Thursday 21 July 2005

Class 7 Specs

Updated Specs for the Melos Marlin & Liege are now available on the ACTC site.
 
Don't panic amendments are only minor.
Melos
New format, spare wheel carrier dimension added.
Marlin
Fiat engine location added. Engine/Gearbox mix and match allowed.
Liege
A series rear axle permitted.
 
These are now ready for owner certification.
 
Cheers
 
Pete

Sunday 10 July 2005

suspension mounts?

The recent MCC warning of rule enforcement concerning suspension pick-up points not being altered.....surely this has been in the rule book for....at least a century?
 
However....inside a certain (extremely useful) magazine  there is a build of an Escort with fuel infection, etc.....also recently run in the same mag was an article detailing 5 linking an escorts rear end.
 
This I think involved the elimination of the leaf spring in favour of coily-overs?
 
This may have been on the same car, or may be  an idea for the trialler...especially as one of  the virtues of the setup was improved axle articulation.
 
Would this sort of setup not contravene the "suspension pick-up points" rule?
 
Also..one for Simon Woodhall....is it within the rules, on an independant rear suspension, to NOT use the original/same manufacturer's hub/brakes, or even suspension arm, as long as the original pick-up points were used?

Need a passenger for The Edinburgh?

With no prospect of having my car available for The Ediburgh I have been asked, and accepted, to passenger for Simon Groves. My regular passenger Mike Hayward is available for anyone that needs a passnger. You can contact him on mike_hayward34@hotmail.com
 
Michael Leete