"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/16/2018 at 19:55 • Filed to: None
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
12/16/2018 at 19:55 • Filed to: None | 4
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Found this “rat rod” monstrosity on craigslist, and the suspension design is, even to an amateur like me, absolutely terrifying.
The rear suspension
is a crude mess, but the icing on the cake is the front pivots appear to be TIE RODS. Because that is the best choice for handling the torque this will encounter. But that is nothing
compared to the front..
The front of he frame is an upside-down trailer hitch, and the transverse leaf spring is bolted it a ball mount that is kept in place via a standard hitch pin. Meaning the only thing keepi ng the front suspension from falling off the car is a FUCKING COTTER PIN!
I guess the only bright spot here is this guy decided to sell this heap as a project instead of actually trying to drive it on the roads.
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MM54
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 20:27 |
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No thank you
cloverworks, aka Mrs. Boost
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 20:27 |
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Materials science? What’s that? I see a lot of 10 0-lb parts doing 10 00- lb jobs.
LongbowMkII
> cloverworks, aka Mrs. Boost
12/16/2018 at 20:37 |
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Science? Sounds like some commie conspiracy to me
jimz
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 20:44 |
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the rear suspension doesn’t look that insane, at least in concept. the implementation is incomplete. For a coil/airbag sprung live axle, you typically have the lower control arms, coils/bags, upper control arms, and a Panhard rod or Watts link. he’s got the LCAs and Panhard rod there, but I don’t see any UCAs.
WilliamsSW
> cloverworks, aka Mrs. Boost
12/16/2018 at 20:53 |
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Yeah but safety factor so it’s all fine
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 21:08 |
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Why? Because New Hampshire.
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cloverworks, aka Mrs. Boost
> WilliamsSW
12/16/2018 at 21:18 |
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That quadruplicating your cheap clips makes it safer? Sure.
Then again, I see this is a NH posting. NH doesn’t believe in safety because Fuck You, that’s why.
Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
> jimz
12/16/2018 at 21:35 |
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If you don’t have high horsepower and are not worried about axle wrap, just having the lower bars is fine.
atfsgeoff
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 21:39 |
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Meaning the only thing keeping the front suspension from falling off the car is a FUCKING COTTER PIN!
To be fair, that’s also the only thing keeping millions of 6,000+ lb
trailers from falling off the receivers of trucks. They don’t fail that often because they’re not a stressed component.
shop-teacher
> Pixel
12/16/2018 at 22:36 |
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My jaw legit dropped at the front suspension.
Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
> Pixel
12/17/2018 at 00:33 |
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Just goes to show that this”engineering” stuff is easy. Any fool can do it.
Die-Trying
> Pixel
12/17/2018 at 00:34 |
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but did you see what they used for the frame?.......... HEH, the guy used an old engine hoist frame........
ttyymmnn
> Pixel
12/17/2018 at 01:55 |
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Pixel
12/17/2018 at 05:24 |
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probably has been driven on road and he’s selling it as he thinks it’s sketchy as hell, and trying to recover some money selling it to some other sucker
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Pixel
> Die-Trying
12/17/2018 at 09:29 |
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Holey shit! You're right. I completely missed that.
wkiernan
> Pixel
12/17/2018 at 11:52 |
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As much as I admire Colin Chapman, I still think you can take this “
simplify and add lightness”
business too far.
