Now there's an idea!
I think I remember a different video, that was actually two car bodies welded back to back. I remember seeing some high-speed antics...
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Type: Posts; User: Denny Trimble
Now there's an idea!
I think I remember a different video, that was actually two car bodies welded back to back. I remember seeing some high-speed antics...
I haven't been intimate with...
Hey! I'm having trouble finding a video that I saw online a couple years ago.
A couple kids in Poland welded the front halves of two FWD cars together, back-to-back. So they had two drivers,...
Hey! I'm having trouble finding a video that I saw online a couple years ago.
A couple kids in Poland welded the front halves of two FWD cars together, back-to-back. So they had two drivers,...
Yes, we've all been a little busy lately. I'll try to get to your email soon http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
-Denny
Don't use a bolt, use a stud that you make yourself to whatever tolerances you care about.
It can be pressed and welded into the bottom plate of your boxed upright. Then, you have no threads in...
Learn to use the "find" feature
Several top teams use single shear in their LBJs, even those who have won design. Just avoid threads carrying shear / bending loads.
We usually go through a set of soft (R25A) hoosiers in about 25 hours, longer if we don't care about performance and run them to 50% exposed cords.
We test on harder compound tires of the same...
I know you're joking, but remember that data was paid for by your fellow FSAE / FStudent / FSAE-A teams. Perhaps the only thing lower than cheating would be stealing from your fellow teams.
a search turned this up
Stiletto racks, sold through Chassis Shop or direct through Woodhaven Industries (where you can get custom rack lengths) are the simplest way to go. Later you may want to...
You can't optimize your VSAL without knowing how sensitive your tires are to camber change. I know where you can get some data.
I agree that 20psi is the highest I've heard of in FSAE. 10-15 is...
My team talks about rising rates in terms of the wheel rate, i.e. installation ratio squared. And I think you're talking about "installation ratio" (spring motion / wheel motion, Milliken), instead...
Uh, Stiletto. I forget the actual contact info, but we got it direct from the people who make it.
You've said this before, and it hasn't happened on the forum, so here's a quick tutorial:
1) Run "mspaint" or your favorite cad / illustration program. Save as a .jpg or .gif (from a CAD program,...
I don't see a problem with it, we use similar inserts for camber adjustment on our uprights.
Just make sure the distance from the lower pivot bolt to the hole in the insert is the same, either by...
I'm such a nice guy...
This model (SW 2004) has a "full tooth" profile, but most sprockets have shortened teeth.
http://www.gizmology.net/sprockets.htm
Also, make sure you consider the...
Speelcheck? I'll have to look that up tomarrow.
Yeah, I thought about it more after I posted, and it was mainly a lack of presentation skill and preparation on our part.
I've also seen teams do very well in Design one year, then the next year...
Way back in '99, my team placed 47th in design (out of about 90 entrants), 2nd in endurance, and 5th overall.
We completely blew the design presentation. The car doesn't sell itself, or tell the...
Good job Frank, it's always nice to go out on a high note!
Kevin,
I agree. All this talk of innovation, why there isn't enough of it / why it is perceived to be criticized by judges, seems misguided to me.
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The point of the...
Pat, once they bring it to a competition, it's fair game! Unless they care so much about it that they hide it with a blanket or something like that (as pro race teams sometimes do).
In other...