The Jalopy Journal
It's coming up to the time of year in my part of the world to start daydreaming about this stuff again.
If I remember correctly that car was the replacement for the vintage Bentley which was wrecked in one of the early novels — chasing a '30s...
My calculations have been as per airbag suspension, i.e. ±80-120psi. The pressure ratings for the bags are what they are regardless of the media...
That immediately had me wondering how to plumb 1" lines to the airbags. Most bags used in automotive aftermarket applications aren't rebuildable,...
[ATTACH] "Goodyear 14.70×15 CanAm Indy"
What are those rear tyre sizes? Nothing like that is on the market today.
It's always possible to simplify things. It's part of the design process. While enjoying my habitual Wednesday afternoon coffee in the centre of...
I had a go at how the damping valve block might be made: [ATTACH]
I like your thinking. I'm forever dreaming about a code-free, all-analog build. I prefer the older engineering attitude, which regarded a reliable...
In daydreaming around the diy Hydragas I fear I've hitherto rather hand-waved the matter of damping. I've specified no more than "a damping valve...
https://www.globalwatersolutions.com/products/pressure-tanks/ Also possibly useful:...
I came across this: [ATTACH] It's about 5" in diameter and 8" tall. There is a version rated at 232psi working pressure. It is compatible with...
Also, the Mini shell was plenty stiff, so conventional suspension tuning was feasible, especially given typically smooth circuits. The DS etc....
Guess what I've been doing the past 24 hours? It turns out accumulators for our diy Hydragas aren't a triviality. Industrial accumulators are...
Add to the three reasons I listed in post #13 4. It wasn't possible to open up the displacers e.g. to modify the damper valving etc., which...
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