It Has Wheels!

[Guest mac801123]

Hi all

 

After what seems an age I now have my kit on it's own 4 wheels on the ground....

 

 

 

Hope you all like it..

 

Will update the build site soon.

 

Mike

[Guest fozzy2007]

is that board on the front some sort of new design. maybe a splitter or something?!!!

Edited November 27, 2008 by fozzy2007

[Guest mac801123]

is that board on the front some sort of new design. maybe a splitter or something?!!!

 

Hi Fozzy

 

Ummmm no as you can see from the size of the garage I don't have a work table so I have a borad that I put on the front for my cup of tea, bits & peices.

the palet on the left also doubles as a small shelf for other things.

 

As the kit is comming together my space seems to be getting smaller.

 

Still next time will hope to have a bigger place....

 

Thanks Mike

[Guest Dan_Beeston]

Slightly O/T but every time I see the zero chassis it seems like RH have missed a few simple opportunities to fully triangulate it...

 

Is there anything stopping you adding a diagonal into the front of the chassis for example?

(see piccy attached)

 

It should stiffen up that cell massively, improving torsional rigidity.........

[Guest boggybogstar]

Mike

 

looking good, and thanks for the voice mail last night, unfortunatly you still have to sit in it making brrm brrm noises !!!

 

Dan - interesting point you make, the top chassis about 15" back from the front has 2 square and 1 round bar welded together, Ive always been worried that this is a weak point and a deep hole in the road would put a lot of stress on it, maybe your suggestion would strengthen it

[fry61]

Visualise your chassis made with Meccano-- & the bolts not quite tight--now all the stresses in welded corners are converted to movement about the Meccano "bolt" --if it can move a lot it can collapse or at least fracture around the heat-affected zone (weld) there-fore square or trapezium = bad; triangle = good so make triangles in any space-frame which has to withstand variable high loads. P.S the above probably explaines why I can't get my planes to fly--over engineered.

[Guest yokel]

Maybe my memory failing me... I recall someone saying "build it in a month as I have nothing better to do" wasn't you was it? I was gung ho to start with, soon got a short sharp lesson! a year to SVA if I'm very lucky!!!

 

Best of luck,

 

Tony

[fry61]

NO; could of suggested drawing a vector diagram to calc. load imposed & cross-brace needed; but what's an old Vauxhall got to do with it --carry on working on the lorry o' lumber prob is best.

[Guest mac801123]

Maybe my memory failing me... I recall someone saying "build it in a month as I have nothing better to do" wasn't you was it? I was gung ho to start with, soon got a short sharp lesson! a year to SVA if I'm very lucky!!!

 

Best of luck,

 

Tony

 

Hi Tony

 

Bugger!! you got a good memory I did say that but to be fair I now have a job to do in the afternoon at the shop around the corner from me,

I only do from 09:00 - 12:30 mon, tue, thurs and fri, my brother-in-law was helping but he now has a job so work has slowed down somewhat.

Also what did'nt help was having to wait 4weeks for my gearbox and diff to get back to me.

 

Still will spend as much time on it to get it finnished by the end of jan.

 

This week will start to fit the wiring, tank, fuel pump and engine.

 

Thanks Mike.

[Bob Tucker]

the above probably explaines why I can't get my planes to fly--over engineered.

 

The best advice for planes is "Simplify and add lightness"

 

Bob