spudly13 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Decided i have the resources and time (but no money to buy new ones) to make my own camber plates so i can go a bit lower in the front. I made a wood template on the laser cutter today and will be cutting the metal ones monday on the waterjet. heres a pic of what i have so far: Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 offset the camber adjustment from center a little bit to give you some more caster, helps with stability. Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Sweet thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Or slot the mounting holes sideways so you can slide the plate side to side for more caster adjustment. I would make it so you offset the camber part a bit. Then make it so if you have the plates slid forward you are at stock caster, but rearwards gives you more. Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Heres my first attempt, the cnc is broken so i cut them out on the plasma table, they wont work but they will allow me to design the second piece i need and figure out the best way to get caster adjustments out of them. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Decided i have the resources and time (but no money to buy new ones) to make my own camber plates so i can go a bit lower in the front. I made a wood template on the laser cutter today and will be cutting the metal ones monday on the waterjet. Waterjet...and local! Do you do sidejobs? Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 2eDeYe' date='06 March 2012 - 02:37 PM' timestamp='1331073445' post='648925']Waterjet...and local! Do you do sidejobs? No, unfortuneately the machines arent mine, and my access is limited to them! some are at my highschool shop but the big expensive machines (like the waterjet) are owned by a guy my dad knows. Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 2eDeYe' date='06 March 2012 - 02:37 PM' timestamp='1331073445' post='648925']Waterjet...and local! Do you do sidejobs? i got some one here in olympia that can do it on a water jet Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 get some consumables on your plasma table and u will clean up that cut...looked free hand for a second Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 get some consumables on your plasma table and u will clean up that cut...looked free hand for a second Yeah the tip was all messed up! im waiting for the guy my dad knows to help me cut them out on his waterjet. Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Make me some homie!!! I'll drive over from arlington to pick them up!!! :D Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Not bad for a prototype, i wish my comapany wasnt such nazis when it came to "G" jobs.....but i have snuck a couple small oness in Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 For what there costing me so far (time and 10 bucks in hardware) i think im going to be able to make em work, but when i have them all together i dont think the bearing is working correctly, when i turn it sounds like the spring is binding then shooting back, ill post some pics later today when i get home. Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Make me some homie!!! I'll drive over from arlington to pick them up!!! :D haha i wont lie my first set that im making are pretty ugly and jimmy rigged but im sure with trail and error ill have a nice set in the end...meybe Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 i got some one here in olympia that can do it on a water jet Do they ship? I was really excited to find someone really local that I could pick up parts from, but alas no luck yet. :lol: Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 These are still just prototypes, problem solving and figuring out what will work best when i make the final ones. I havent measured degrees yet but they give me about an inch of total adjustment at the top of the tire 1 Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Keep at it. Make it hapn' capn' !! Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Figured i would post a few more pics, still on the prototypes figuring all the little stuff out. The intall of the plates dropped the front of the car 3/4" and hopefully you can tell from the pics it gave me alot of camber adjustment. next step new wheels and smaller tires! 1 Quote Link to comment
Grim13 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 how did you set up the bearing section? Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 . How did you seal the bare metal fenders to stop rust??? Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I used the stock piece that the spring goes into that the bearing sits on, and the lower portion of the camber plates rests on the bearing and turns freely. However its not ideal because water, dirt, and dust can all get into the bearing, so ill be addressing that soon enough Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 clean looking engine bay Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 . How did you seal the bare metal fenders to stop rust??? Well... After all the bondo and paint was removed I used this rust preventative clearcoat i found at a local hardware store, (pretty sure its just normal clear) put a couple coats of that on, that was just to mainly protect it for awhile, i need a new front fender, and the rear needs a lot more metal work before it can be painted. But considering i went from the pictures below to pics above i decided to rock the bare metal for ahwile: Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 clean looking engine bay Thanks! i spent a good amount of time last time my motor was out trying to clean it up, paint, tuck wires etc Quote Link to comment
spudly13 Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 And for all those interested... i found a HUGE problem with running that much camber on stock struts.... ill post pics later today Edit: at least a huge problem with my camber plates Quote Link to comment
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