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Build my own aluminum vert top?

Yes - go for it.
9 (40.9%)
No - It is harder than you think.
13 (59.1%)

Total Members Voted: 22

Voting closed: December 13, 2012, 09:16:43 PM

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Offline WannaBeFast

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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #390 on: March 16, 2015, 12:36:15 PM »
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Composite leaf (style) spring? :o

like so: http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3764/Polystrand-GT-Lite-CRX-Part-3--Simulating-the-Suspension.aspx

You know - that just might work with a single leaf spring. Tight.

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back end on a pivot (i think you already have this)
with the front hung with elastic (bungee) with a limiting strap to max out how far it can get sucked downwards.
gets hit from below and it'll just move everything up.

I thought about doing something of that sort - but it takes too many parts. I am trying to get it to work with the least amount of parts.

Offline Mad Ra88it

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #391 on: March 16, 2015, 02:24:14 PM »
Good idea, the main spring from an 80s minitruck would offer the least resistance and could easily be 'de-arched' with a little torch action. Or, if space is a concern grab one from the 3cyl Kei trucks. You know, these little COE monsters that we use for tire trucks during formula drift.

Loving the rear arms from a honda/acura being repurposed into splitter holders. I've got a few of these that I've been hanging onto for some reason... apparently this will have to be that reason! haha

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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #392 on: March 16, 2015, 03:13:26 PM »
Hmm i would have to do some digging at the local junkyard. I doubt they have any trucks like that.

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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #393 on: April 11, 2015, 12:25:49 AM »
Boom new hupdate!






Offline ncaudio

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #394 on: April 11, 2015, 10:28:27 PM »
're your splitter issue, how about if you mount some wheels on the underside, maybe mounted where the centerline of the wheels are lined up with the plate of the splitter so the don't effect the aero too much but are there for driveway inclines, when the front end drops into a pothole etc. It wouldn't help much if it got run straight into a tall curb, but would probably help most other situations, since it would ride up on the incline. What I was thinking about first was how they used to put wheelie bars on cars and still do on motorcycles are not very big diameter and those were taking a lot more load than just the weight of the splitter at low speed it wouldn't have any aero "weight" on it and with wheels on the splitter, you could probably put it kind of low.another option would be to use a stepper motor that adjusts the height of the splitter according to speed of the car. Something like if the car is going under say 30 miles an hour then the stepper motor would raise it up and at high speed it could lower it down. of course you could have a manual override so if you were doing a track event it's not going to be flip flopping up and down and when you want to look cool when its parked then of course you lower down. other high end cars have active Aero you could build this into your car.
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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #395 on: April 12, 2015, 07:43:22 PM »
Mo update







And bumper folds down so it can fit inside the storage place :)



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Offline digitalsolo

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #396 on: April 12, 2015, 07:52:34 PM »
Looks properly bonkers my friend.
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Offline Irishdriftking

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #397 on: April 15, 2015, 10:59:29 PM »
is this gonna be in the new mad max?
88' GXL turbo 5.3/t-56 in the works
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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #398 on: April 16, 2015, 09:07:01 AM »
trying to lol

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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #399 on: June 10, 2015, 08:07:32 PM »
I am pretty much done with the front coolant hoses.








Offline digitalsolo

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #400 on: June 10, 2015, 10:25:07 PM »
I freaking love the science project that is your build Edvin.

BTW, your spare harness is about 60% complete, finally.  :)
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Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #401 on: June 11, 2015, 12:39:11 AM »
Thank you - and don't worry at all.

Offline scuter83

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #402 on: April 20, 2017, 09:47:00 AM »
Bringing this one way back......what is the status of this thing?


Offline freeskier7791

Re: Need your opinion on my current dumb idear!
« Reply #404 on: May 02, 2017, 11:00:33 AM »
Bringing this one way back......what is the status of this thing?

He bought a corvette, so this thing is probably sitting in a garage somewhere begging to be worked on
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