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« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2010, 02:36:04 AM »

So turns out there was a breakthrough and I was able to drive the car out to the track.  After waiting some time we were able to quickly put a rough tune on it and make a few runs before closing time.

Overall it was a Great Day.

Things I Came I feel I need to Tweak/Fix
-I definitely need more wheel time to get used to the huge jump in power
-Transmission is leaking a little fluid but I already have a fix in the works for that.
-Hydro e-brake flexes the transmission tunnel about 1" when you pull on it (must fix)
-Brake firewall area needs reinforcement (pedal flexes the firewall when you depress hard and it irritates me)
-Could use some more steering angle and an "on-center" steering wheel

Hopefully I will clear these all up soon.


let us know how the megasquirt works out and how hard was it to assemple, im thinking of going this route in my car

Depending on how extensive you decide to make your megasquirt build really determines how hard it is to assemble. The difficulty of my setup is rated a 9-10 out of 10 by most people on the MS forums due to the conversion from distributor to wasted spark 60KV coilpacks with a custom fabricated CAS. Machining a housing for a different IACV, and swapping all the sensors to different ones of my choosing.

Pm me about what car you have and what you want to do with it and I will help you figure out if megasquirt is the right way to go.
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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2010, 12:21:30 PM »

Hydro E-Brake Anti-Trans-Tunnel-Flex Mount Cheesy

1/8" Steel From Sheet Bent by my large mexican laborer/friend... Big thanks to Jordan... He used a clamp and his hands. It was ridiculous.


Mocked Up


Tapped and mounted. My Tunnel used to flex down an inch when the e-brake was tugged... now the e-brake handle bar bends before the tunnel shows any signs of flexing.


Busy week with school... More updates soon.
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« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2010, 03:22:07 PM »

How is the cage coming along Dave?
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« Reply #18 on: January 23, 2010, 09:15:39 PM »

How is the cage coming along Dave?

Haven't had much time with the new job, but look for some progress soon.
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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2010, 03:42:25 AM »

Made some progress... big update should be coming late tomorrow.
Adjusted the steering shaft




Still have to clean up the messy wiring


Don't know what is happening here yet. You can figure it out. Cheesy
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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2010, 03:50:53 AM »

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« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2010, 09:14:51 PM »

Alright... here we go!  My idea of a nice clearance cage! Happiness for me.



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Door Magic


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Good Look at the current state






They are straight I promise


Working window Cheesy Yes!



From Driver view


Nascar Bar ftw.




Windshield Bar sits way high









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« Reply #22 on: January 29, 2010, 09:58:12 PM »

doorbars are cool as fuck..
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« Reply #23 on: January 29, 2010, 10:20:58 PM »

i know its your style dave, but it still seems like overkill.
enjoy!
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« Reply #24 on: January 29, 2010, 10:24:21 PM »

I love over kill!!!! Cage looks amazing in person.
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« Reply #25 on: January 30, 2010, 01:18:01 AM »

Damn that is some serious clearance, although I'd be worried about the noise/vibration with that setup, have you thought about rubber grommets or something of that sort? Nice cage btw.
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« Reply #26 on: January 30, 2010, 03:20:44 AM »

First off! Big thanks to Kyle (DDS) for making the cage for me. It is exceptional especially for a first full cage.

i know its your style dave, but it still seems like overkill.
enjoy!

Cheesy at least you know me. overkill for safety. Yes. Overkill for comfort... I dunno, but I like it and it is cozy compared to most of the caged cars I have seen. I saw sam hubinetes (sp?) cage and became quite jealous so this is my personal little replica.


Damn that is some serious clearance, although I'd be worried about the noise/vibration with that setup, have you thought about rubber grommets or something of that sort? Nice cage btw.

I have thought of noise and vibration damping... it is what my master's degree research is on Cheesy.

What noise and vibration do you think I should be worried about? I haven't fired it up yet gotta get the other side finished first.

doorbars are cool as fuck..

Thanks. I think so too.
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« Reply #27 on: January 30, 2010, 09:40:47 AM »



Pardon my crude picture LOL but it gives a general idea.
Maybe add a rubber/silicone insert that slides into the door cuts to reduced vibration then depending on the clearance of the windshield bar adding one there as well? idk maybe it wont even rattle at all, wont know until its up and running and getting sideways to stress and flex the body.
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« Reply #28 on: January 30, 2010, 12:36:05 PM »



Pardon my crude picture LOL but it gives a general idea.
Maybe add a rubber/silicone insert that slides into the door cuts to reduced vibration then depending on the clearance of the windshield bar adding one there as well? idk maybe it wont even rattle at all, wont know until its up and running and getting sideways to stress and flex the body.

lol... i love the picture... mad props for that. I know understand exactly what you are talking about. lol Gotta love paint.

I am planning to weld around there so it shouldn't vibrate but that will end up being one of the last things to happen on the cage. Have to finish the vertical door bar members and the passenger side then we are good to go and I can get into the gusset phase of things which should be pretty minimal.

I gotta go mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition now. I should put up a build thread for that, but I need to wait people like to keep their robots on lock until the competition so other people don't try and find/exploit their designs.
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« Reply #29 on: January 30, 2010, 01:01:35 PM »

The cage work is looking pretty good... If you put any kind of rubber or silicone anywhere for vibration then your a fucking pussy!
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