Doug68
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 02:14 PM |
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Wheels that fit!
Yay! most happy I now actually have wheels that fit the car.
 
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Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 02:19 PM |
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they look wide
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Doug68
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 02:30 PM |
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Thats 19" x 11" of not mucking about on the rear.
The fronts are 18" x 9.5"
 
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Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 02:37 PM |
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Going to be quite something that 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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iscmatt
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 02:39 PM |
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Thats quite an engine too
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Humbug
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 03:15 PM |
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That car's obviously a right tart, wearing fishnets (well, one anyway  )
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Fred W B
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 04:19 PM |
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Hi Doug
Wheels look nice!
I'll try not to put this bluntly, (others will probably be along soon to do this), but please tell us that at ride high the inner pivot points
of the top rear wishbones (on the chassis) are lower than the point on the top of the upright? It dosn't look it in the pic, and if they are
not you will add camber in roll big time?
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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suparuss
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 06:17 PM |
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yeah, looks like half the suspension travel is gone just to get them level.
nice wheels by the way, like the calipers and disks too, definately taking a no messing about approach!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 07:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iscmatt
Thats quite an engine too
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Doug, just looked in your photos, that is going to be one awsome motor dude.
[Edited on 27/4/10 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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mcerd1
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| posted on 27/4/10 at 07:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
Thats 19" x 11" of not mucking about on the rear.
The fronts are 18" x 9.5"
and I thought mine were wide at 7.5" and 9" (both 16" )
[Edited on 27/4/10 by mcerd1]
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 01:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Hi Doug
Wheels look nice!
I'll try not to put this bluntly, (others will probably be along soon to do this), but please tell us that at ride high the inner pivot points of
the top rear wishbones (on the chassis) are lower than the point on the top of the upright? It dosn't look it in the pic, and if they are not
you will add camber in roll big time?
Cheers
Fred W B
Hi Fred,
Yeah it does look a bit weird, the pivot point for the uppr BJ is in the upright though and the top wishbone fits onto a taper below it.
So the virtual 'A' arm is basically horizontal at full droop.
In the picture below the left is at full droop and the right is at normal ride height.
 
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Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:02 AM |
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If you want to know more about these motors check out:
http://www.lextreme.com/forums/
and
http://www.v-eight.com/tech_forum/index.php
Just over 400 rwhp seems to be the NA limit of these motors and of course with turbos they go to a lot more.
I like them as they are strong as hell and combined with the fact that they're overlooked by the normal tuning community they are cheap as chips
to get.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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Doug68
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 06:06 AM |
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1UZ porn...
Over 400 rwhp at over 9000 rpm! From 4.0L
[Edited on 28/4/10 by Doug68]
 
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Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 10/5/10 at 07:53 AM |
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what gear box are you using? Did you need to make up and adapter plate or is there something off the shelf?
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Doug68
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| posted on 10/5/10 at 08:10 AM |
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The trans I'm using is an Audi 012 from a Porsche Boxster.
The adapter plate - flywheel I had made to my design.
I've yet to run the engine so its to be determined whether i've designed crap or not.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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andygtt
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| posted on 29/5/10 at 07:43 AM |
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will the boxster trans take 400bhp?... is it the 6 speeder?
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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Doug68
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| posted on 30/5/10 at 08:44 AM |
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it's the 012 5 speed so 400hp will break it.
I think the 6 speed would hold together under that sort of hp.
At the moment the motor will be making 265hp if I'm lucky so the 5 speed will do for the moment.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 31/5/10 at 07:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Hi Doug
Wheels look nice!
I'll try not to put this bluntly, (others will probably be along soon to do this), but please tell us that at ride high the inner pivot points
of the top rear wishbones (on the chassis) are lower than the point on the top of the upright? It dosn't look it in the pic, and if they are
not you will add camber in roll big time?
Cheers
Fred W B
Hi Fred,
Yeah it does look a bit weird, the pivot point for the uppr BJ is in the upright though and the top wishbone fits onto a taper below it.
So the virtual 'A' arm is basically horizontal at full droop.
In the picture below the left is at full droop and the right is at normal ride height.
Doug,
I think Fred Is right and according to your reply it looks more so, A-arm is considered Pivot to pivot, so actually your outer pivots are lower than
your inners and this will have the aforementioned effect.
Cheers.
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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andygtt
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| posted on 31/5/10 at 07:43 PM |
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I've had a Boxster S and the 6speed box is a wonderful thing to use but you have to do quite a lot to change to it as it uses a cable change.
Your only around 50bhp more (and lighter) than the std boxster that has the 5 speed so hopefully you should be ok... bit worried about when you
upgrade the power tho
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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adithorp
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| posted on 31/5/10 at 09:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Angel Acevedo
quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Hi Doug
Wheels look nice!
I'll try not to put this bluntly, (others will probably be along soon to do this), but please tell us that at ride high the inner pivot points
of the top rear wishbones (on the chassis) are lower than the point on the top of the upright? It dosn't look it in the pic, and if they are
not you will add camber in roll big time?
Cheers
Fred W B
Hi Fred,
Yeah it does look a bit weird, the pivot point for the uppr BJ is in the upright though and the top wishbone fits onto a taper below it.
So the virtual 'A' arm is basically horizontal at full droop.
In the picture below the left is at full droop and the right is at normal ride height.
Doug,
I think Fred Is right and according to your reply it looks more so, A-arm is considered Pivot to pivot, so actually your outer pivots are lower than
your inners and this will have the aforementioned effect.
Cheers.
AA
The pivot in this case is the centre of the ball joint, not the (ridgid) attachment of the arm to the tapper. The arm and tapper just form in effect
an L shaped wishbone. The outer pivot is higher than the inner as a result.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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andygtt
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| posted on 14/6/10 at 06:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
quote:
Originally posted by Fred W B
Hi Doug
Wheels look nice!
I'll try not to put this bluntly, (others will probably be along soon to do this), but please tell us that at ride high the inner pivot points
of the top rear wishbones (on the chassis) are lower than the point on the top of the upright? It dosn't look it in the pic, and if they are
not you will add camber in roll big time?
Cheers
Fred W B
Hi Fred,
Yeah it does look a bit weird, the pivot point for the uppr BJ is in the upright though and the top wishbone fits onto a taper below it.
So the virtual 'A' arm is basically horizontal at full droop.
In the picture below the left is at full droop and the right is at normal ride height.
Am I righ that this is the rear and if so is that the lower control arm shown between the upper and lower wishbone?
Andy
please redefine your limits.
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 15/6/10 at 04:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
The pivot in this case is the centre of the ball joint, not the (ridgid) attachment of the arm to the tapper. The arm and tapper just form in effect
an L shaped wishbone. The outer pivot is higher than the inner as a result.
Adithorp,
You are right, I was thinking that the balljoint was at the end of the wishbone, but is in the upright.
(insert embarrassed icon here)
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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