Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Start of the rear
Cut a few tubes last night to get started on the rear section. Those 90 degree clamps will take some adjusting but i think they will work out ok.
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I revived my shocks that I plan to use for the rears. QA1 82 series, 8242 is the model. 4" stroke, 9.38" compressed, 13.75"...
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Woo hoo, one rear lower arm done. Lots of lessons learned on this one. Here are some tips. Weld the front to rear cross brace on the i... -
I sneaked out of work a bit early today. I mean it was in the 60's today, how can you be expected to stay in the office all day :-) I... -
Started making the rear panel section. I first made this out of 3/4" DOM tube and tacked it in place. To make the bend I used a Home ... -
I got tired of the miter saw turning metal into scrap and dust. So today I made a trip to Northern Tool and picked up a dry saw http://www.... -
My copy of Build your own Spors Car on a budget showed up today. I can add it to my collection of locost books. I have to say I find the ...
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The rear panel tubes are done. I decided to use 1" square instead of the 3/4" round. I hope that doesn't bite me later. The... -
Now that we have mostly made it through the holidays it is time to start hunting for a donor. The only thing I have decided on is to make ...
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Putting everything in CAD shows that the Miata rear suspension will fit very nicely. The front not so much. The front lower Miata control...
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Started on the rear lower control arms. I made a quick jig out of 1x1. The spacer on the outer end of the jig is 90mm to duplicate the spa...