Mike,
Looks like you've made good progress in the couple of hours since you left my office. Keep up the good work, and any questions please ask
Cheers
Tony
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Still looking at my options on the steering column.. One option is to use a shaft with escort splines at one end and a square at the other. The shaft diameter is 14mm and the square is 14mm give or take.. So the corners for the square would have to be added to the shaft..
I'm thinking lay some beads on the shaft to build up the corners then machine square.. Any thoughts?.
To note I'm not keen at all to put the welder near any aspects of steering, though with the machine turned up high I'm thinking penetration would be good and integrity intact.
I'm thinking lay some beads on the shaft to build up the corners then machine square.. Any thoughts?.
To note I'm not keen at all to put the welder near any aspects of steering, though with the machine turned up high I'm thinking penetration would be good and integrity intact.
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When I did my steering column, I had to extend it 300mm, so bought some steel tube that fitted over the existing
shaft tightly, then drilled through the tube and shaft and C pinned the whole setup together with a total of four pins
Then welded it all up
steve
shaft tightly, then drilled through the tube and shaft and C pinned the whole setup together with a total of four pins
Then welded it all up
steve
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steve m wrote:When I did my steering column, I had to extend it 300mm, so bought some steel tube that fitted over the existing
shaft tightly, then drilled through the tube and shaft and C pinned the whole setup together with a total of four pins
Then welded it all up
steve
That sounds similar to the way the Marlin column was extended
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Need a 500mm shaft with escort splines on one end. apparently the shafts are 15mm diameter so there may be enough meat on them to machine into a 13.5/14mm square.
Still messing about with CAD, been struggling with the "traditional version" with the command line so have reverted to the "inventor" version, which though 3D you can produce 2D drawings for parts cutting etc. Another attempt, this time of a scooter wheel, following a tutorial.
Still messing about with CAD, been struggling with the "traditional version" with the command line so have reverted to the "inventor" version, which though 3D you can produce 2D drawings for parts cutting etc. Another attempt, this time of a scooter wheel, following a tutorial.
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By way of a thread resurrection and to say thanks to Mike for putting me on to the Midlana, a couple of shots of mine now it's finished.
The shots above were taken before it was completely done, just imagine it without the row of Clecos in the nose
IVA application has gone in and waiting for a test date now. Not holding my breath mind, fully expect it'll be spring before it gets a test.
The shots above were taken before it was completely done, just imagine it without the row of Clecos in the nose
IVA application has gone in and waiting for a test date now. Not holding my breath mind, fully expect it'll be spring before it gets a test.
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Whoah, this thread pre-dates my joining - never heard of a Midlana (I thought you'd mis-spelled 'Midland' ).
So what's in that space at the rear? Looks like you could have put 2 extra seats in!
Ah, hold on is that where the engine is? Difficult to tell dimensions without a side view...
So what's in that space at the rear? Looks like you could have put 2 extra seats in!
Ah, hold on is that where the engine is? Difficult to tell dimensions without a side view...
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Looks good! Very interesting - I've never seen one of them before.
Would be good to see a side profile view of it.
Would be good to see a side profile view of it.
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That looks very good, nice colour too . The pushrod front suspension looks neat, and the transverse engine means the proportions look better than I expected. With an Alfa Romeo V6 it will sound glorious
Can we have some more photos of suspension/chassis without the panels on?
I would think a full build thread would be very interesting.................
Duncan
Can we have some more photos of suspension/chassis without the panels on?
I would think a full build thread would be very interesting.................
Duncan
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Thanks Chris and well done for getting to the end, the car looks great! All the best with the IVA. For Duncan and others, here’s a link to the build thread on the midlana forum.
http://www.midlana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=651
Well done again Chris!
http://www.midlana.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=651
Well done again Chris!
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