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Looks good Dave. Is all of the interior sheet metal going to be steel or is any of it going to be aluminum?
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I like the fact that when I look at the background some of the tools and shop fixtures in the background are likely older than some of the forum members, and most likely pre-date internet forums altogether. Specifically the toolbox, the two welders and a wooden stool.
They may be old, but they still serve their purpose well. I respect that and it speaks volumes about the shop being established and having a sense of frugality. That's my $.02 Looks like full floater rear brakes, but that's probably been mentioned 100+ posts ago. :gitrdun: |
I just hope this car isn't finished on the same day as the Trump Wall.
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Just got our secret marinara sauce numbers from Sutton actually and final frame revisions are commencing. Should have the body back on frame in the near future. Really looking forward to seeing that. I am hoping to make a trip out in June/July.
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Nah --- doing things over three and four times -- THAT'S expensive! |
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Ever heard the term ----- "it takes a village to raise an idiot....."
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:lol: Greg, Great twist on what village idiot #Killary said... "It takes a village to raise a child." :EmoteClueless: |
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Glad to see progress on the car, Dave. |
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Yeah -- I like my version better! |
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Saw this and thought of this build...
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For a (semi) max effort car, I'd prefer to see a wider spread on those LCA inner pivots.
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They were originally wider as you probably realize, but Cortex cut the rear mount up 2-3 inches to gain header clearance there. We agreed on that at the time. It is what it is at this point. Can't take too many steps backward with my forward progress these days. Onward! |
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Nice updates, good to see Dave!
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Been away quite awhile... great to see this progress! Work looks really solid as well finally so looks like you have found the right place to be. Very cool.
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It's tough when a guy thinks he's a good, paying customer... and the shops keep kicking him to the curb. You suppose there's some "issues" going on?? LOL |
Hey GW, you still storing that 40 in Colorado? :popcorn2:
The project looks to be creating invoices, Dave, so that's something. #whenitsdone :thumbsup: |
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Thanks for the words of encouragement.... as you can see, most of these other guys suck. :D |
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Flash68, what are your thoughts on the wedge bolts on the coilovers? I've only seen this once before on a non-stock car (Mike Dusold's Camaro) and there isn't much info out there. Honestly, I don't know much about stock car suspension technology and obviously, this isn't a circle track car. So, I'm assuming y'all are adapting this device to make something easier, or more durable, or package better.
I'm guessing it's an easier way to corner balance without adjusting the shock stroke/range (like would happen when adjusting with the coilover)? So, you basically just turn the jack screw whichever direction you need to go and the shock body rotates but the shaft stays fixed to the lower mount? Do you have to run thrust bearings on the coils? |
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Howdy S White, What you're seeing on these cars ... Dusold's, Dave's & many others ... are a product I sell in my Build Your Own Track Car" Catalog HERE. These Track-Star Coil/Over shock adjusters are on page 22. You are on track with the "why." They allow us to adjust the car's ride height & do corner weight adjustments without affecting the spring adjustment ... so the amount of shaft showing is always the same (optimum). This is especially helpful when you have a certain travel in mind & it takes most of your shock travel to achieve it. For example, we may have a 4" stroke shock & want 1" for extension (my minimum suggested) and 3" for compression. If this is the case, the shock needs to have 3" of shaft showing at ride height ... and without these Track-Star Coil/Over shock adjusters, we couldn't adjust ride height or corner weights without messing up our shock travel capabilities. The threaded aluminum jack bolt has 8 threads per inch, so it's easy to fine tune ride height & corner weights. It comes 6" long, but in many cases we cut them down to around 3" & redrill & tap the 7/16" NF bolt hole in the one end. This 3" length gives us over 2" of shock adjustment, which is even more ride height adjustment (depends on motion ratio). Some of my clients run lock nuts. Most don't. I've never had one turn & come out of adjustment in years of racing. Yes, we typically run either delrin washer type "bearings" between the spring & spring cup ... or thin Torrington bearings. But we do this to allow the spring to compress with encountered twist-bind. The Jack bolt is not the reason, as the shock body doesn't rotate when we turn the jack screw. The upper shock mount (U-shaped double shear mount) is free to turn independently of the jack screw. Any questions, just ask! Ron Sutton |
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