FC3S - Hayward Rotary x SJS x Team Green

Thread in 'Project Cars and Builds Threads' started by FlikstRR, Mar 16, 2009.

  1. NORFY

    NORFY Active Member

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    if you mean the threaded sleeve that bolts to the hub then yes its possible, but how much i dont know as the bottom of the coilover will bottom out in the sleeve. if you get what i mean :wack:
     
  2. Mattyboi

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    What size springs do the HSD`s run? Could you use smaller springs? Or have i pictured it all wrong in my head lol!

    We set a MX5 race car up when i worked doing that and to get it lower used one off smaller springs.
     
  3. pdtaylor18

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    Car is looking fantastic mate, just for info theres no difference between the cabs and coupe in outer body panels,they are all the same. The kit was purchased for a coupe in mind, Replikit just re-produced an appalling mould and having had my car for nearly 3 months you would have thought they would have got it right. I have transferred coupe and convertible panel no problem at all. Think in the end it will be vwery worth while and cant wait to see your car doing its stuff.
     
  4. Jord

    Jord drifted.com

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    I think thats whats happening now - the bottom of the threaded tube is hitting the 'floor' of the 'cup' that bolts to the hub. I.e if you chop the threaded tube down by say 10mm, you should be able to lower them 10mm more before the same contact happened.
     
  5. sx-si

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    phil try and pop the thing round mine / the unit thursday-monday and ill see what can be done with them pesky shocks

    aslo i got a welder with a new bottle of gas ;)
     
  6. NORFY

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    ahhh, dont think you can do that Jord, its part of the shock.
     
  7. Padi

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    mint build mate real quick aswell!
    at least you can still make abit of money of yoshi!
    my source of income is a dead end job and braking myold car which isnt gonna get me much as it was a rover =[
    cant wait till i can afford a build like this!
    INSPERATION!
     
  8. Hammond

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    dude cant you just loose some preload? i managed to TUCK 16's with my old kei office coilovers by just slackening the bottom locker all the way down the thread. its a PITA having to locate the spring each time you let it down off the jack but hey, its the price you pay!
     
  9. FlikstRR

    FlikstRR 330D powered

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    thats what mine are doing now dude... :euge:

    Dan how does preload effect he height?
     
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  10. Daniel

    Daniel you wa shock

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    Looking freeeshh phil.

    Any idea what shade of green its going? ;)
     
  11. FlikstRR

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    yes. two of the TG cars are already done... but that doesnt mean im showing you.

    its not my ideal colour for the look i want. but we a team soo woill look sick having 5 cars v v v v simular. ;)
     
  12. Daniel

    Daniel you wa shock

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    GAY I WANNA SEE.

    Im sure it'll be worth the wait though, can't wait to see Team Green out on the track again. :D
     
  13. Andy_F

    Andy_F S13+S15=S28?

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    It might be worth checking you actually have the preload set correctly, tighten as much as possible by hand and then tighten a further two full turns. You'd be suprised how much extra thread just those two turns would free up, meaning you could screw it further down. Failing that, remove the locking collar for the part that the shock screws down into (the height lock one), and then just wind the shock down until the preload locking collar also locks the rideheight. :thumbs:
     
  14. FlikstRR

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    its not im outa thread...

    its that im out of space to wind thread into!
     
  15. NinjaD

    NinjaD JDM Wench

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    Seriously this car is teh sex,

    Dude props go to you for 1: the speed at which your doing this 2: the budget and 3: it will look awesome.

    You need to get your ass up to Norfolk Arena at the end of this month.
     
  16. FlikstRR

    FlikstRR 330D powered

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    like i said im trying.. all the money is being plowed into this car, my start date been pushed back to this coming monday so i have 3 more days.. then its an evening and weekends only jobbie.

    cheers tho dude.
     
  17. FlikstRR

    FlikstRR 330D powered

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    definitely decided the car needs dish.. hunting around for budget spec dish is IMPOSSIBLE!!!

    been offered some of these (on the back of JTP's):
    dbuffd1prac15pl5-1.

    usually i would shudder at 3spokes, but with a rotary engine, think i can pull it off?
    thoughts people!
     
  18. owent

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    get them!!! itll look badass!
     
  19. initial_j

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    dude if it looks half as cool as that one, itll be made of win
     
  20. Sam H

    Sam H Troll Dispatch

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    Definately. Do it.
     

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