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My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.
- Thread starter Mark BEX
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I struggled with the front suspension today, just couldn't get the setup that I wanted, so I have to make changes, serious changes, but not difficult to implement.
The the front roll cage extending all the way to the front will be truncated, and the green tubes (black arrows) will be added, and you can see in the CAD how the front suspension top mounts meet the new tubes.
The new tubes only have one, non-critical angle bend, and meet at current nodes on the frame, so no frame modifications required, more like a simple addition. .
The the front roll cage extending all the way to the front will be truncated, and the green tubes (black arrows) will be added, and you can see in the CAD how the front suspension top mounts meet the new tubes.
The new tubes only have one, non-critical angle bend, and meet at current nodes on the frame, so no frame modifications required, more like a simple addition. .
The green tubes above have created larger headaches for now, but making life easier later on.
I had to redesign and replace the firewall for example, hard to see the changes, but they are necessary ..
I had to redesign and replace the firewall for example, hard to see the changes, but they are necessary ..
The "green tubes" (on the CAD) are fully in place along with the new firewall, worked out well.
Picture of my big evaporator cooler fan that goes through 10 gallons of water to keep me cooler (but not cool). I do have to turn it off to weld though, otherwise it blows the flux gases away.
Picture of my big evaporator cooler fan that goes through 10 gallons of water to keep me cooler (but not cool). I do have to turn it off to weld though, otherwise it blows the flux gases away.
I really like the bend in the "green tubes" and am looking forward to seeing how they fit under the outer body shell
Yes, of course the object was to keep them as non-interfering as possible. I can't foresee issues, but can truncate them a little if need be.
I always like to show something on the weekend, but 1/ not very exciting and 2/ forgot to take a picture anyway!
I laser cut some adapters to mount the front suspension to the steering knuckles, and working out a problem I had with the other prototype that is seeing too much stress on the upper suspension bush when turning on full lock.
Was hard going in the stifling heat today, hottest day so far this year, over 110 degrees in the factory.
I laser cut some adapters to mount the front suspension to the steering knuckles, and working out a problem I had with the other prototype that is seeing too much stress on the upper suspension bush when turning on full lock.
Was hard going in the stifling heat today, hottest day so far this year, over 110 degrees in the factory.
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Literally, sweating the details