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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 10:50
05/09/2008 10:50
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Vas
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Hands up all the engineers of the forum! From my knowledge, I'd go with K9huff. Nigel and Jimbo, round tube has a uniform behaviour and that's one of the reasons it's used in many things, but in our case square of the right dimensions and thickness will be fine.
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 11:29
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Now I think about it, I concede the point about square section on space frame cars I have a brief engineering background, and Jimbo's is rather more up to date than mine. However, I have no answer to your point about moments of area, so I will happily bow to your knowledge. My brace is still going to be round though
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 12:05
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Nigel, Whats you opinion on this ? pointless.... There's simply no point in bracing the subframe between its own mounting points to the chassis, so three sides of that frame are a waste of mild steel
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 12:29
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true... makes a more impressive kit though and I guess they can charge more V.
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 14:37
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pointless....
There's simply no point in bracing the subframe between its own mounting points to the chassis, so three sides of that frame are a waste of mild steel Totally agree, that's a complete waste of steel, the side and rear parts of the brace are doing nothing whatsoever. If they wanted to (possibly) improve on a standard brace then that extra steel would be better used as a diagonal member, triangulating the brace. Hands up all the engineers of the forum! Not a mechanical/structural engineer though, but it is a bit of a hobby.
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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05/09/2008 15:28
05/09/2008 15:28
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If they wanted to (possibly) improve on a standard brace then that extra steel would be better used as a diagonal member, triangulating the brace. Thats what I was thinking.
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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22/11/2008 21:12
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What about fitting one of the OMP brace's anf then bracing that to the mounts that hold the radiator bracket?
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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23/11/2008 12:38
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is it a direct fit for the 16vT or only for the 20vT ?
Last edited by crgracing; 23/11/2008 12:39.
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Re: Front Lower Brace
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23/11/2008 13:08
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I have one of nigels lower braces on my 16vt. I didnt fit it myself (Motormech did) but AFAIK it's a direct fit.
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