[Dominik]

mickmate,

yes, I am building the 427 chassis. I also have drawings for some missing details.
Although I do not know the length of the front upright...
And I try local uprights for little money before I copy original parts. My a-arms are quite "straight-forward". Round tubing with rod-ends.

thanks for the suspension links and your input!
as mentioned before, it's quite a nuisance to follow up with a 33k dial-up connection. So pics posting and downloading takes my patience (and Nicole’s!) to the extreme. You may email me directly.
I like to make parts over here in cape town, because they are so much much more affordable than importing from the US. I will look into importing in spite of the cost later.

". Keep reading about it but don't drive yourself crazy!"
That is excactly the point! I just want to follow some basics, like Tom’s position for the roll centers.


Tom,
I was a little exaggerating with the M8F’s performence, but with about 550cui, 3.1" throttle plates and tires that have been used by the competition before(!), traction suffers J
He used to accelerate way behind the braking points of the english GT40s (including upshifting!) during free pactise at the Nurburgring.
Meaning: GT40 brakes, he flies past on the throttle, shifts into 5th, on the throttle for another second and brakes only then...

You said:
"notice from the drawings that the rc can't go below ground if the lower arm is parallel to the ground."

Please help me here:
Fred P drew a picture on page 36 with the lower a-arms level and the upper ones pointing down, resulting in a RC below ground.

"It would roll too much."
See, that is how little I know so far. I thought it rolls less when the RC is lower...

Thanks,

Dom