Lars from Norway

Those are the nicest bearings i've ever seen No seriously,this looks good!Have you made the bases for the bearings?

Giorgos_cupra

Hey Lars,what's up mate?No i bought the bases with the bearings.They are nice bearings indeed!Ipaid for them 35euros each...Almost 60$...Lars did you see my hand?I can't even paint the bases right now

Lars from Norway

And of course you are right handed?Typical...You must learn how to paint with your lefthand then,he he!SKF are good bearings,theyre almost made in Norway (theyre Swedish[sm=tired.gif])

Giorgos_cupra

Yep,right handed[]SKF are the top bearings in my list...Maybe i should have asked you to hook me up with some.Oh,Lars,you got pm!

Giorgos_cupra

My chassis plate arrived today!Yep,i'm excited!Look at the thickness of this bad boy!!!
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5176/dsc00015da6.jpg
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Giorgos_cupra

I made a small previewOf course it wont have those wheels because it's an on road.But,at the moment i have these for testing purposes only

Lars from Norway

Looks good!How wide body are you going to use?Remeber placing the steeringknucles so that the wheels line up with the wings on the body.Its easier to put some washers between the knucles and the wheels,than rebuild the whole car.
Funny to think about,it would have taken me 5 minutes from now to get me this chassi plate you have been waiting for so long and that you had to order.Maybe not the same grade,but the same dimensions at least.

Giorgos_cupra

Lars the car is going to have universal dimensions.535 wheelbase and 400mm width.That is just the chassis plate,not the chassis itself.It has to be cut...And then some weight reduction...

Lars from Norway

Ok.Just to warn you,if you want to put on a body from MCD,they are 380 mm wide.Have you thought of what sort of body you are gonna use yet?

Giorgos_cupra

I'm going to use the mercedes dtm by fg

Edit:Hm....Checked the fg numbers again....Seems tha that wheelbase is 531 and not 535..Also the width is 392 and not 400.The 392mm means where the body arches end?If so,i need to reduce my width to about 362...right?If i'm using 60mm tires

Lars from Norway

Thats a nice body!If it says it is 400 mm wide,it shall be 400 mm wide.Nothing more,nothing less(maybe 1 mm,hehe).I know there are some bodies with 510 mm wheelbase on,but not 531.Please post a link to the body and let us have a look

Giorgos_cupra

This is the body i'm looking at

http://www.fg-modellsport-gmbh.de/FG...lkdtm06_e.html

Lars from Norway

If you make the wheelbase 535,i dont think youll get any problem with that.It will result in a 2 mm bigger gap in the wheelarches both rear and front,this is too little to get annoyed about.But the width i am not sure about,make the car 385 or 390 mm wide and put some spacers on the wheels if they are too far "under" the car,just to be sure

Giorgos_cupra

Well today,i finished the design of every part on the alu.To see where everything goes,see the dimensions,check spaces,calculate screws etc....Then,i noticed something that i didnt like at all!The aluminum sheet,is bend!A little behind from the front left corner!I mean,it doesn't sit flat on the floor.What can i do to straighten it up?Maybe if i find something heavy enought to put it on the alu?Will that make it flat?

sam123

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I wouldn't worry about it too much, aluminium sheet always warps and bends when it has been press-cut. It wont make any difference to the performance of your car.

Giorgos_cupra

Wouldn't the wheel which is on the bent up side touch the tarmac less?Due to the chassis which is lifted up?

sam123

My Feedback: (1)

If its bent really badly then I guess it could have some effect, but you can always just balance it out on the other side using a few washers. I wouldn't worry too much though. On my car, the plate I made the chassis from was a bit bent from when the guy cut it, but I don't believe it has had any impact on handling or stability.

Giorgos_cupra

It is lifted up approximately 2-3 mm on the top of the curve...Here is a pic to see....I feel like i must straighten it up!I'll park the car on top of it for a couple of hours,and then it will be tip top

Lars from Norway

That is nothing to worry about!This is as straight as my homemade car is after i straightened it

Giorgos_cupra

Lars i don't feel comfortable to use that sheet as a chassis....

I was told to hit the alu with a rubber hummer and it will flatten[&:]?Does this stand?Should i go for it?

sam123

My Feedback: (1)

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it. BTW how thick is that plate anyway?

Giorgos_cupra

Sam,the plate has 8mm thickness...It is very bend...It's 3mm maybe more on the apex

sam123

My Feedback: (1)

Woah! I had no Idea the plate was that thick [X(] Maybe you could take it to a machine shop and get them to bend it back for you?

Giorgos_cupra

I don't know sam...I have to go out and ask...I think that it's impossible that nobody can't straighten an alu...I just don't know if there is anyone in my town...


Sam,great car!!Man i love the sound of the gears that outputs!Don't change it,sounds like a welded WRC diff

whiteknightman23

hi i read what you are doing and i did almost the same thing i have just been trying to find a small sized chain and sprockets for it. and i'm using a still weed eater motor. but if you or anyone knows where to find what i need i would love the help. i have a small link size chain that would work perfect just can't find sprockets for it. thanks for the help.