Spacevomit's FD33 Project: Behind the Candelabra

[spacevomit]

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Getting shinier

[Ruler_Mark]

 

[spacevomit]

Among some other materials I got for increasing chassis strength and rigidity, especially around the diff/rear area (DOM tubing, chromoly sheet etc), are these 1/4" thick steel gussets by Jester Fab. Three bucks each (which is expensive for gussets I guess lol), but they look cool:
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[1320king]

some beefy gussets !!

[markfluko]

Read it, research it, and implement it in your life. Please. I want to see this thing start.

http://www.toodledo.com/info/gtd.php

[largeorangefont]

I'm glad you are not building a plane.

[digitalsolo]

Among some other materials I got for increasing chassis strength and rigidity, especially around the diff/rear area (DOM tubing, chromoly sheet etc), are these 1/4" thick steel gussets by Jester Fab. Three bucks each (which is expensive for gussets I guess lol), but they look cool:
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Did you steal those from a bridge construction site?   Wowza.

[spacevomit]

I will look at that Mark.

Lol Ash, me too. I don't know if you have seen many home-built ultralights, or pics of them, but some of them are constructed in a scarily bad way haha.

Blake, lol. I think they're used in off road frames. They weigh 4oz each (a lot for a gusset).

[spacevomit]

New hardware for my steering hub: 6Al-4V M5 triple sqare w/ drilled heads (I will polish these), 15-5 PH washers:
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[gc3]

New hardware for my steering hub: 6Al-4V M5 triple hex w/ drilled heads (I will polish these), 15-5 PH washers:
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i think you combined a 12 pt with a triple square (VW likes these).
I don't see 18 points, and they look like 90 deg corners, so i think it's just a triple square.

[spacevomit]

Yeah I meant to say metric triple square. Just got a cheap set of bits for them by Genius.

[quinns]

I feel bad for anyone who ever has to disassemble this thing that isn't you.

[spacevomit]

That could be a good thing in certain circumstances.

[1320king]

if anyone ever stole this car i think they would bring it back hahahaha

[spacevomit]

Lmfao