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Post by erik on Jul 8, 2012 20:49:57 GMT
I have welded some strips to the frame. There are some pics on this forum about this. Sent from my GT-S5660 ditto!  |
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Post by seabee70 on Jul 15, 2012 23:58:34 GMT
My son & I managed to put the motor in,yesterday,after a bit of adjusting the brackets with a pipe wrench & sledgehammer. I was called & told the missing parts were being sent soon,so the front suspension may be done before my b-day this month :^) i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q518/seabee70/motorin.jpg |
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Post by seabee70 on Sept 11, 2012 0:24:42 GMT
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Post by stubbers on Sept 11, 2012 6:58:08 GMT
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Post by edwinwl on Sept 11, 2012 10:33:58 GMT
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Post by edwinwl on Sept 11, 2012 17:07:09 GMT
Nice front wheels!
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Post by seabee70 on Sept 11, 2012 22:52:34 GMT
Thanks for the compliment,Edwin. During your build,you experienced what I & another builder have seen. The oem shock spring allows the kit to sag quite a bit when the operator & passenger are in it. I believe I read where you were thinking of using a progressive spring for the rear shock,so I have to ask fi you are using one or something else ? I'll ask Rik how he solved that problem & if anyone reading this has a solution,please share it with us. Thanks guys....
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Post by slugshot on Sept 11, 2012 23:32:49 GMT
Hi Seabee, its looking good so far.
Fitting a stronger spring on the rear shock will help, but the OE damper will struggle to damp the rebound especially when hot.
A ride height adjuster to increase the ground clearance would be better and retain the comfy ride as std. also a quality shock with more damping control would be good.
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Post by vtR1k on Sept 12, 2012 4:46:27 GMT
I just mounted a stiffer spring (about 230 N/mm), the original really is much too soft for the tr1ke. And, I made the ride height approx 7 cm higher by altering the upper fixing point of the rear shock. I don't think I have pictures but I will explain later.
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Post by edwinwl on Sept 12, 2012 18:46:19 GMT
Hi Val,
My car still has standard rear spring. Sufficient for standard / sporty but road legal driving.
When driving > 80km/h Mrs. Edwinwl is already suggesting to slow down....
Car is leaning backwards, so on higher speed less stable. (> 100km/h)
The rear spring I also add to the list of todo's.
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Post by erik on Sept 12, 2012 19:02:09 GMT
Seems like the carb suspension is slightly different vs the injection suspension.
I think a visit to Hyperpro might be worth to give it a shot. I heard custom wound springs are not expensive.
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Post by edwinwl on Sept 12, 2012 19:25:34 GMT
100 euro.....
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Post by erik on Sept 12, 2012 20:50:10 GMT
Sounds reasonable for converting a rollator into a F1 car |
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Post by edwinwl on Sept 12, 2012 20:51:58 GMT
You mean my blue vacuum cleaner? There is nothing wrong with it!  Sent from my GT-S5660 using proboards |
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Post by slugshot on Sept 12, 2012 21:17:39 GMT
Seems like the carb suspension is slightly different vs the injection suspension. I think a visit to Hyperpro might be worth to give it a shot. I heard custom wound springs are not expensive. The injection r1 must be different, I fitted a shock from a one and its stiffer than with the early r1 shock. the spring is fine but the damping could be better. But it needs more ride height when taking a passenger. |
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