Recent content by chriswh86

For anyone that is interested, I have completed the design and have made the files available. If you have a 3D printer this may be a project for you. Thingiverse - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1362673

Shes about done, just got to take a few more photos tonight and roll it out tomorrow :) Those were just some early photos. It does come with the pistons,piston seals, brake pads, retainer clip and all that good stuff :) I was just looking for suggestions on what to talk about in the...

Hi everyone, My project is nearing completion and it will be a 3d printed brake caliper with the intent on it being for education although it may see a lot of use as just a neat desktop item for people. Either way, id like to have some documentation and possibly a quiz to accompany the...

Are F1 control arms, upper/lower designed to supply an amount of downforce or just the ability to cut through the air with as little interferance as possible? I had seen a photo recent and it got me woundering. Maybe someone can explain Cheers

Rick - What springs are you running? Getting a large sprint split up front or in the rear could be crutching a bigger issue "I suspected the bar was twisted when I set the car up last weekend... (crap!) Maybe that's why adjustments didn't have mush affect..." Sounds like you are setting...

ahh yes, i forgot to mention, i ment using aluminum jam nuts for the suspenion arms, I was woundering how to tight they should be, before they break im not sure I completely follow your reply on building a head cycle machine. I would however LOVE to build a tire shaving machine, get rid of...

Interesting, good idea on the comb! we have treaded tires, so it will be crutial with the tape to get it in the middle of the tire each time for repeatable results... Is there any good 1/4" wide tapes for stagger that have a good end on it for the tire etc or are they mostly all the same...

interesting mike...and you adjust yours via shim plates under the wood? New Question: I've used stagger tapes (only a couple times) and I've used a knock off longacre stagger gauge and i haven't really been happy with the stagger gauge setup, i find it to flex/sqwish a bit and i can be off...

interesting...mike, any photos of your ramp setup? update -> I just had a brain far Mike. If I got scale pad leveler setup with built in roll off areas for each 4 wheels. I could just set my car on the scales and do what i need to do, then using the roll of part, i can put my tape measure on...

Hey all, Something I've been thinking of lately. I've recently decided to move my car from the shop its normally at, to where i live. I've got a 7x16' enclosed trailer that will now be my tow trailer to the track as well as a bit of a shop when I am at home. A place to store my tools and so...

Something id love to see ranger, which may be a lot of work, is to list some good books folks can get. ex. Front Asphalt suspension designs by. blahblah "Ranger Mike" -> i find this book good because it explains... and so on. So maybe like a book title and what you feel its good for...

Got to remember our track width, 62" max is a rule Wheel base is 73" +/- 1/2" that's another rule I am running a pretty small battery, a little red top, measures about 4" long, 5" in height and about 2-3" thick. Also I've see a SMALL battery on a bike that i don't think even weighs a...

Ahh ok, Ranger - would you know of maybe a cardboard experiment i could do to understand the differents between high and low offsets and weight transfer. I realize I got the right idea of what the low offsets are doing and how they are dominating. But in my head i can't understand how it works...

Bump to an old topic. I've been interested in building a radiator for my race car. It sports a 4 stroke 1000cc motor, water cooled. Space doesn't allow much for radiators and getting aluminum radiators to fit the hole cost a lot from top name companys. I have been searching for cores etc...

Most guys in the dwarf class tend to run right at our max tire width, as measured from the outside of the left front to the outside of the right front, same on the rear...max 62" Im currently running 1" backspacing at all 4 corners, so If i was to try a 4" on the left, id have a very short...