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Vanne's lightweight/ interior modification thread
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Looking good! Make sure you protect the ball joints with something, I ran similar arms in the past with no protection and they didn't last long...
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They look sexy. So how does that work then, do you need extra tabs welded onto the front subframe?
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Very nice! Is there any castor adjustment with those?
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Cheers guys, Red, yep I'll be looking into that.
MrPT, AFirm sir, huge bracket (which I'll re-enforce) welded to the frame.
Liam, these are fully adjustable, width, wheelbase (caster), anti-dive, the downside is that I'll need to weld up some steering stops.
MrPT, AFirm sir, huge bracket (which I'll re-enforce) welded to the frame.
Liam, these are fully adjustable, width, wheelbase (caster), anti-dive, the downside is that I'll need to weld up some steering stops.
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Ah, I can see the rose joints are threaded, now I zoom in!
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Vanne wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:14 am Ok, so I finally pulled the finger out of my bum and got going with the door cards.
It's curing atm, I learned a few things about dry carbon layups and very easy to work with compared to fiberglass. Sorry about the many pics, thought they could tell the story better than me dribbling on about some rubbish.
Estimating this to be extremely light.
How did the door card turn out, were you happy with the finished product and was it strong enough?
Were did you buy the kit?
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the mK I door card wasnt strong enough, and got slightly damaged when removed from the mould.
MK II being worked on atm
MK II being worked on atm
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Vanne, you could add some honeycomb in areas to add stiffness if that's an issue. It will add next to zero weight too
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AFirm sir, honeycomb ordered
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Def open for advice mate, let me know what you know please.
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and then we started stripping panels...
So I am currently on holidays from the frikkin slavers.. awesome time to start work on the car.
Really loving working on this squirrel. Such a nice way to relax and get a bit grounded.
Took a day to strip the car from panels. (Figure one side at a time is s good start.) Then started matching up panels..
Result after today, pretty good.
This kit fits really well. Surprisingly well actually.
And then the FedEx guy rocked up..
Gotta love working on the car...seriously loving it. So nice to relax, though i am pretty rooted after today. I am pretty sure the missus wished i dropped the car off and get this done by a shop, but i know they will just f**k the kit up, and i want it done right.
so cant wait.. tomottow start stripping the other side...
So I am currently on holidays from the frikkin slavers.. awesome time to start work on the car.
Really loving working on this squirrel. Such a nice way to relax and get a bit grounded.
Took a day to strip the car from panels. (Figure one side at a time is s good start.) Then started matching up panels..
Result after today, pretty good.
This kit fits really well. Surprisingly well actually.
And then the FedEx guy rocked up..
Gotta love working on the car...seriously loving it. So nice to relax, though i am pretty rooted after today. I am pretty sure the missus wished i dropped the car off and get this done by a shop, but i know they will just f**k the kit up, and i want it done right.
so cant wait.. tomottow start stripping the other side...
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Liking the kit
3.0 Manual. Sterling Grey. Cream leather Electric an Heated. Professional Navigation/Sony tablet replacement. Storm Werks . an parts waiting to be fitted
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Spanner therapy - love it!
Those gas struts look heavy
Those gas struts look heavy