cutout made... finished
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q...ure/nc1040.jpg
much smoother looking, and it weighs less lol
Looking good Olz, looks smart and as you've said smoother too.
have you fastened the sides with the original clips?
yup, the plastic sliders remain on the sides of the wings, then as you know the bumper has metal female sliders, so it just slides on and off :thumb: :)
Looks smart. Are you still pushing ahead with the wide arch plan over the winter?Quote:
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no, i bailed out from doing that because of the "cost vs gains" scenario, and worked out at "alot vs none" lol
i have however sourced some saloon *shudder* round front wings, which will enable me to drop the whole car a considerable amount more with no scrubbage problems...
that inturn i shall be doing what JB said above and inverting my hubs and TREs so my steering arms are parallel again :thumb:
do you still want me to have a look for them wings then ??
car looks good as usual pal
Round arches are the way forward :thumb:
Another suggestion would be to keep your original wings and have the arch cut and spaced further out? Thus keeping the poxy box arches but giving you some more space?
if you can hold off for the mean time, then yes please then pal.
although please keep my number and let me know if there are any decent ones there, as i have some coming which are free... but should i want some in better condition, then i might be on the hunt again :)
Any more pics from different angles. You must have! Looks good.
lol you know what, i haven't lol how rubbish is that!
sorry mark, i have failed you :(