I've Made Up My Mind

"shpuker" (shpuker) 08/04/2017 at 00:29 • Filed to: None

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I’m gonna keep the truck and start on some mild mods for the time being to make it a bit more interesting. What I’m picturing for my end result is something similar to this though.

Next step is to figure out an exhaust. I’m thinking true duals.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > shpuker 08/04/2017 at 00:44

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Tangent, but I’ve often dreamed of building sort of like a GMC Typhoon clone. But not really a clone. Just lower it and do a bunch of suspenion and chassis stuff to make it handle well and engine too of course.

With air springs you could use it both as a truck and sports truck!

shpuker > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 08/04/2017 at 07:22

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But air springs are complicated and heavy! Need to simplify and add lightness!

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > shpuker 08/04/2017 at 09:14

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That’s why you let the frame rust out!

shpuker > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 08/04/2017 at 09:24

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Ahhhhh so that’s why Michigan uses so much salt! Race-car all of the cars!

kanadanmajava1 > shpuker 08/04/2017 at 09:41

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That truck has super trick wide 5 hubs and wheels. I’m planning to use quite similar solution (far away in the future) with one of my projects.

shpuker > kanadanmajava1 08/04/2017 at 13:39

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What on Earth. What’s the point of using those?

kanadanmajava1 > shpuker 08/04/2017 at 17:41

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Weight savings and very large diameter bearings. The hub is large but hollow. The brake disc and wheel are mounted further away from the center so the forces going through the hub are lower so the hub can be made lighter. Also the wheel and the disc are lighter as the holes though them are larger.

They also allow camber on live axle as a CV joint can be mounted outside the hub and floating driveshaft goes through the whole hub. They are common in oval racing machines used in certain race classes.

shpuker > kanadanmajava1 08/04/2017 at 18:42

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Interesting. I’ll have to do some more reading up on them, never really thought about it.