Petes FC rebuild again

[FCRB26]

Rear tyres are 275-40-18

[FCRB26]

New back seat passenger today.

Hopefully fit them tomorrow.

Might exchange for 40 series on the front if I have room.

[FC427]

FRONT RUNNERS . ;D ;D ;D....FC427.....

[FCRB26]

Massive day
Got the front end sorted .
Lower control arms nearly done.
Upper arms almost done had to stop as the machining for the ball joints wasn't done.
Rear tyres were fitted gunna have to run 35 series now not 40 as it puts all our clearances out.







Pete

[FCRB26]

Still gotta sort out weather we solid mount it or resiliant mount it.

Also the lower control arms are gunna have a fancy gusset and bag mount.

The lower arms are going to have a camber washer on them so it adjustable on the lower.
We got Adjustable upper threads LH and RH from a car joint down the road that does racing products. so it will be adjustable on the uppers and lowers so the wheel alignment man cant have a whinge.

Now i have been doing some reaserch and i can get off the shelf rack ends with M14 threads

[FCRB26]

Tapa talk is giving me grief this arvy.

Been looking into rack ends spoke to a bloke in QLD can get any length off the shelf rack end with M14 thread and supposedlly Corrolla AE86 tie rod ends fit into the HR steering arms. Also volvo dont know what model tho.

So i dont have to run adaptors then and i can also get some smick looking race version tie rod ends.

Pete

[FCRB26]

Dad modified the VB commodore rack today its narrow took over 200mm out of it its 410mm between pivots "16" and one for a HR front end is "18" the gap between the alloy housing where you weld it together is 20mm :o

Dad takes more off one end and we gain another 2 teeth. he did my front mount rack years ago with great success and he did his one in his a model and another for his T Tudor.


Sorry for the split posts having heaps of dramas between tapa talk and forum on the PC.

Pete

[brett_f]

Hey Pete, I know youve sorted the front end lower control arms with adjustable camber washers but do you know you can get adjustable bushes. i have them on mine so my adjustment is from the lower control arms only.
Brett

[FCRB26]

We were trying to go the clean look on the bottom and the camber washers just blend it.
Also its going to have a lot going on with the lowers we are putting a fairlly large gusset/ bag mount on the lower  so knowing my luck i would put an adjuster right where a gussets going...

Hang on wheres is your adjustment you have torana front end are they offset bushes on the lowers ?

[brett_f]

Pete. the bushes have an eccentric inner shaft and the bolt is knurled so that when you insert the bolt and turn the bolt it rotates the eccentric bush to give adjustment. The top wish bones are now non adjustable.



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[NES304]

F@#k me...

Speechless

[FCRB26]

Hi Brett

Thanks for the info i think thats who we got our parts off yeste hes the original designer of nolathane bushes the red ones and he sold the company or something and this is his new one.
I havent been in his shop but next week ill have a look.

Pete

[DN2168]

I feel a bit inferior thinking about a HR front end for the Ratty Taxi after seeing this...lol:P;D

[JB]

Easy, just get Pete to knock one out for the Ratty Taxi!
He loves that stuff!!!
😄😋

[FCRB26]

No no hr will be better  ;D

At least  hr bolts straight in.

[FCRB26]

Big morning.
Rack is narrowed .
Machined and pressed together as its so narrow.
New rack ends ordered longer.
New eccentric lower camber bolts made using high tensile bolts and waterjet cut washers.
VL manual tie rod end fit HR steering arms. m14 X 2 thread
EA rack ends are longer and fit the VB rack.
Eccentric washers are made and folded for adjustment these weld on the front end.
Rack mounts all cut ready to weld on friday.
All our machining is back so its a big one on friday.

[Ol_Girl_58]

Front end sounds good, Pete.

I reckon you could corner the 'new-front-end-into-early-Holden' market if the price was right.

Cheers,

Josh

[FCRB26]

I think it's his plan later on.

It would have to change as its set up to nearly lay on the ground to suit the rear.

[john253a]

i would see a problem with that 8)

[FC427]

Big morning.
Rack is narrowed .
Machined and pressed together as its so narrow.
New rack ends ordered longer.
New eccentric lower camber bolts made using high tensile bolts and waterjet cut washers.
VL manual tie rod end fit HR steering arms. m14 X 2 thread
EA rack ends are longer and fit the VB rack.
Eccentric washers are made and folded for adjustment these weld on the front end.
Rack mounts all cut ready to weld on friday.
All our machining is back so its a big one on friday.

Hi Pete those eccentrics for the lower inners look a lot like Ford design :( :( I have some concerns about welding grade 8 bolts as it is in my experience it has a tendicy to make them more brittle than a lesser grade bolt and are more prone to failure than  due to the fact that they can not absorb shock loads as well as a lesser grade that would stretch and not break just a thought ......FC427.......