zilspeed
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 05:07 PM |
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Yet another take on the locost theme
First I've heard of this one - Link to sale on
ebay
As it says in the best exam papers, discuss......
Especially the L frame area (not that there is one on this).
The seemingly complete dearth of triangulation about the horizontal axis (lozenging, anyone ?)
And the interesting wishbone design.
[Edited on 21/1/06 by zilspeed]
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andyharding
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 05:11 PM |
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Wouldn't trust that chassis myself....
Are you a Mac user or a retard?
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cossey
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 05:14 PM |
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i wouldnt sit in that unless it was securely tethered down. it looks like it would split straight down the middle in a front impact.
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Marcus
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 05:23 PM |
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I'm not normally one to criticise........
BUT the reason I didn't buy a Caterham (ok money aside) was that, having driven one, I found that pixie boots were required to work the pedals,
even with my small size 8s.
Just look at the width of the footwells in that!! Where do you even fit the pedals?
you could mount a V8 up the trans. tunnel 
Marcus
Seems to have a big boot though
[Edited on 21/1/06 by Marcus]
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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SeaBass
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 05:56 PM |
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"All CCT7 chassis and suspension parts go though our very strict quailty control" - shame the ad wording doesn't.
The chassis seems to be modified from the book for no great reason... My concerns would be...
* Width without bracing especially at rear wishbones mounts under hard braking.
* Strange top wishbone configuration in very thin round tube.
* No photos of rear chassis config, but I suspect not strong enough for wishbone mounts...
Compare this with my pics from Autosport of the Caterham SV chassis...
Full Gallery Here
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zilspeed
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 06:09 PM |
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Indeed - the Caterham is a proper birdcage. (With apologies to the Maserati brothers).
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indykid
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 06:24 PM |
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any ideas what lower bj's it takes? the wishones top and bottom look suspect, and as for the rear upright, it looks like a rough version of the
mk one.
the rear of the caterham chassis is engineering porn!
i'm not convinced about the ebay one though
tom
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/1/06 at 07:08 PM |
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The top wishbone mushroom looks rusty?
supposed to be aluminium
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