The Project Pad

Since you are so bored and I have a deadline, I'll wait for mine in the mail aaron

speeding-g60 wrote:oh yes, and i have been researching HARD about the next project. do not worry, it will be built here LOL. its gonna be a fun one as well.

any hints to what said project might be???(ie: brand, etc)

Hank, ok i will make it tonight. PM me the addy but i need yours back someday, i robbed my spare trans

vagrant, good to see you back.

the next build i do has the rabbit body (widebody) as the base. another drag car. tossin around the motors some, have not decided. but i am pretty set on automatic. so maybe a hopped up 500whp 16vT with a Dodge Omni A404 auto trans, mid engine RWD mounted transvere in the back. already started the parts collection for that.

or maybe a 3.0L 30v V6 and big VGT Holset turbo (Derek wants in) and i gotta figure out a trans. like a Powerglide or something. or even 01E FWD in the back, sorta like the newest 034 car has. but i dont wanna mess with linkages (but will if i have to).

the thoughts are running to consistency and even so my wife can drive it maybe. if i can figure out how to make the seat go that far forward LOL.

but this next car i do not want to go >135 nor faster than 10.flat. so 10.80's and 133-ish is my bracket goal.

and wow, PB deleted my vids. hmmmmph.

Youtube that crap! I wanna see them!

Hank, i cut an 01E 5spd one up today, and it was different, and did not end up working out. dunno, maybe the 6 spd'ers are different. but this one definitely was different.

i suppose i can just keep pulling 6 spd ones off the trans and putting the 5 spd ones back in they are the same just built a little bit differently.

dunno.

here is the new video. dunno WTF on the PB ones. really dont.

looks better in 480 BTW. reminds me of the old Chinese kung fu movies LOL


Link to video

I like how you just keep playing with the shifter in the video. It actually helps me visualize what it would actually feel like.

:thanks:

messing with video editing software.

this was my first full pass, in a 3/4 rear shot on the launch, slowed down by half. 10.80 @ 133 or something like that.


Link to video

WRC wrote:I like how you just keep playing with the shifter in the video. It actually helps me visualize what it would actually feel like.

:thanks:

!!!!!


Link to video

also, that video that's half speed, is STILL JUST AS LOUD!

Play with it till it breaks!!

hey aaron how far back to you think those frotn c-arms push the rear wheels back?

i got pix of it.....

~3/4" - 1"?

1/2" to 3/4" maybe, no idea on exacts just that i knew it did some.

ok thanks, thats not as much as i thought, i gots me a cq shell and itll be mostly road/track with some draggin

its a roller, barely ahhaa so i need to get suspension parts all around

figured it made sensse to do the front arms all around
jsut trying to figure out best suspension setup and parts combos

i put a longer bolt in it, then threaded on 3 nuts. the head of the SHCS goes inside the plug. i will find a solid plug later, like an allen one. this one is a square head one and its hollow inside. i even have to pre-load it to get it to start the plug in.

remember i am just dinkin here with stuff layin around thats easy to play with.

and this one here, its MUCH firmer like i said.....

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Curious, instead of just tapping the inside why not just use a bolt that is the same size as the spring. Run a nut up the bolt and then weld another to the outside of the detent. Then it would still be adjustable by using the other nut to lock the bolt to the desired tension position.

cant weld on the detent body. thought of that.

there is a plastic caged needle bearing inside. you cant put it back in of you modify the access way to it. and you will melt it otherwise.

Ahh... figured I would ask. Then again what if you just pulled the caged bearing out and used a bronze bushing instead?

i dont think so.

Aaron Did i see you at H20? there was a guy i met there who had a dark green looking Coupe Quattro that kinda looked like yours with 500whp his name was Aaron also.

hell no i dont go that far away

but i like pictures of coupe quattros

wow, that is very nice.....