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08-10-2010, 04:38 PM
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This and that
The waterproof radio cover we used for a fuse cover had a really good chance of looking goofy, but John at AWR (shown seated in car) placed it in a really nice electric panel. A small kick-plate will go over the panel with quarter turn fasteners, just so the fuses don't get bumped accidentally.
The Sparco seats came out--add that to another list of re-done items--and were replaced by the original MEV units. We're bracing the base mounts and through-bolting them through the fiberglass to make them stronger. The new seat brackets are not adjustable, but the entire seat has dropped over two very important inches. Those two inches also mean that I can't use the stock gauges over the steering wheel, unless I want to drive using a periscope to see.
The test wheels are getting some low temp powder coating, and the Falken Azenis are waiting patiently to be mounted. Amazingly, the 18x8.5 Prodrive rims weighed in at only 18lbs. We'll start out with this setup, and then determine the optimum width and offset later.
Last edited by cordycord; 08-10-2010 at 09:55 PM.
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08-10-2010, 09:55 PM
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Rally Design steering arm fix
Put succinctly, Rally Design had a problem and they fixed it. Apparently a couple of the steering arms they include with their very nice Cortina geometry front uprights--how do I put this delicately--did not tolerate well the abuses of track and English "b" roads. They've replaced the weak part with a nice forged unit and sent replacements out to those that need them.
Well, Rally Design didn't send them all the way to the U.S. As Americans are in the habit of "lawyering up" at the first sign of trouble, RD doesn't sell product here. Stuart at MEV followed through and sent the replacement parts--THANKS Stuart. It's nice to see follow-on service, and a part fix from Rally Design.
The gold unit are the current welded parts--can you imagine the leverage at full tilt boogie on that weld? 
The black unit is the new forged unit--much more stout.
The complete upright is actually pretty nice. I don't know if it's an original design or patterned off something else, but it looks like it will do the job on the Sonic.
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08-11-2010, 06:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cordycord
Put succinctly, Rally Design had a problem and they fixed it. Apparently a couple of the steering arms they include with their very nice Cortina geometry front uprights--how do I put this delicately--did not tolerate well the abuses of track and English "b" roads. They've replaced the weak part with a nice forged unit and sent replacements out to those that need them.
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forged or billet is always better, but those welds look like crap! the min cross sectional area is at the weld and that is way a bad thing. I bet they would be just fine if they had proper welds.
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08-11-2010, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by golftdibrad
forged or billet is always better, but those welds look like crap! the min cross sectional area is at the weld and that is way a bad thing. I bet they would be just fine if they had proper welds.
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It could be the welds or it could be the metal (or both), but one thing's for sure--I don't want to find out if the weld's strong "enough".
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08-12-2010, 05:02 AM
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Pipe Dreams Fabrication
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Where you gonna move the cluster to? or are you going to change it?
It's Looking very cool Cord...looks like it will be "well sorted" 
golftdibrad is right, what he talking about is the ridge line or "under cut". I'm glad you've got the forged pieces now!
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08-12-2010, 10:38 AM
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Where you gonna move the cluster to? or are you going to change it?
It's Looking very cool Cord...looks like it will be "well sorted"
golftdibrad is right, what he talking about is the ridge line or "under cut". I'm glad you've got the forged pieces now! |
The actual Mazda gauge cluster is only needed for the chips on it. I've thinned it down so it can reside next to the ECU, hidden behind the dash or wherever is convenient. The Vaypor will go above the steering column.
Truth be told, I contacted Rally Design about the steering arms before they contacted me. That weld ain't right, and I'd like to think that they would not have shipped the part had they seen it.
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08-12-2010, 10:45 AM
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Thats right I forgot about the Vaypor gauge. sorry, Cool!
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