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Offline javajoe79

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #180 on: December 18, 2015, 10:55:37 AM »




Bent up and fit the first of several tubes that will make the rear structure. This one follows the perimeter of the trunk opening. Adding braces up to the main hoop today. The chute anchor will come though the bumper area at 30" off the table so about 20" from the ground when at ride height. It will attach ultimately to the cage, forward of the axle.
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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #181 on: December 18, 2015, 07:17:31 PM »
Today's progress. Built the chute anchor point. May still add some bracing to it. Trying to keep the space back there open on both sides to accommodate a water tank and a fuel tank as well as a 5" exhaust that will come out the center at the very bottom. I also have in progress the mounts for the chute dual spring launcher chute packs. You can see to difference in chute anchor height from the previous version of the car. MUCH lower this go round.







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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #182 on: December 18, 2015, 07:28:23 PM »
If you spin with the chute out will the sideways pull be OK?

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #183 on: December 18, 2015, 09:18:22 PM »
Neil,  look two photos above the chute pipe.  It looks like it's heavily braced inside the car.

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #184 on: December 18, 2015, 10:08:51 PM »
It looks like a long skinny tube to me- OK in tension ( a straight pull from the chute) but what keeps it from bending sideways?

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #185 on: December 18, 2015, 11:17:45 PM »
It's braced in all directions really and the part passing out through the bumper is 1.5" x .250" dom. Probably going to add a brace where it curves over the differential up to the bar above it.
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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #186 on: December 19, 2015, 12:42:35 AM »
Was my post invisible?  Lol. 

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #187 on: December 19, 2015, 07:19:32 AM »
Not here. 

I had missed the details in the original pic.  Things looked much better after I went back and looked again, thanks for the post pointing out the triangulated lateral braces just inside the rear of the body.

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #188 on: December 19, 2015, 11:06:42 AM »
I also am missing most of the earlier posted picts.  but now I see what you guys have been raving about.
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #189 on: December 19, 2015, 12:28:48 PM »
OK, now I see it. I didn't realize the bracing was on the chute tube. Looks good!

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #190 on: December 28, 2015, 04:51:01 PM »
 Finished the chute pack mounts, anchors and push bar. We are using stroud spring launcher chutes with air powered remote release system.









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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #191 on: December 28, 2015, 04:51:19 PM »


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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #192 on: December 28, 2015, 04:58:30 PM »
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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #193 on: March 25, 2016, 03:51:24 PM »
Made some progress on the driveshaft containment and the transmission sliders. Planning on fabbing the driveshaft tunnel from two layers of 16ga steel







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Re: Breaking Wind
« Reply #194 on: March 26, 2016, 04:59:58 AM »
Looks like a stout piece. :cheers:
Always love seeing your work. 8-)