Why dont we have racing like this on the tv every sunday instead of NASCAR?
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Originally Posted by mx5autoxer
(Post 687945)
Why dont we have racing like this on the tv every sunday instead of NASCAR?
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Two iterations of aero on William's car. The "mustache" piece was eventually deleted.
http://949racing.com/server/william/..._diveplane.jpg This picture was from the day we set the lap record at Buttonwillow 13CW (still stands). Cooler so we blocked off the rad opening to get a bit more downforce and cut some drag. The dive planes and splitter were made from corrugated plastic and .125 sheet ABS riveted together. The whole splitter and dive plane assembly were held on by 4 quick release pins for easier trailer loading. Splitter/dive plane thing weighed about 5 lbs. That's me driving in this shot. It would bow down on the ends at speed from downforce. Doing about 50mph at the apex of this slow turn. http://949racing.com/server/william/WC_BW_red_aero.jpg |
What about those spats running from the front to rear wheel?
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Ive wanted to see that car in person but have had no luck.
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The spliter is made from 3/8 ply, I cut voids in it, and then used a PU adhesive to skin the under side with some thin alloy sheet. attaching it to the car, I made some plates that mounted where the oem under tray was, and some thin alloy braces foward and out to the sides. I have used riv nuts and button head bolts to attach all the under body parts.
The under tray is alloy sheet, in three pieces, attached to the full lenght brace, I bent the edges up to meet the chassic rails as the brace sits 1/2'' lower then these, It is pretty level from the spliter to the rear. the diffuser drops away alittle steep at first (10 deg) but then levels out to 7, there is a 1 1/2'' gap between the rear bumper and diffuser to let the heat out . Used Abs plastic to make the dive plates and the side skirts are plastic garden edging. I will look at making some quick release devices, to many bolts My car sits to high to create any real down force, I was looking more at smoothing out the air flow under the car |
Did you use rubber sheet to cover the control arms (with it attached to the front and rear of the wheel wells)?
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Brett, what brake calipers are those in your picture?
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Originally Posted by triple88a
(Post 679141)
Why dont you guys use the carriage bolts? Cheap and available at any local hardware store. Also the bigger rectangle part will bite into the wood better than the wheel studs.
http://myword.info/images/ca_bolt_1b.jpg VHB some threaded bosses/blocks to the top side on your splitter so the bottom side is perfectly flat and scraping on the pavement is a non-issue. Your splitter will break before the VHB will ever fail. We use it with some regularity at work and it truly lives up to its claims. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...apes/VHB-Tape/ -Zach |
Originally Posted by jacob300zx
(Post 688040)
What about those spats running from the front to rear wheel?
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Originally Posted by mx5autoxer
(Post 687945)
Why dont we have racing like this on the tv every sunday instead of NASCAR?
my bet is that the driver was in a faster class. he somehow qualified at the back due to issues during qualifying. He is clearly 10 seconds per lap faster than some other Lotus. |
Originally Posted by Brettauto
(Post 688083)
and the side skirts are plastic garden edging.
Speaking of which, I found and successfully used a method for making adhesive stick to that stuff (polypropylene IIRC). I may have posted this before but will post again just in case. Normally polypropylene is a terrible surface for adhesives. BUT if it is flame treated with a simple butane torch then it changes the chemistry of the surface layer. Adhesives will stick much better. I am using 3M trim tape to hold a skirt to that piece (low load) and it sticks very well after flame treating. There are writeups on how to do this that can be found via google. The guys that build model airplanes from coroplast (also polyethylene) have to do this as part of the construction procedure. In fact, I also flame treated a piece of coroplast (other side of the aforementioned 3M tape) and it works. You can tell when you are there because it loses a little sheen and water will no longer bead on the surface. Lowe's Racing Supply aero construction supplies and techniques, gotta love them. |
Originally Posted by astroboy
(Post 688102)
Did you use rubber sheet to cover the control arms (with it attached to the front and rear of the wheel wells)?
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 688176)
Brett, what brake calipers are those in your picture?
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 688176)
Brett, what brake calipers are those in your picture?
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You need to tell everyone who wants to try that brake swap.
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Originally Posted by thasac
(Post 688192)
Your splitter will break before the VHB will ever fail.
We use it with some regularity at work and it truly lives up to its claims. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...apes/VHB-Tape/ -Zach |
Where do you guys get your turnbuckle hardware for the front splitter supports?
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Originally Posted by dgmorr
(Post 688963)
Where do you guys get your turnbuckle hardware for the front splitter supports?
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Originally Posted by ZX-Tex
(Post 688970)
Lowe's Racing Supply. There are many sizes and types of turnbuckles in the hardware section. My whole front splitter is built out of items from the hardware store.
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