My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

[Sonoran Sam]

It's all in the engineering, knowing where the load paths are, and where they going :-)

Thanks...
Yes, I just remember a big uproar when these really expensive luxury cars were destroying their own firewalls. For some reason, it stuck in my mind.
Hope it is a bit cooler this week (in your neck of the woods)... The temperature has come down a little (here in the desert) which I am very thankful for!!

 

[JEBar]

Look at his drawing:

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I did look at it but looking and understanding can be two very different things .. .. I'll probably understand it better when I see a real one

 

[Ace]

I think the new "Office" will work out, some final measuring tomorrow, and then to laser it

Oh, and if it works out, I have lowered the top of the dash by another 1.5" again, over 3" since doing this version. Should help with forward vision considerably.

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This looks like the rack is going to be inside the cabin and in the foot well, right? Do you have it all in CAD so that you can show us a picture of the steering column and pedal box at an angle where we can see it all in relation to the rack?

 

[W. WIllie]

The rack is in the engine compartment, not the cabin. An isometric view would show everything better.

 

[Mark BEX]

Do you have it all in CAD so that you can show us a picture of the steering column and pedal box at an angle where we can see it all in relation to the rack?

Not finalised yet, happy to display it when it is.

 

[Mark BEX]

The rack is in the engine compartment, not the cabin. An isometric view would show everything better.

It's on the passenger side of the firewall at the moment actually, but of course would have another cover over it, so you are both right ...... or you're both wrong

Racks present no danger other than potentially catching your shoe laces.

 

[Mark BEX]

You might have noticed a bit slow going recently, I just want to assure you that it is nothing more than struggling with the peak heat period, and nothing else, and services will be back to normal soon as the cooler change comes.

This week is not looking good, I had to come home today, it's over 110 inside the factory, and little I can do about it sorry.

 

[Made in USA]

No need to kill yourself. Be safe. Spend quality with family.

 

[Mark BEX]

It started raining this morning, couldn't get to the factory fast enough to take advantage of a (slightly) cooler change, though by late arvo it was scorching again, but at least I got some stuff done.

Took a front suspension spring off, and got the tie rod ends hooked up so I could check bump steer and start correcting it.

It considerably off, so I had to remove the lower firewall, savagely attack it by beating the lowest bend flat with a hammer, and drilling a bunch of test holes to try different mounting heights for the rack to correct the bump steer (that's why it looks ugly).

I settled on 40mm/1.6" lower, and now I will make a new firewall to suit, but this time I will also remove the upper firewall (which is fine), and do a one piece firewall.

Do you have it all in CAD so that you can show us a picture of the steering column and pedal box at an angle where we can see it all in relation to the rack?

The other picture is the relationship to the brake pedal , but they are separated longitudinally by quite a margin.

 

[Mark BEX]

I have spent quite some time searching for the ideal inner and outer tie rod ends for the steering, below is just some of the ones and combinations I have tried, but got lucky again in that not only I finally found the ideal inner and outer from the same vehicle, it's also the biggest selling car (mini van to be exact) in China over the last 20 years, the Wuling Sunshine, point being that supply will never be an issue.

Oh and Wuling is 44% owned by GM.

Forbes has it at #3 in their world's best selling cars list ..
https://www.forbes.com/.../mkk45ekfi/3-wuling-sunshine/...