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Re: home brew quarter sprint

Posted: March 21st, 2017, 1:05 pm
by Ognib
Ya, I'm so excited...can't wait to get it finished & get to work on the build!

Re: home brew quarter sprint

Posted: March 26th, 2017, 7:49 am
by Ognib
Little more shop development.

Boxed in around the mill to help with chip containment.
I broke down all of my benches & shelves when I moved & I've still got some odd sized pieces for stuff like this.
I build with screws rather than nails, so it all came apart very cleanly & easily.

Plus, the light colored sides help with light saturation on the work area.

My collection of tooling is growing slowly but constantly.

Re: home brew quarter sprint

Posted: April 20th, 2017, 6:36 am
by Ognib
A little update on what's happening here.

I'm actively shopping for the right engine at the right price for this thing.

The plan is for independent suspension front & rear. Set up to run on asphalt & to turn both right & left.

Been reviewing this book which I've owned for 20 yrs, at least. Carroll Smith prepared cars have won LeMans & the manufacturers world championship, piloted by notable drivers such as Andretti, Foyt, Gurney & others.

The principles contained therein apply just as well in scale as in 1:1.
quartersprint33.JPG

Also found this physics forum which has this large thread on the science & engineering of race suspensions.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/r ... ss.326355/

Got the last of my benchwork built. Still have shelves to build but not until I've got good insulation in the walls.
Here's a vid of the current shop configuration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt36_5R4iuo

Re: home brew quarter sprint

Posted: April 20th, 2017, 7:09 am
by Ognib
It seems that the link to the physics forum didn't link correctly.
Was unable to edit.
Try it again.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/r ... ss.326355/

Re: home brew quarter sprint

Posted: April 20th, 2017, 7:19 am
by Kaye
You have a nice workshop, you'll have years and years of enjoyment in there.