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I see that Charles Hearn (Houston) won todays Vee race at Sebring. http://www.scca.com/news/index.cfm?cid=50903

I am unable to find any other results. If anyone has a link to them please post it.

Thanks,
Barry

Steve, Not a complaint by any means. When you speak I listen 8) I just wanted to be sure... 4) You guys are missing the big picture on the stiff suspension. Ha, I'm quite certain I am. However, I appreciate the further explanantion. I actually thought the design was to reach the "optimum jackin...

OK, it is as I thought. My original question was what the limit for bump is which I figured was the shock fully compressed (or the spring). However, if you then roll the chassis you could get to the bell. It's been answered and I understand it. No need to go further. The rest is much more interestin...

Well, more posts occured before I could put my last one up, which I think answers my question. AND what happens it the road irregularity is a dip? Does your suspension track into the dip on leave the ground? Brian, IF I am understanding how your design works, it is that the weight of the axle/wheel/...

OK, now I am officially confused (not hard to do :roll: ). My original question and title referring to "bump" limit had to do with the opposite of the "droop" limit. As I understood the response, there is no physical "bump" limit except for the axle tube bell hitting th...

"Runs out of spring" is irrelevant. Well I admit to being being on the unknowlegable end but I don't think it is irrelevant. If there is no more "push" from the spring I don't believe the side force at the contact patch is enough to support the weight of the car which is require...

I read through that thread when I first started reading here. "The shock is used to keep the camber from going to positive camber as a safety precaution." That statement only says the shock is an ultimate safety limit. As I recall, Brian has a very high spring rate, and his car runs out of...

SCCA relaxed standards recently. You need a letter stating that the cell meets the appropriate standards. Formal certification is not required.

I did not know this. Thanks. I'll try Eagle for a quote myself when I have the dimensions.

Regards,
Barry

Dave makes a good point. I remembered seeing that adapter but had forgotten it was sold for a wheel balancer.

Regards,
Barry

Bob, 12mm is correct.

Bob, IIRC, there is an adapter available on the Samba website.

EDIT: There is: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1196090

Regards,
Barry

Scott,

Thank, I should have figured that. A little better than my 30+ year old marked pencils taped to the front beam


Barry

Scott, thanks. How are you measuring the chassis roll?

There are more important things to contemplate.

No doubt about it. Just trying to make sure I understand as much as possible.

Regards,
Barry

Jim,

Thanks, that is what I was thinking. As you and Steve pointed out "off road excursions" would be the most likely problem. It would seem you could provide a limit before the bell becomes the limit. Might not help much as you'll probably bend something in that case.

Thanks again,
Barry

OK, a couple pics. While taking these I *think* I answered my question. The first pic is the tranny without axle tubes or axles. The second is with the axle tube held in place by hand. I believe we call the round part of the axle tube next to the transaxle the "bell". When the axle tube mo...

Don, That 69 Charger thread (roller painting) on the Mopar website is about a zillion pages lat time I looked. Some very remarkable results. I read through those a couple years ago. It works and works well if you follow the directions. It is a lot of work if you sand between every two coats (at leas...

Steve, thanks for the reply. I think my question might be a bit to poorly worded. I understand the positive camber limit. I have removed my transaxle in order to make some precise measurements, one of which is just how much actual travel (up/down) there is at the wheels and what the axle angle is at...

I never had a zero roll setup although I bought parts to build one for the Zink before its retirement. I believe I understand it but as I design the new car I realized I am missing something. When both sides are up relative to the chassis (negative camber) there does not appear to be any limit on th...

Fuel Safe CB304 is almost identical. http://www.fuelsafe.com/store/specialty-cells/formula-and-vintage-racing-fuel-cells/formula-road-race-cell-cb300-808.html Fuel Safe CB401 might work at <14" on the bottom, and lower cost: http://www.fuelsafe.com/store/specialty-cells/formula-and-vintage-raci...

With the belly pan and firewall removed I have found the transaxle/motor mounts and trailing arm pickup points are square to the centerline. The front is off slightly accounting for the 1/4 inch wheelbase discrepancy. After looking much more closely, the front left beam upright mount is bent slightl...

Ed, Thank you for taking the time to explain this. I really appreciate it. I will have the belly pan off later today as I'm taking the car down to every piece. The belly pan and firewall is all thats left now. Checking last night it appears as thought the tranny is straight and centered. Close anywa...

Greg, thanks for the response. The Womer style is what I would use on a new car. However, it would require some chassis mods to the old Zink that I do not want to make in order to preserve it. I can make the mods using the Citation style without damaging the car as the front beam mounts allow me an ...

Jim, John, Thanks for the response. I *think* I understand it now. I was thinking of it with a tierod parallel to the front beam which would cause bump steer. I can see how to cancel out the bump steer with the arc the tierods make matching the arc of the trailing arms as close as possible. Somethin...