Thanks guys for the kind comments.
Apologies for the lack of updates - been involved in organizing a series of local buggy races and also a first vintage event coming in December - didn't have a lot of time to continue to develop ideas in this car.
I have run it a number of times and at a local race it once finished 2nd in the A Main too.
So far in it's current form it excels in tracks that are smooth but where traction is lacking - in these conditions a typical rear motor buggy struggles to keep from spinning out but a FF buggy pulls out of every corner without incident.
However, the greatest challenge for a FF buggy in my limited experience is wheelspin. The way the weight is distributed it's just a characteristic of a FF buggy that it fights for forward traction. That's why it excels on smooth tracks when the front tires get maximum contact to keep the car moving - a FF thrives on smooth lines that allow it to keep moving at maximum speed. Slow down, and it'll cost precious seconds to accelerate back to speed.
I've recently been working on a M05 mini rally car too and I've found a diff that's set as tight as possible (almost spool-like) to help the car in rough spots as it reduces the occurence of the diff unloading on rutted surfaces which rob the car of precious forward traction.
When time allows the next thing to do is to find a way to tighten up the diff as much as possible and to also raise the rear pivot point on the suspension so as to reduce weight transfer to the rear on acceleration.
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Originally Posted by Skidrow
BloodClod,
The project looks very nice.Very good job.
Two questions:
-Why short front shocks?Is it due to space limitations?
-Do you find the bent front camber links holding up ok?
Again,thumbs up for taking up this project
Manolis
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Thank you Manolis.
Front short shocks are used because of space constraints - you are right. Any FF buggy design has to contend with a lot of stuff up front... steering, gearbox, slipper, suspension, etc... The short shocks were used along with long rodends to ensure the steering tie-rods do not hit anything throughout their full stroke.
Bent camber links are holding up fine.