| bdahlg68 |
01-31-2012 05:41 PM |
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Originally Posted by sunoco67
(Post 392862)
Any more progress???
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Lots of progress... in my head anyway! Not too much accomplished on the car. Been having neighbor problems in my condo so I'm avoiding making too much noise. Plus my wife and I just bought a house (with an additional garage spot too). Also the garage will have 20amp dedicated outlet and 220. This will definitely help my welding options. Said house however has dampened my car budget significantly for the time being.
About those welding options, I'm significantly reconsidering suspension directions front and rear. Depends a bit on getting some design data and taking it on with a buddy from there. Basically means going full length frame rails and bolt in chassis modules. The IRS products on the market are excellent, but seem also very costly. Not that I can do it better, but I am not going for full race duds. For less cost, I'm thinking I can do it on my own with a very different starting point (famous last words, right?) and get exactly what I want. Excellent dynamics, great responsiveness for braking and steering, light weight (and closer to 50/50 weight I hope), and still have a good ride and street manners. And maybe, just maybe be successful in introducing a product. We'll see.
The following are still planned:
1.) fully adjustable coilovers
2.) big brakes (maybe even 15" front rotors)
3.) IRS
4.) Limited slip rear diff
5.) lots of aluminum bits (including an aluminum front subframe)
6.) ABS and maybe stability control (and maybe some other electronic goodies like rain sensing wipers)
Like I said, lots of ideas in my head. I guess that's the downfall of working in the OE chassis industry - my mind is wandering through lots of "opportunities." :willy: :willy: :willy: |
