Mals Effie project

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Rob
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You missed the first bracket half Chris. [

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Post by momec »

Thanks Rob
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Post by blownvn »

Got to love it, no wheels and it still looks too high. :P
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Effie

Post by legin »

At least the effie will have a lot of weight to assist in traction.
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Post by Lynchy »

Taking the mirrors off ought to be worth a fair amount of frontal area reduction!

Nice looking F100 though

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Post by momec »

Yeah Lynch l think the kindest thing you can do to an F truck is feed it to the salt. :lol: :lol:

Today l thought a lot but this did'nt require lifting a finger.
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Hello Legin, your first post welcome aboard the F train.
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Here's some inspiration Chris or perhaps that should be aspiration :wink:

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Rob
Was wondering what the limit was, now l know.
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Chris,

I'm guessing that's airbags and dropped spindles.

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Post by blownvn »

Rob wrote:Chris,

I'm guessing that's airbags and dropped spindles.

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And some chassis mods too, you're not going to get one of those that low with C-notching the chassis.
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Effie

Post by legin »

Could a roof chop be allowed in the chosen class for the Effie? But the dropped "Blue" Effie could be used to scrape the track before the meeting!!
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Post by Rob »

No roof chops in production classes Nigel.

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Post by momec »

Nigel? Ok no we intend to follow the rulebook and run production pickup.
Plenty of others are trying to invent and run in classes that don't exist but thats a seperate thread and a different can of worms.
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Post by momec »

Ok progress.
Bridgey wants to comply with the SCTA rulebook as this is the direction the club is heading in coming years. I've ordered a new seat to comply with future ruling and this will be here in 3 weeks. Composite ie plastic, fiberglass or carbon seats are not allowed in the SCTA book so we've got a metal one ordered.

This needs to be here and sat in the right position in the cab before l final roll cage design.
The most important part of cage design is getting the drivers head in the right spot.
This project is complicted because it will have several drivers with different dimensions.

This seems to be a common problem with the club so as an education session for future builders l will be quite specific as to how l solve it.

The end result is the drivers head has to be able to see where its going and be in the right position to have the specified clearance from the head rest and the roll cage above it. This must include the helmet.
An F100 has lots of room in the cabin.
Add to this at least 3 different drivers, all different heights and try and fit them in the correct position with specified clearance from the roll cage.
By the way, one of the drivers is in Mt Isa 1700kms away.
At least we ain't building a Bellytank. :lol: :lol: :lol:
More later maybe photos
Chris
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