Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby MikeWard » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:35 pm

Dan, those control arms look awesome!
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby Admin-bloke » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:52 am

I'd have a set, they look fantastic. I'd even open my wallet and pay for it too ;)
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby Biff » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:34 am

Do these arms actual bend under braking/cornering? And the plating stops this?
How about the upper control arms or are they reckoned to be strong enough?
Are we up-rating bushes aswell? Polyurethane ones?
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby bandit » Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:12 am

Nice Dan, looks great
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby Dan 6511 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:51 pm

As the suspension goes up and down the arms try to twist because the anti roll-bar moves up and down in an arc. These plates stop the arms twisting but then the movement has to be taken up with the bushes. If you fit pollys in the anti rollbar AND where it attaches to the frame then your straining the whole setup a lot. I have kept rubber bushes in the arms where they attach to the frame. I had pollys in my old car and ended up swapping them back to rubber because the ride was so harsh and bangy and I found the pollys wore out very quickly from the stresses. The whole design is pretty poor really. It should have a lower arm similar to the upper arm, then the roll bar would attach with drop links.
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby ALEXAKOS » Sun Apr 26, 2015 5:29 pm

Sweet Dan!!!! Yes the frame is a bitch to work on;)
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby jamesrguk » Sun Apr 26, 2015 9:42 pm

Admin-bloke wrote:I'd have a set, they look fantastic. I'd even open my wallet and pay for it too ;)


+1 on that, I need to do a front end suspension overhaul this summer and boxing up the lower control arms sounds like a no brainier.

What's the easiest way of getting this done? Does anyone have a plan of the metal components required?

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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby Dan 6511 » Sun Apr 26, 2015 11:35 pm

James, when I get some spare time I am going to draw up the plates so we can see about getting a load lazer cut :D
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby delorean12uk » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:34 pm

Dan 6511 wrote:I am thinking about modifying the front arms the same way that Jason Monk has done to his,


Got another picture for you Daniel


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I put a threaded plate on the inside of the chassis where the tank is to spread the load rather than nut and bolt it. All welding and fabrication done by me. Dan you said you changed back to OEM bushes on the front because you said the ride was less harsh??? I think mines improved with the poly bushes.
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Re: Vin 6511 - Dan's 2nd Delorean

Postby Admin-bloke » Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:49 pm

That looks like a brilliant solution there Jay
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