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Old 07-11-2018, 09:50 PM
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Greg, your ability to consistently produce neat, clean detailed work using sometimes less than adequate instructions(!) is nothing short of amazing. Love watching you work.
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Old 07-12-2018, 06:40 AM
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I agree, great skills.
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Old 07-13-2018, 12:05 PM
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Thanks for the support!

Next up are elements 4 and 5. As indicated in Snake's thread on the "Z" forum, the base disc for the flared ends of 4 is too small by quite a bit. Not really a big deal.

Then for part 5p, Snake's indicated the strips were too long. After applying the Pi X D = Circumference formula, I shortened them accordingly.

There were some questionable thickness issues from laminating the parts as called out. I worked these out as best as I could and finally got everything together OK.

I did add some bolt heads on the mounting point for the front suspension support rod on element 4.

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Old 07-20-2018, 08:32 AM
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Elements 6, 7 and 8 to report here.

part 7k was too small just as indicated in Snake's comments in "Z" forum. I found this to be fine as it helped better form the flared ends in my opinion.

About the tubes and flares though...
  • The tubes rolled fine. The formers for each end fit well, but there are no demarcations on them to indicate proper positioning. The tube seams point upwards, so I used them and made markings on the formers to use for alignment.
  • The flare seams do not line up with the tube! They are where the end radius stops and the "flat" part begins. I eyeballed these as I had no desire to try and measured and mark the formers for them too.
the parts for element 8 all fit nicely.

Element 6 (added here as an edit) is the rear most tube and structure in the 2nd picture. The flat rectangular part is a challenge to form because it has a complex shape and the flat pattern uses many folds and unmarked cut lines to give it its shape.

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Old 07-23-2018, 01:54 PM
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Your cutting and forming work look great. Those are some small details. Also glad to see I'm not the only one who has problems with the position of parts.
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Old 07-24-2018, 04:36 AM
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Outstanding work, Greg!

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Old 07-24-2018, 03:04 PM
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making good progress Greg
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Old 07-27-2018, 06:26 AM
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Parts 9 and 10.

Parts 9 are the mounting locations for the swing arm mounts. Basically the road wheels mount on swing arms attached to torsion bars that run through the oval cross members installed earlier (part 7).

There were not enough bolt heads supplied with the kit (60 short) so I sliced some hex rod stock to make my own.

Parts 10 are labeled as shock absorbers in the instructions but they are actually bump stops for the swing arms. they form an build up much like ship vent tubes, but are much more frustrating since they taper to a point.

There is no indication of the proper way to mount them on the frame sides. Most of the build threads I have referenced to help out have them installed wrong on the left side. They are positioned straight down on the right and at an angle on the left. This is to take in account the different orientations of the left and right swing arms that occurs since the torsion tubes for each are skewed vertically through the oval shaped cross pieces (part 7 again).

Anyway here are some pictures.

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Old 07-27-2018, 09:04 AM
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Mighty fine folding on those swing arm bump stops Greg.
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Old 07-29-2018, 01:13 AM
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Wow, there's some nice details there... you can never add too many laser rivets or bolts, if you ask me.

I feel like I'm following in your footsteps... when I finish building the scud, I'm keen to start a project similar to this, more like a modern day equivalent.
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