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as for safety one has to remember that the hillclimb drivers are the likes of Allan Staniforth and Simon McBeath, who are reasonably experienced or willing to take it as a personal hobby.

most...

to take the extra loads on the control arms, make sure that the rear leg (which is "unstable", so to speak because the triangle has one internal angle greater than 90deg)) is of strong material.
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regarding pin jointed structures and spaceframes with large offsets between tube centreline and joint:

1) if you TIG your frame, joints will take bending loads and increase stiffness at the cost...

you'll find it's one of the most complex things to model accurately, due to the fact that ok you're calculating the energy absorbed (mass of car, deceleration) but the shape and size of the disc...

Shah,

you will find most of us get frustrated about questions fired off without research. but if you have the time to put into FSAE, and you should have if you want a good shot at it then:

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shear stress and tensile stress are governed by:

G = E/[2*(1+PoissonRatio)]

So for a steel of Young's modulus E=210GPa, the shear modulus is 80.7GPa. Assuming a poisson ratio of 0.3 to 0.33
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Hi guys

I'm hoping that some coastdown tests could reveal the different components of drag on the car

from the way I see it:

mass*deceleration=F-aero + F-bearings + F-transmission + F-tyres...

Hi guys

I'm hoping that some coastdown tests could reveal the different components of drag on the car

from the way I see it:

mass*deceleration=F-aero + F-bearings + F-transmission + F-tyres...

Awesome

thanks. Yeah, I know about the Toogood books. I have a book on Pro/e 2000 by Gary Graham. I'll check out the Louis Gary Lamit books and then decide.

If the online help were better I...

so not many people buying books for Wildfire 3 I take it...

I thought quite a lot of US unis use Pro/E, as well as the many using SWX.

Hey Kurt

i wanted to congratulate you (and your patient and understanding wife/partner!) for your excellent book! http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

I bought it about...

Contact Penny & Giles via their website.

They will be able to find a sensor for you. There are many other companies doing sensors but I thought i'd keep it simple. They will be able to solve your...

Hi guys.

It's been a long time since I used Pro/E (vers 2001) so now that am doing some work with Wildfire 3 my books and manuals are out of date. Some features in WF3 are to me a little harder...

sorry. been off the ball for a while since at new work now. http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

as for structural workbench, yeah, do install it but I don't think you will use...

yeah the steel frame is a nice touch. I think that's where budget can make a difference, just having a decently sized van/truck to carry setup tools to comp or testing but also the general stuff...

Two brake manufacturers I have been in contact with for work reasons both told me that cross drilled brakes are a gimmick for show. Basically they decrease disc life by about 20% due to earlier onset...

I agree 100% with comments about two outboard rear brakes being generally unnecessary in FSAE.

I think however many teams, including my uni, have used two outboard brakes because it has proved...

those cars which have a bulkhead (be it dural or steel tubes) mounted on the back of the engine can have two carriers for the diff and in each carrier is an eccentric cam. So, provided you're not...

ROFLMAO!

Dave, maybe the fsae members should get themselves a cheap Enigma decoder from ebay. maybe the UK ministry of defence has one hidden behind one of their desks...
ps, cheers for the...

Are those Munich and RMIT cars pictured complying with the new chassis regs on driver footwell size or are they still allowed on the older regs? If so, well done!

Would like to get some opinions...

Sensible answer is NO. Unless these are old stock without the pro-pedal feature which is used for mtbikes. Ask the seller VERY CAREFULLY about this.

However, if you care to get the valving/shim...

I think you've got enough there to keep your FE package busy for a while.

ERW I believe is not suitable for an FIA cage but check the rules (i forget). You can fab uprights and stuff with ERW box...

Anybody got pics or diagrams of the ZF / Lola / A1GP / setup? Would kindof explain a little better the advantages of these systems. Only found this on google
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I must admit, I've only tried

Girling 0.700 inch m.cyl
AP various 0.825 to 0.65(?)
actually ran both makes on an FSAE car because they worked really well so i was lazy to change the setup ...