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Doris

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    Fender bracing

    in Body

    Posted

    I have seen a few cars in japan that use rivets in place of weld bead, as a form of chassis seam stiffening.. perhaps a sparing application of light gauge rivets along the seams would be the answer?

    they should pop out in the event of a crash, avoiding major damage?

    Dumb Question Thread!

    in General Vehicle Discussion

    Posted

    hey hoping someone knowledgeable can help with this:

    so I built some sweet adjustable struts for the Ace and my question is this, If I run low offset 13x7's with the stretched tyres, maximum negative camber, and maximum low, will this truly mean that:

    1) I will drift like Takumi?

    2) Girls will suddenly find themselves becoming a hot mess upon sighting the ace?

    3) Police and government agencies will treat me like a foreign ambassador with full diplomatic immunity?

    4) I will finally have the coveted yolo-swag?

    Ace goes Race

    in General Vehicle Discussion

    Posted · Edited by DRFVDR
    make pictures work :)

    so no updates for ages, finally some metionable progress has been made.

    first up, Coilover suspension:

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    Camber adjustable and spring perch adjustable. these were built from scratch at minimal cost

    -body is a shortened (sectioned) Toyota Carina item

    -cartridge is a Suzuki Carry item, shortened 20mm

    -Top Hats/Camber Plates: I drew a template and local water-cutters took over from there.

    -Spring platform system from Kayne Barrie Motorsport

    -Pillow ball mounts courtesy of

    Funkytown's old BC Red's from his GC

    -Springs also from Funkytown's GC

    -Welding by Quest Fabrication.

    p.s does anyone know what the spring rates might be for the original BC Red/V1 coilovers of the GC fitment.

    Next up, Roll Bar/ Half Cage:

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    0uqRIAL.jpg

    -base plate fabrication by me

    -body panelbeating by me

    -panel prep, me again

    -cage bending and welding by Quest Fabrication

    Chassis Straightening: advice and input?

    in Body

    Posted

    Some of you will remember that incident I had last season at MereMere... well that caused a little bit of distortion to the unibody,

    including some split seams, which i'm getting ready to stich weld back together, along with every other seam I can get access to.

    however, theres no point welding a bent car, and theres no doubt that the shell will have a slight twist to it. so chassis straightening is the logical choice.

    I'm swinging by a local panel beater today to talk over it, but when I told Dad about my plan, he said to measure it and hit it straight myself! (he spent 20 years as an NZ Army Panel Beater..)

    so, any input is welcome from either sides of the coin here.

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