I see was watching this the other day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbvtjglhCWE&t=497s
200mph in 1/2 mile
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I see was watching this the other day:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbvtjglhCWE&t=497s
200mph in 1/2 mile
Once again Ben pulls it out the bag, rear end almost complete, just waiting on my custom hubs so he can do the back axle.
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You can see the mounts for the parachute and wheelie bars here
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Rear gearbox mount, the box is also mounted to the chassis rail from the top and will have one on the front also.
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Drivers side engine mount
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Happy boy indeed
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What's the reasoning behind the wheelie bar? Will you be using it to preload the front suspension? Ie shift the center of gravity forward and over the front wheels for better traction?
Nick
Cars looking awsome mate great work . hope you have it done for next year . and get to a few of the events mate .
1st rate work; any weight behind the driver's going to be a good thing.
It's technically not a wheelie bar of course but it will stop the back end squatting down which in turn will load up the front like you say.Quote:
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May not be required but I'd rather have provisions for it done now.
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Had the SQS M32 upto Vauxpro today to take a look inside and inspect the gears, strange looking set that's for sure
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Gonna need an extra gear or 2 in there still
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And defo need to upgrade that bearing and end casing
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Whats the reasoning behind turning the pivot point 90 degrees on the front suspension rear arm?
That's a serious looking gearbox! the gears look sooooo wide!
All will be revealed in due course [emoji6]Quote:
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Gears look almost straightcut - very good!
I thought they were straight cut until I opened it, semi helical though.Quote:
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Still need to get 2 more gears put in there yet.
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You mean a mishmash of longest cogs?
IT BETTER BE DOING 200MPH AT 3,000rpm lol
No the gears are custom cut anyway I can choose what I want on 4th & 5th to work with my tyre size and get the speed I need.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRoadGhost
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Wow; super exciting - shall we say then a McLaren F1 crushing 245MPH :)
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Ben has started on the front end, the part I'm most excited about!!
Hopefully get my hands on the custom rear hubs from VauxPro this weekend.
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Love that! That mani is mental.
Size of that gearbox!
Coming together mate . Very nice
I can't wait to get it home and start wacking some bits on it, will look something else then.
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Well Ben has been a busy boy indeed, work on the front end is underway.
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Gearbox supports look strong enough?
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Im looking forward to seeing the lower arms etc with the engine bed mate . Awsome work
Ha! Could support the entire weight of a vauxhall nova on that front splitter tubing! Looks outrageously wide too.
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It is a bit wide [emoji15]
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It'll wanna be at over 230MPH!
230 ? [emoji15] pushing it a bit 🤣
Maybe when the car gets to stage 3
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1000HP & ground effect front end must be 220MPH surely - that 600hp housebrick MK2 astra does 196mph!
Sorry - 186MPH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EukjwQ5BBNw
Big massive huge difference stepping up from 200 to 210 never mind 220.
At the end of the day it come down to the gears really, I’ll have plenty power
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Exactly - that and aero. Think about Mclaren F1; that only had 650HP but could reach 243MPH.
That MK2 Astra is now 900BHP & topping out in 6th on an F28 as I understand it; remarkable for an ecotech!
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Armed [emoji1377] (yes there the wrong way round in that pic)
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These should be a fair bit stronger than the stock setup don’t you think?
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Work of art by Hangar30 I’m sure you will agree, just waiting to get the rear hubs finished by Vauxpro then once they have went down to Ben he can do the rear axle.
Then it’s coming home for a dry build, can’t wait.
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Amazing work so far. That front end should stand some serious power!
Awsome work that mate . Them bottom arms look the buisness
Pornographic welds as usual. Top work.
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Fab looks fine, however since you are sharing this publicly I can only advise redoing the chassis mounts to AT LEAST run the 1/2" bearings in the vertical not (as you have it) horizontal plane.
Generally people really dislike such input for two reasons:-
1] Who the f is this guy & what would he know?
2] The work is now done & f redoing it
So I'll just speak from real world experience.
I've broken a VERY similar RJ arrangement this year, under load at just 70MPH; granted it was during braking, but if you're pushing 200MPH this would not be anyway strong enough imo.
I now run these 3/4" bearings & have made sure the load runs through the round section of the bearing, as they were intended when designed. (Can only report good things).
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I’ll certainly raise this with Ben and see what he thinks, can you send me some pics and details on the setup you used and broke please?Quote:
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And it’s ready to come home, for now.
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Can’t wait to see it
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As you can see the custom billet rear hubs (not 100% finished) from VauxPro are now on and Ben has completed the rear axle.
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Very happy with how the rear end has come together
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Looks awesome fella, cant wait to see the progress on this now its back... surely with all the bits you have it'l just be a giant meccano set?! lol
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Time to get a few bits put on and see how it looks [emoji48]
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Unreal !!
good work mate