Fine driver S.V.

PSB · #1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2004, 02:28 PM

well here is a photo with the new wheels, and its dirty, because it drives so nice now that its my driver Wow it wounderful to be driving 1 of these almost everyday agian, I did this last in the 70s and 80s.
You may wounder how I got it work , Well I got cut the uper triangle and now it just is a locater and the roll stiffness is cured! WEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeee, Its GREAT. I will not be the 5th owner to get rid of here because of scary handling. It just as it should be now.

PSk · #2 (**permalink**) 01-22-2004, 05:32 PM

PSB,

Cool glad you have the handling sorted

Just to clarify do you mean you have removed the panhard rod, OR modified the upper trailing arm triangle so that it no longer controls sideways movement of the axle?

Like you said it is amazing how somebodies mistake has hampered this car for so long ... lucky for you I guess

Pete

PSB · #3 (**permalink**) 01-22-2004, 06:43 PM

Hi PSk;
Thanks. and Yes it was good for me. Here the deal. I 1st took the panard rod off and drove her. Much better. But too much side play. so under again I went, I cut the trangle so it only locates in 1 place and put the panard rod back on.BUt also drilled a new hole to the panard bar body side mount, its now flat as the car sits loaded. because as you lean it changes and can move its location a little and it was mounted agian
Now, Weeeeeee I found it was doing what Alfas do, You can drift it around a turn and if a dear or? where in the road you feel as you can drift around in full control around it. As if a down hill off camber turn and the guy in front gets loose and your drifting .you still can shot to the inside and gas it by all the trouble in full controll!
I must tell what other crazy things have been wrong on the car. Back years ago I would work to gether with a wounderful chassie Guy on all my cars Named Bob Mello. he has done a lot of factory stuff for the Por.and FO-D and meny others. He even has notes for L. Chenetti (sp) back in the east coast. Any way I was thinking this car was a wreck It was dangerus. It have neg 1 1/2 deg of caster on 1 side and 1 deg. Neg on the other. and tow out that may look cool but was 3/4 tooo much. and 1 deg neg camber on pass side @ 0 on the other. Well these cars armes are located with bronz bushing and you can not realy shim it to much as it can bind. so I spent some time making some shims so I can kink out the top arm and kick back the lower arm ( 750/101 cars have double a arms) Now she is just awsome!!! as Al Leak said after driving it a Laguna saca , some body spent alot of time for a concours , But its the worst car he ever drove Quote if you call it driveng. It has gone from that to a real fine car all around. I wish you could feel it. I reallt want a Close ratio Gear box as it has so much tork and 512 rear Posi Yes 512 posi Gotta love it but 1st gear is wayyyyy to short.
Check out the other photos, whats your take on the wheels?
Thanks for the intrest
PSB

PSk · #4 (**permalink**) 01-22-2004, 11:16 PM

Yep like the wheels.

As for:

Quote:

I cut the trangle so it only locates in 1 place ...

PSB · #5 (**permalink**) 01-22-2004, 11:37 PM

Hi Pete;
So glad you could figuer out what I was saying, You got it perfect.
rePete

turbolarespider · #6 (**permalink**) 01-23-2004, 08:11 AM

psp

Since I'm planning a similar set up on my Sprint (eventually), what springs do you use for your car?

Eric

PSB · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-2004, 04:05 PM

Hi eric;
well the best thing to do is use springs that you are going to use the car for. if the street you want to go with what most of the guys say in the spring chassie forum there is a lot of info in there. You can email me anytime about it and we can talk. Now I have to stiff. yellows in front and when to the red rears. Yes to differnt companys.