The group has been a little dead over the winter. I have ideas but I'm
not a designer. I can tell you that I'm all for the K.I.S.S.
priniciple.
Joe Justice wrote:
> I'd love to see the BOM's for the vehicles you have previously designed.
> Please post a link to download them, or post them in-line to the community.
> regarding the uprights, does someone have a finished upright design that
> suits this project? I've been away for a while but last I saw there weren't
> any detailed suspension blueprints, although I'd like to see those too.
> Joe Justice
> From: Teritius D. Fortune [mailto:terit...@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:34 PM
> To: Open-Source-Sports-Racer-Initiative@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Uprights
> Hello all,
> Last time I spoke (wrote) I mentioned an upright that would cost us less
> than $200 per corner. This e-mail is in furtherance of that description.
> This is the upright I'm using on my Levensfere project; it's made from 1/4"
> steel plate and pre-cut into the appropriate shape. Of course, since
> Levensfere is a little heavier than the car we're designing here, the
> material wouldn't have to be 1/4" thick. The components are purchased and
> welded by the purchaser/builder or they could be done by a third party. I
> know a fabricator who would give us a good price if we gave him the
> business. Anyway, the materials for each upright would cost less than $100
> and we are looking at $40/hour to weld them. This would take less than one
> hour to weld, so we're looking at $140 for a finished upright.
> If someone has designed the geometry already, I'd be more than happy to
> design the components of the uprights and submit them for the group's
> approval.
> Also, I have seen that we are getting together a parts list or, as we called
> it at Elan, a BOM (bill of materials). If there's interest, I don't mind
> submitting for group use the vehicle parts list template used for every car
> I've designed and we could customize it together.
> Let me know what the group wants to do.
> Teritius D. Fortune
> 900 Legacy Park Drive #915
> Lawrenceville, GA 30043
> Tel: (678) 368-4542
> Fax: (678) 407-2345
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> <div>I'd love to see the BOM's for the vehicles you have previously designed. Please post a link to download them, or post them in-line to the community. regarding the uprights, does someone have a finished upright design that suits this project? I've been away for a while but last I saw there weren't any detailed suspension blueprints, although I'd like to see those too.
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> <div>Joe Justice</div>
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> <div>From: Teritius D. Fortune [mailto:<a href="mailto:terit...@yahoo.com">terit...@yahoo.com</a>]<br>Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:34 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:Open-Source-Sports-Racer-Initiative@googlegroups.com">Open-Sou rce-Sports-Racer-Initiative@googlegroups.com
> </a><br>Subject: Uprights<br><br><br>Hello all,<br><br>Last time I spoke (wrote) I mentioned an upright that would cost us less<br>than $200 per corner. This e-mail is in furtherance of that description.<br><br>This is the upright I'm using on my Levensfere project; it's made from 1/4"
> <br>steel plate and pre-cut into the appropriate shape. Of course, since<br>Levensfere is a little heavier than the car we're designing here, the<br>material wouldn't have to be 1/4" thick. The components are purchased and
> <br>welded by the purchaser/builder or they could be done by a third party. I<br>know a fabricator who would give us a good price if we gave him the<br>business. Anyway, the materials for each upright would cost less than $100
> <br>and we are looking at $40/hour to weld them. This would take less than one<br>hour to weld, so we're looking at $140 for a finished upright.<br><br>If someone has designed the geometry already, I'd be more than happy to
> <br>design the components of the uprights and submit them for the group's<br>approval.<br><br>Also, I have seen that we are getting together a parts list or, as we called<br>it at Elan, a BOM (bill of materials). If there's interest, I don't mind
> <br>submitting for group use the vehicle parts list template used for every car<br>I've designed and we could customize it together.<br><br>Let me know what the group wants to do.<br><br>Teritius D. Fortune<br>900 Legacy Park Drive #915
> <br>Lawrenceville, GA 30043<br>Tel: (678) 368-4542<br>Fax: (678) 407-2345<br> </div></div>
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