Fixed splitter...new style clip hinges
Discussion
Hi Dom
Sorry to spoil your clean sweep of 8 replies on here.
Do you plan to do the work on your front clip/splitter yourself or pay someone? The reason I ask is that the materials required are not that expensive to create you own fixed splitter and modified front hinge.
I am in the process repairing and remodelling my original front clip to enable both fronts to be interchangeable. It is not that hard to do. You could fix a splitter to the underside of the existing chassis (you would end up about 12mm closer to the road humps).
You need to be happy taking a grinder to your bodywork and cut quite a bit of the front away.
Be brave, have a go.
Paul
Sorry to spoil your clean sweep of 8 replies on here.
Do you plan to do the work on your front clip/splitter yourself or pay someone? The reason I ask is that the materials required are not that expensive to create you own fixed splitter and modified front hinge.
I am in the process repairing and remodelling my original front clip to enable both fronts to be interchangeable. It is not that hard to do. You could fix a splitter to the underside of the existing chassis (you would end up about 12mm closer to the road humps).
You need to be happy taking a grinder to your bodywork and cut quite a bit of the front away.
Be brave, have a go.
Paul
Hi All,
Don't know if you can wait, but I will be designing a new 4 bar hinge for my Can Am. I bought the front splitter from Carbon Mods which I will be installing mid year 2014. I can't see driving up on a dead body just to open up my front hood (halloween time). Anyway, I will have a cad model available once complete.
Oh, I tried to contact the chaps in South Africa who design a similar hinge with no luck.
I'll keep you posted
don
Don't know if you can wait, but I will be designing a new 4 bar hinge for my Can Am. I bought the front splitter from Carbon Mods which I will be installing mid year 2014. I can't see driving up on a dead body just to open up my front hood (halloween time). Anyway, I will have a cad model available once complete.
Oh, I tried to contact the chaps in South Africa who design a similar hinge with no luck.
I'll keep you posted
don
hi Paul
I m hopeing to leave the bodywork alone but design a different canterleaver hinge that lifts and tilts the front clip.
either that or release and slid the clip forward,, then tilt upwards forward of the splitter front edge.
The splitter will be the same thinkness im using now, however no gaps underneath at all.
Im also looking at front hydraulics however, I have managed to touch the splitter on the road at high speed(private road of course, under braking so hydraulics wouldn't help there
There was a guy in America that offered the design but cant find an old thred
dom
I m hopeing to leave the bodywork alone but design a different canterleaver hinge that lifts and tilts the front clip.
either that or release and slid the clip forward,, then tilt upwards forward of the splitter front edge.
The splitter will be the same thinkness im using now, however no gaps underneath at all.
Im also looking at front hydraulics however, I have managed to touch the splitter on the road at high speed(private road of course, under braking so hydraulics wouldn't help there
There was a guy in America that offered the design but cant find an old thred
dom
V8Dom said:
hi Paul
I m hopeing to leave the bodywork alone but design a different canterleaver hinge that lifts and tilts the front clip.
either that or release and slid the clip forward,, then tilt upwards forward of the splitter front edge.
The splitter will be the same thinkness im using now, however no gaps underneath at all.
Im also looking at front hydraulics however, I have managed to touch the splitter on the road at high speed(private road of course, under braking so hydraulics wouldn't help there
There was a guy in America that offered the design but cant find an old thred
dom
Cantilever hinges etc have been done in the Lotus community for those who want to have removable rear clams. Might be worth Googling that for some ideas...I m hopeing to leave the bodywork alone but design a different canterleaver hinge that lifts and tilts the front clip.
either that or release and slid the clip forward,, then tilt upwards forward of the splitter front edge.
The splitter will be the same thinkness im using now, however no gaps underneath at all.
Im also looking at front hydraulics however, I have managed to touch the splitter on the road at high speed(private road of course, under braking so hydraulics wouldn't help there
There was a guy in America that offered the design but cant find an old thred
dom
The clip on my noble hinges similar to a standard Ultima.... I wanted a fixed splitter so I designed a cantilever double hinge so that it lifts up and over the 100mm splitter.
took a bit of paper working out and then a couple of extendable trial hinges before I made the final one out of carbon... works very well
I can hunt out some pics at the weekend.
took a bit of paper working out and then a couple of extendable trial hinges before I made the final one out of carbon... works very well
I can hunt out some pics at the weekend.
andygtt said:
The clip on my noble hinges similar to a standard Ultima.... I wanted a fixed splitter so I designed a cantilever double hinge so that it lifts up and over the 100mm splitter.
took a bit of paper working out and then a couple of extendable trial hinges before I made the final one out of carbon... works very well
I can hunt out some pics at the weekend.
I'd be really interested in seeing this, Andy, if you didn't mind digging out the pics.took a bit of paper working out and then a couple of extendable trial hinges before I made the final one out of carbon... works very well
I can hunt out some pics at the weekend.
so clam down, the splitter is part of the floor panel so it extends under the clam 100mm.
Hinge is made from carbon, whilst its very strong its only function is to hinge the clam rather than support the front as per the original one (and as per an ultima one) The clam weighs next to nothing but its the wind weight that means they need to be fairly beefy. The bars across are also carbon and their job is to ensure the hinges work as one rather than individually, so if one moves the other has too.
I used small bearings for the assembly to rotate on.
The clam is held down by single stage bear claws similar to what the ultima use which is much better than the original noble items.
Net job is the very front lip of the clam lifts a very small amount and slids forward just above the splitter and then rotates over it to give access angle... I have more access than previously.
Hinge is made from carbon, whilst its very strong its only function is to hinge the clam rather than support the front as per the original one (and as per an ultima one) The clam weighs next to nothing but its the wind weight that means they need to be fairly beefy. The bars across are also carbon and their job is to ensure the hinges work as one rather than individually, so if one moves the other has too.
I used small bearings for the assembly to rotate on.
The clam is held down by single stage bear claws similar to what the ultima use which is much better than the original noble items.
Net job is the very front lip of the clam lifts a very small amount and slids forward just above the splitter and then rotates over it to give access angle... I have more access than previously.
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