john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Senior Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
A HDPE Flywheel probably won't work as well aluminum....not by much but probably it is a little weaker at elevated temps than an aluminum flywheel which looses strength at temps about 450F.. (There is a reason no serious car -----or more accurately no serious car OWNER ever uses aluminum for flywheels once they reflect on the loss of strength as temps rise.. And clutches can get past 700F...Scary....Amazing more don't fail.. And worse still is how the little THIN steel faces want to curl up like a bowl as temp rises IF they don't have slits...) John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
czwalga steve czwalga Mod Moderator Location: Pittsburgh, PA Join Date: 09/16/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 376 Rally Car: 95 awd celica |
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Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
I'll make sure I pour water on it when I'm in service. Lol Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
Andrew_Frick Andrew Frick Mod Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
You can also bend HDPE with a heat gun. I found that the LDPE wore out too quickly for the level of effort involved, And I kept the stock wheel well liners |
Andrew_Frick Andrew Frick Mod Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
This is what I used. Oooo and it also meet the USDA safety guidlines for food prep. That is good information for under body protection. |
czwalga steve czwalga Mod Moderator Location: Pittsburgh, PA Join Date: 09/16/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 376 Rally Car: 95 awd celica |
Yeah, you can get some bend with the gun but depends on how much you need. I'd keep the stock wheel liners if they work, but some cars with rally tires tends to eat the stock ones. |
Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
Yeah, gravel tires certainly eat up the stock wheel well liners, which I'm now adding to my list for the rears, but if you look on ebay they have a rubberized woven material liner that doesn't wear too quickly. I used the ebay liner on the front left and an oem on the right and I'm about to have to replace the right one.
Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
Andrew_Frick Andrew Frick Mod Moderator Location: Greenville, SC Join Date: 05/18/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 684 Rally Car: Rally Spec Ford Focus |
I have not had any issues with the fronts on my rally car. I did have a couple of the plastic fasteners fail. So put in weld nuts and bolts and they should stay off the front tires.
Rears are all about track width. If I ran spacers it would contact the rear liners. No spacers and they would last. |
Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
I don't know which pictures were uploaded but we've got the new flywheel and the clutch in, also have the trans starting to get on. Tomorrow it should be finished then we'll test drive it, get it around the parking lot a few times then right back into the shop for the engine work. Hopefully I can get the plasma cutter down there to cut out the wells to fit Johns massive rears.
Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Senior Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
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Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
But the plasma cutter is so bright and intense! Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
So car is back in the garage for prep, I'm hoping to make it to rally Florida in December.
Johns suspension is finally at all four corners of the car! By the end of the week the car should be in pieces for engine parts. (Johns suspension went in very well although it is too tall for my car) I posted these pictures during my night cad class via iPhone so I'm sorry if they're tilted lol Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
Fclevelandwrx Foard Cleveland Super Moderator Location: Clover South Carolina, USA Join Date: 10/03/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 85 Rally Car: 2001 ZX3 |
And as for where I've been, school and off road clubs, I have a jeep now.
My wheels are camel trophy yellow, cause awesome. Foard Cleveland Blue Branch Rally Team http://www.performancefriction.com |
heymagic Banned Super Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
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RALLYRS Mike Ball Ultra Moderator Location: Simi Valley,Ca. Join Date: 07/15/2011 Age: Ancient Posts: 466 Rally Car: Nope...I wish...RWD 2 Door Jeep XJ 4.0 5-spd Dirt-o-cross car(we have no grass!)2.3 ZX3 rallyx car(sold) |
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