timmmy wrote:he derek,
looking awesome as usual
your progress is pissing me off though as it has been almost 3 months since I got to play with the v8, andy its gonna be at least another month :(.
Q: I presume the slotted inner mounts are temp. For setup only and that once you have the geometry right you will replace with a set of holes ?
Q2: rather than owing the stock ball joint I would reccommend using a spherical bearing, then make a spacer insert to up into the strut to drop the ball joint down by a couple of inches. This will give a much better control arm angle when the car is lowered. Check robs thread for details.
Keep doing my homework for me
the inner mounts are just tack welded for the time being until i get some better mounting plates to hold them in place, at least in my structural mindset. once i get an idea of how well i like my current ideal setup.. if i somehow manage to nail the geometry out of the box, i'll probably get some eccentric bolts and sleeves for inside the rod end(i'm using huge 5/8" bolts right now), then weld some plates top and bottom of the slotted hole so there's some adjustment left, but i shouldn't need the whole two inches. who knows, maybe i'll build a new subframe at that time. i'd love to have one out of roundstock, but this is quick and easy to work with.
Q-#2. i don't need to move the ball joint down anymore
i've got a lot of play right now with the inner points for changing the roll center, plus, with the outer ball joint slot being mounted at 13 degrees the wrong way, the longer the stud/shaft sticking out of it, the farther out the rotor has to sit... and i don't like that for tire/caliper clearance reasons.
i'd really love to make my own spindles some day using using later 4 bolt A6 wheel bearings like this...
and yes, it feels good to be productive. a project like this is something that takes a lot of time finding the right parts and what's gonna work, this and that.... and is why there was such a long time of nothing happening to the car. i can't wait!! to get a drive in this thing. i'm really excited every time i think about it having 285's all around, and driving it should be exciting as well. i also really do enjoy the build, figuring things out..... not much more exciting than finding a solution for something that seems impossible 8)
i have parts for the front one cut up now, and i'll likely get to welding them tomorrow and maybe a second control arm for the front... the rear one is about 50% done already and there's some pics of it a page or two back.
