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Thanks, Drew.

Reason I ask is that in the Locost community (homebuilt Lotus Super 7 knock-offs) there's a perception that getting everything laser-cut is some sort of magic bullet for an accurate...

Does self-jigging really work? Welding heat distortion is a serious force to be reckened with. I've been welding on one end of a chassis only to hear a loud "Bong!" when a tack-welded tube lets loose...

An article from the Welding Journal of the American Welding Society

What about Welding 4130?
In the mid 1970s, while managing an R&D group for a welding filler metals manufacturer, I received a...

QA1 (Carrara) has aluminum double adjustables for <$300 each. I got mine for $249 apiece.

Don't bother. The weather is always hot, sometimes really hot, but always annoyingly hot. That's pretty much it. It's not worth lugging around $500 worth of rain tires when you can buy them at the...

Not exactly FSAE, but I used an MPC565 for our airborne application. It's an awesome chip with tons of IO. One issue is the ball-grid connections to the part but sockets are available.

Still VHS tape only. I understand his reluctance to go to DVD (easy to copy), but at some point, no one's going to be able to play his video! Mine's on the way.

As many know, Mark Ortiz, the suspension engineer and consultant, was severely injured by a hit and run driver. After months of recovery, he's back to running his consulting business, and also...

Here's my real-world (non-FSAE) example.

I'm using Miata uprights at the front of my next mid-engine car project. The Miata's factory front track width is about 57", but I want to go to 60"....

I know what you meant, but because of how i phrased the example, that the outside tire has 75% of the cornering force, takes that into account.

Somewhat.

For example, if the outside tire is contributing 75% of the cornering force, it seems like that tire's FAP is three times as important (75/25) to be kept in the right place, while the...

Bringing this back from the dead.

Shouldn't ICs should be related to lateral tire load? That is, as lateral force increase, and the outside tire is effectively doing most of the work, the...

Fade, what the heck is going on in your avatar?

An electrical system simulator. That's where, with one wrong move, there's a loud pop and flash, your computer screen goes blank, and you smell something burning, lol

I'm sure someone's done some testing, but it'll depend very much on brand, design, model number, etc. Probably the best you can do is post the exact model of shock you want the info on and hope for...

There is no one answer. There's a cosine term as you move away from perpendicular. It'll keep working all the way to just above horizontal, but whether that's okay is up to you. Another issue is how...

Thanks Chris,

Just put the book in your restroom, that'll give you quality reading time! About the header, it was great fun to make, though having a TIG makes it MUCH easier to weld. I don't know...

That's what I use at the front of my mid-engine Mini. Sort of retro. http://www.kimini.com/Diaries/2004Winter/front%20suspension%20in.JPG

That's the other thing, prepare for hot weather! 2006 was 100F+, and 2007 about 10-15deg cooler. Traffic can be really bad, especially during the week around 4-6pm, as in nearly motionless. I drove...

I realized (being an insensitive male bastard) that my post may come across as cold. I wish Mark all the best and hope that he makes a full recovery. With the financial concerns, it seems like a...

I hope that Mark makes a full recovery. I'm trying to get a copy of his video "Mind your antis", but, perhaps due to his recovery, Mark hasn't returned my e-mails. Does anyone have a legit copy that...

I thought IR wasn't a good idea for tire temperature monitoring due to it only seeing the surface temp. The temperature 1mm below the surface can and will be a lot different, which the pointy-type...

Murpia, I agree to some degree that it's not as simple as saying, "Make it 10% lighter than last year's car." However, just because it's a top-down approach doesn't guarantee success either.

What...

While it's great to shoot for the stars, have a back up plan of being happy with the moon. There are very very few F1 team jobs, and a whole bunch of people who want them, so have an alternative plan...