nitram38
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 posted on 30/8/07 at 02:09 PM |
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MotaLeira Chassis progress today
Side rails are now tacked in place, enjoy!:
 
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locoboy
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:11 PM |
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I appear to have made a mess
How do you plan on paneling the bits that need panelling?
EDIT to say there is not that much panelling to do!
What you going to use where ariel use the air deflector/aero screen etc?
[Edited on 30/8/07 by locoboy]
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Locoboy
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DIY Si
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:15 PM |
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And where would these panels go on a not-even-remotely-related to the ariel atom type car?
Looking good there Martin, I thought they were 6 bent tubes, not 4 from your last post, or am I making things up again?
Don't worry, the other two are your templates.
[Edited on 30/8/07 by DIY Si]
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:22 PM |
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There are 4 bent tubes, the other 2 were the conduit templates.
In between the rails will go cross braces.
I also plan on some thin lexan sheet to act as a wind break.
The floor will be a tub hanging off these side rails. I am hoping that carbon mods will do them in CF if not to much, otherwise a thin fibreglass
tub.
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:22 PM |
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That looks really good. What seats are they?
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nib1980
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:24 PM |
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looks great, don't take it the wrong way but won't getting in and out be difficult over that top rail?
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nib1980
looks great, don't take it the wrong way but won't getting in and out be difficult over that top rail?
The rail is high to provide a rear brace for the seat belt mounts. Suprisingly, the atom side rails are high, the only difference is my
air-suspension.
I will be able to lower the car 3" to the ground before getting in. 
[Edited on 30/8/2007 by nitram38]
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SyKaTurbo
That looks really good. What seats are they?
They are from ebay from a seller called redpip1984 .
link to ebay seller
Not cheap, over £270 with seat pads plus another £75 for the aluminium side rails.
Although not cheap, they are very high quality black High density fibre and very light.
[Edited on 30/8/2007 by nitram38]
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locoboy
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:49 PM |
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air suspension!
Is the compressor driven off your engine or a seperate electrical compressor?
Cooooool
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Locoboy
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 02:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
air suspension!
Is the compressor driven off your engine or a seperate electrical compressor?
Cooooool
Tiny little seperate electrical
compressor.
It will have a dual gauge on the dash and 2 switches. One for front and one for rear.
[Edited on 30/8/2007 by nitram38]
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Peteff
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 03:18 PM |
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Air suspension units.
I hope it's better than the ones on Goldwings, they are rubbish. Two of my friends have had them and swapped to hydraulic as they don't
maintain their pressure and have to be constantly fiddled with.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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locoboy
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 03:22 PM |
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so your gonna be popping the front wheels off the ground, then the backs and so on down your local high street on a friday night?
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Locoboy
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 03:25 PM |
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Air suspension using air springs, or air dampers?
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 03:32 PM |
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They are proper bilstein shocks with airsprings from Arnot industries in Cape Canaveral Florida.
I have opted for air suspension, mainly for a softer road set up. The F1-2 knocks yer fillings out ! (not quite that bad but I want more of a
tourer).
No body popping with this as I will not be installing a resevoir tank. It is just more weight and I think, pretty uncool!
 
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 03:39 PM |
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I have an air spring setup on my Audi. Comfy for roads and dropped for shows. I love it. We joked about putting in on the MK although I don't
think it would need lowering lol.
and most definately not uncool 
[Edited on 30/8/07 by SyKaTurbo]
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t.j.
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 05:09 PM |
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looking good, i'm almost getting jalous by the speed your doing this.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 06:13 PM |
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Can't wait for you to get your 'Air Worthyness Certificate'. It looks like you'll need one. 
SyKaTurbo; The seats are now £150 with free pads. 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/8/07 at 07:06 PM |
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The free ones are not the same pads as mine. They are £59 per seat
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 31/8/07 at 08:34 AM |
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How are the ones side mounted. Just drilled and bolted through as apposed to the back and front mountings shown on that auction?
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nitram38
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| posted on 31/8/07 at 02:31 PM |
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My seats are mounted with aluminium frames. I have also used large washer seat kits from Karts.
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 31/8/07 at 03:39 PM |
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Thanks for the pics. 
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#Rotor
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| posted on 8/9/07 at 09:20 PM |
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those are damn nice seats.... and them shocks are interesting.....
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nitram38
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| posted on 8/9/07 at 09:33 PM |
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#Rotor, I am not saying much on the Atom forum because of the instant negative I got last time.
I am there for the wind up!
Last time I was called Troll like so hence the new user name.
I just love the comments from the "I've got a large wallet" brigade.
It makes me glad to get to them.
The aero tube comes from www.ralt.co.uk and only £7 per metre compared to £30 per m from s.p.a !
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Macbeast
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| posted on 8/9/07 at 09:39 PM |
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FYI - if you haven't seen it, September / October TotalKitCar has 3 pages on the Atom
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nitram38
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| posted on 8/9/07 at 09:45 PM |
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Cheers Macbeast, but the Atom website has been silly enough to show every concieveable angle of a naked chassis.
My chassis is not an exact copy, especially the rear end.
I just used their own pictures to build an approximation, but not a copy.
I hope to get the car in the low 400kg weight range.
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