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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by kurtis, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. drtrcrV-8
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    Six Ball : Look at the rear suspension details on Ford "A-A" & "B-B" trucks from 1928 through 1936 : The spring pivots in the center(where it's mounted to the frame), has a shackle in the front(also frame mounted),& usually is attached TO THE AXLE HOUSING with a clamp with a bearing inside(like a connecting rod from a motor) so that it may pivot freely.
     
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    12003129_10207606152302474_2867132608437847030_n.jpg 1914. Meeting of boulogne-Sur-Mer. Bertin on hispano-Suiza 3 litre
     
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  3. In regard to Six Ball's question, wouldn't it be easier/lighter/better to just use a quarter elliptic spring instead?
     
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  5. Six Ball
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    I'm still trying to get my head around it but looking at the AA Ford rear springs helps. I think that this setup would be more stable than just 1/4 elliptics due to the extra length and forward attachment. I might try this on my '26 Chevy roadster. My plan was 1/4 elliptic/ triangulated 4 link with the springs as the lower links. I'll at least consider this on my Essex speedster.
     
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    Six Ball : I noticed a 'typo' in my previous post , so I edited it in caps(see above). It'll make it a little more clear. I also like your '4-link' idea, & I seem to recollect seeing it used somewhere else: should work just fine(maybe add a long as possible parallel panhard rod to keep it aligned for a front axle; for the rear, the axle housing/torque tube should keep it aligned).
     
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  7. Six Ball
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    Thanks, I get it now and I like it. This thread is such a great source. These guys tried everything. It's all outside the box, in fact it was before the box. I noticed that the picture I posted has a sign that says Pikes Peak. I think I lifted it from earlier in this thread. I'd like to see more of that car. Here is a link to a great build that uses 1/4 elliptic and triangulated bars.
    http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/malcolm-model-a-roadster-build.567286/
     
  8. The37Kid
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    Rolls Royce used that rear spring setup up into the early 1930's. If you do a Google search some photos will come up. Bob

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    It's the Broadmoor Spl. Pikes Peak car and lives at the PP museum these days. Google it for more info. Penrose-PikesPeakHillclimbMuseum-CB.jpg
     
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    PP= Pikes Peak Museum? My Texas trip next summer will include a visit there, Thanks! I think my 1919 Essex will lean pretty heavily on this car. There is a lot to like there. That picture clearly shows the pivot in the center of the spring. Of course there are the Essex Pikes Peak cars too'
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    Cartoon by "Casque" Sammy Davis
     
  12. Vitesse
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    Now here's a rare bird, of which I'd never previously heard. I was browsing a German photo archive and at first glance of the thumbnail of this unidentified car I thought it was von Brauchitsch's SSKL Flying Cucumber. On closer inspection it turned out to be far more interesting! It appears to be a very early photo of what became the Hemphill Schools Waukesha Diesel record car - about which precious little seems to be known! There are a few pictures of it at Daytona in February 1935 and some references in Popular Mechanics, but if you look carefully at this one, it seems to be wearing a temporary (plywood? balsa?) body.
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    Here it is in final form:
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    Here's Monsieur Stapp's monster record car again. This time - a rear view! And a portrait of the man himself.

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    14671315_10210992729843136_495809454354523121_n.jpg 14670650_727763717361724_6987791025889178470_n.jpg A couple of mercer images. The first one is in Los Angeles in 1919 with Joe Thomas driving. The second one has Louis Nikrent listed as the driver...no location or date.
     
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    Great pics Bob. The overhead cam Mercer pic is a very clear pic that shows off the engine quite well. The second pic I believe is Louis Nikrent at the 1915 Vanderbilt Cup at San Francisco won by Resta in a Peugeot. I believe this Mercer is one of Eric Delling's L-head 298 cubic inch engines. Delling was Mercer's chief engineer at the time and Mercer was adopting the L-head for passenger cars so they wanted to prove how good they were I suppose. Delling I believe was a real accomplished engineer (although history may not have been as kind to him) and he designed some really great stuff. Mercer attempted to qualify one of these L-heads at Indy in 1914 but it was too slow (Pullen was first alternate due to lack of speed I believe). Mercer had success with their Type 45 T-heads during the period but attempted to qualify another L-head at the 1915 Indy classic but not with good result. They had attempted to qualify some overhead cam cars (different from the one pictured above) but withdrew them when they experienced problems-allegedly piston issues. When they attempted to qualify one of the L-heads in its place they once again were too slow and they missed the race.

    This Nikrent car did not do very well at the Vanderbilt Cup as they lasted only a few laps before engine problems.
     
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    14633075_10210879709699363_2310081107242699437_n.jpg W. Grover-Williams,winner of the 1929 Monaco GP,in his Type35B.
     
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    For those who might be interested the café deL' Hippodrome was on the Hippodrome straight, almost opposite the grandstands and the pits (The other Bentley boys by Elizabeth Nagel page 119, Le Mans 1929)
     
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    That is scary just to look at. Racing on that would be a commitment from the get go.:eek:
     
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  26. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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    I've ridden on a track like that (Bloomer Park, Rochester MI, 44 deg. banking) on a fixed gear race bike and it scared me. Before getting up to speed you could reach out your right hand and touch the track. You need to do it at least once if you're an adrenaline junkie.
     
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  27. Six Ball
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    I read somewhere that they used bikes with motors to help the bicycle racers practice drafting and that the first velodrome motorcycle race was the day two trainers showed up. Good story whether true or not.:cool:
     
  28. jroberts
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    For track racing the bikes never have brakes. The bikes are also fixed gears. The reason is that if you slow down too fast you'll fall and slide down to the bottom of the track. Bad enough when it is only you, but even worse when other riders are nearby. As the Frenchtown Flyer said it can be a real adrenaline rush.
     
  29. THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
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    ..a lot like going down the back stretch at Daytona in a NASCAR where if you slow down you're likely to get plowed into - only on two wheels with your feet clipped into the pedals...
     

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