Scratch built car
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No Sound said:
Many thanks for the interest and support. I have not posted since the self-imposed garage ban but this will come to the end at the end of August 2016 when my other project is finished and then work will restart on the car. Cheers Andy
Good to hear! We wait with baited breath.I started work on the templates for the side air inlet for the rear brakes. The lower part of the backing plate will accommodate a 50mm ID fitting which connects to the air pipe which feeds cool air over the brakes (one each side). The blue foam was cut and shaped to fit the backing plate and the curve of the window. Once I like the shape of the foam template a metal will be made and this will be fitted to the door with the air vents cut into it. Andy
Andy
Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Storer said:
Andy
Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Isn't the concern here that the rear discs will be inboard rather than conventionally-mounted? Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Good to see you back at it OP!
_Neal_ said:
Storer said:
Andy
Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Isn't the concern here that the rear discs will be inboard rather than conventionally-mounted? Good to see you are able to get back into the workshop.
If you are building a road car I would not worry about brake cooling too much because if you have good size discs it is highly unlikely you will see high brake temperatures.
Disc diameter and car weight will tend to dictate if brake temperatures are an issue. Now would be the time to engineer the possibility out.
Even on track with racing pads my Ultima has never suffered from brake fade with vented steel discs.
If you want it for the looks that's fine too.
Paul
Good to see you back at it OP!
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