I put nolothane through my car and it made heaps of differance, thing is I replaced cut springs and dud shockers at the same time.... so I have no idea what it did to ragidity. They had to be better than my originals, which were very very perished
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 5:36 AM Subject: Re: Strut brace works for me! > The fuel tank stiffens the rear as well?, very clever. I've pulled > a couple tanks in and out of 1600s and never realized this added benefit > of mounting the tank that way. From memory there are rectangular rubber > peices > as part of the mounting hardware. Does this allow some slight movement of > the > rear towers without kinking the tank I wonder? Maybe I should switch to > nolothane for that extra 0.00014% of chassis stiffness ..ha ha ;P > > Rob P > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:55 PM > Subject: RE: Strut brace works for me! > > > > Rear strut brace on a 1600? How bizarre, not necessary with the stock fuel > > tank and IMHO about as useful as ... well you know. The 1600/180B/710 tank > > in it's original position with mounting hardware is integral to the rear > > suspension design. Now Zeds, 200B, 910, etc that's a whole different > story > > as the rear towers float all over the place on them. Interestingly, > Stanzas > > are built the same way as the 1600. > > > > Cam (hope your bar does well in the US) > > On the subject of tower braces, have you thought of offering a steering > box > > brace with your bar. On the track, you'll notice scrutineering will pay > > particular attention to the steering box and idler arm bushes and mounting > > points when they spot the brace. It seems that a lot of the stress is > moved > > downwards when a brace in is place and adjusted correctly. Also, ppl have > a > > tendency to over tighten them - not necessary. Around 15-20lbs was > > recommended by Nissan for the genuine bar on a 1600 from memory in my day. > > > > regards > > Terry > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au]On Behalf Of Rob P > > Sent: Friday, 1 November 2002 10:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Strut brace works for me! > > > > > > Cam, > > Keep up the good work mate. > > I've actually seen a home-made REAR strut brace that was made of > rectangular > > hollow section (RHS) and went over the top of the fuel tank and then down > > each side. > > It might be overkill and not worth the extra weight The rear of a 1600 is > > probably a whole lot stiffer than the front which has to enclose the whole > > engine bay as a large void. > > I thought it might be ideal to make one that can > > use the top of it as rollcage mounting points. > > Btw I think 4-point rollcages are legal for street use here in WA? > > Do any listers know if this is true? > > > > Rob P > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cam McKinnon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 7:05 PM > > Subject: Re: Strut brace works for me! > > > > > > > Thanks for the great feedback Rob :) > > > > > > Everyone who has taken one has been happy so it's good to here it worked > > out > > > for you as well. > > > > > > I've just sent two to the US, it'd be nice to see an aussie strut brace > > take > > > off over there! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Cam > > > CM510 > > > www.sprite.com.au/cm510 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Rob P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 9:42 PM > > > Subject: Strut brace works for me! > > > > > > > > > > Cam, > > > > Thanks for the custom strut brace, I can actually feel quite a > > difference > > > in > > > > rigidity of the bodywork on my stock 1600 with worn suspension - the > > > shocks > > > > are like bike pumps (might have to try refilling the shocks with > > > motorcycle > > > > fork oil, motor oil, tranny oil...... or choc milk -ha ha, seems like > > > > opinions differ :P ). It also looks pretty sweet too! Now to upgrade > > the > > > > rest of the suspension $$$.... > > > > > > > > Rob P > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
