ashtrans Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Hi, I was sent these photos from a customer in South Africa, thought some of you may find them interesting, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremlin Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Oh! series axles......... Internal components??? Rear steer using what bits?? salisbury rear + series swivels?? internals?? More specs please as it looks pretty interesting! Nice to see old axles put to a good use, nice buggy! Grem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Yeah, i looked at it and instantly thought "series 3"...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 What components have you supplied for it Dave? It does appear from the photos that the front to rear articulation is not balanced and to have a low roll centre the way the body hangs out. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashtrans Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 What components have you supplied for it Dave?It does appear from the photos that the front to rear articulation is not balanced and to have a low roll centre the way the body hangs out. Bill. we have supplied some HD CV's for the rear and are now supplying some for the front, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 we have supplied some HD CV's for the rear and are now supplying some for the front, Well if your CV's stand up to rear end application you're definately on to a winner. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 It'll probably perform better on all 4 wheels, as the steering is better mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETER BEE Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 What components have you supplied for it Dave?It does appear from the photos that the front to rear articulation is not balanced and to have a low roll centre the way the body hangs out. Bill. WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT THE ARTICULATION NOT BEEN BALANCED ON THIS BUGGY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT THE ARTICULATION NOT BEEN BALANCED ON THIS BUGGY No need to shout, we can all hear. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little nay Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 all i can say is wow! that is quite a piece of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 No need to shout, we can all hear. Chris But welcome all the same Peter. I trust that is your buggy, very nice Mind sharing some tech on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 WHAT DO YOU MEAN ABOUT THE ARTICULATION NOT BEEN BALANCED ON THIS BUGGY I could've been talking out of my arse (I did have a hot curry on Sat eve) and photos don't always tell the truth,but the second photo from the top shows the roll angle of the body is steeper in relation to the back axle than the front axle.That suggests the front roll stiffness is higher than at the rear= unbalanced. BTW welcome to the forum Peter. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAISY Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I could've been talking out of my arse (I did have a hot curry on Sat eve) and photos don't always tell the truth,but the second photo from the top shows the roll angle of the body is steeper in relation to the back axle than the front axle.That suggests the front roll stiffness is higher than at the rear= unbalanced.BTW welcome to the forum Peter. Bill. Hi Dave Thanks for putting my buggy on your forum,here are some stats Name: daisy Frame homemade using 2 x 2inch x ¼ inch square tubing for main chassis and 2x1/4inch tubing for main frame Engine 3.4 litre ford essex v6 gas flowed & free flow exhaust &downdraft twin carb To be able to climb up & down without spluttering Gearbox is a c4 ford box coupled to a series3 transfer box modified by Ian Ashcroft to fit on a c4 with a lower ratio I am not sure what the ratio is that he supplied as he made it for a friend Robin Brown Front diff is a series diff with ARB difflock and a modification by Ian Ashcroft with a rubbing block to stop the crown from jumping off the pinion Soon I will be putting a salsbury diff in the front with the same specs as the rear one Rear diff is a salsbury diff 4/7 ratio ARB diff lock centre portion was moved to the right hand side to line up with transfer case out puts series swivels turned out to fit Ian Ashcroft CV joints the axle shafts were then made up in south Africa by a company out of EN32B material and hardened to aprox 48 rockwell I would have liked to use 4340 chrome molley but it is not freely available here. Shocks were made by a friend so as to overcome the shortcomings of off the shelf shocks the shocks have got a70/30 rebound trim 70/85valving a seprate reservoir & are nitrogen filled they have a total of 14 inches of travel each The bottom radius arms are made of 2x1/4 inch chrome molley they start in the middle of the buggy and are 1.2metre long each I have a front A arm and a rear A arm on top the buggy has 43% anti squat rear and 100% front and a wheel base of 105 inches Brakes are discs all round and fitted with willwood calipers each brakeline is flexible braided from brake master cylinders has a12 volt solenoid so each wheel can be braked individually for very sharp turning Steering is completely hydraulic with a seprate control for front and rear steering and hydraulic double acting rams front& rear So far I have broken quite a few universal joints in my diffs I am hoping that ashcrofts CV joints have sorted out the problem I have just finished building the buggy in july this year and am testing the buggy this year to be competitive next year any input from you guys to improve my buggy will be appretiated thanks Paul Pereira paul@perelec.co.za Go to site www.4x4challenge.co.za to view south African 4x4 challanges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Cool, very cool - and beautifully built B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 all i can say is wow! that is quite a piece of kit. very impressive but the driving is cr8p innit? I mean, in the short time it's been up a tree, a concrete block and on its roof at least once!! (wonder how many bollards have been wrecked!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Welcome Paul - nice buggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B reg 90 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I'd be interested in how you have moved the track rod up to the top of the swivel housings - have you used just the two bolts which hold in the king pin? I had thought of this, but discounted it as I felt that it would need a more secure means of loaction (four bolts etc) Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAISY Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 I'd be interested in how you have moved the track rod up to the top of the swivel housings - have you used just the two bolts which hold in the king pin? I had thought of this, but discounted it as I felt that it would need a more secure means of loaction (four bolts etc)Adrian HI Adrian the swivel housings are series type and have 4 bolts in them witch i have changed to studs as the bolts pulled out the first time out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuzurover Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 The buggy looks great, well done. I would be interested to hear how the ashcroft CVs hold up in a rear steer application... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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