Greetings -
I've been all over looking for some details on how I can reverse engineer/copy/DIY a set for myself.
Tony (aka marines2060) posted a few pics on the GEN3 section showing the mods he made to the rear alignment bars to accommodate the new engine/exhaust.
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How do the front bars work/attach? I'm guessing they cantilever forward and are attached to the long chassis runs on each side. Are they then supported with a screw-jack to the floor/ground to level and prevent droop?
Here is my cheezy pic of what I guess - but if anyone has a pic of the real thing - in action - or a dimensioned drawing - that would be real helpful.
TIA - Cheers - Jim
Alignment Bars - Drawings-Pics?
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your picture is almost right. There are no screw jacks. The frame has a bracket that extends down the upper frame rail and a pin is placed under the bottom side of the frame rail. Basically the alignment bar is cantilevered from the top frame rail with a stop the but up to the front edge. Also the alignment bar is on the inside of the body pins.
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Bob - Thanks for that!
I'm guessing 1" steel stock? My crummy sketch was "meant" to be inside the body pins -- oops.
Is that "down" strut just ahead of the front suspension - I'd guess--and tied into the lower frame rails? - Or, is all the rig secured to the upper frame rail? Sorry for the follow-up - don't want to send some more steel to the scrap heap! [Actually looking at building out of 8020 aluminum stock and bits!] Cheers - and thanks! Jim When I used to fly, I was called an AVIATOR.
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The alignment tool hangs off the upper frame rails only. Also you will need to make something to secure the steering shaft. I use a piece of "C" channel that pins into the upper frame rails and a shaft that locks into one of the steering shaft adjustment bolt holes. This keeps the streering locked straight when making toe adjustments.
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Bob - would you have a picture of the steering lock you use. I think that's a problem for all of us. Thank you
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Thanks Bob!
I'll look forward to seeing that steering lock tool - I was thinking "Vice Grip." Cheers - Jim When I used to fly, I was called an AVIATOR.
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To center and lock the steering, I have a Home Depot 3/4" square aluminum tube that lays across the inner frame rails above the steering column, with a vertical, long bolt (4-5") that passes through the aluminum tube and into one of the unoccupied holes in the steering shaft. The bolt should match the size used on the shaft itself, just longer.
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Way better than VGs!
Cheers - Jim When I used to fly, I was called an AVIATOR.
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Here are a few pictures of how mine attach to the front.
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Here are some more pictures:
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