Rich wrote:Is that eccentric washer from an MX5 Alan?
Yes, Rich, spotted first time!
The original tube idea was mine, the reasoning being that tube was sealed and would shed water,(unlike the original sub frame) it's also light weight and strong. If you gear up to work with tube, with tube notcher and bender, then its quick to use!
The MX5 eccentric washer idea, came from David Johnson a very innovative and local to us, Midas owner, David is car mechanic and I suppose he sees all of the latest innovation in his every day work!
Aitchi, from the 16v forum has been working with me, has come up with some good ideas and done the CAD drawings, he devised the hole for the eccentric washer and sorted out the position for the kidney shaped adjuster! I then got the components cut and folded. So it has been a team job with stolen ideas!
I assume the final version will be in titanium?
No Geoff, Ti is only for the chosen few amoungst us. ( or one person) The CDS tubing was in the region of £40 a meter. That was bad enough! It's quite expensive trying to develop these ideas! But it keeps my old brain ticking over!
Thanks to David and Stuart for their kind words.
Sorry to Mr Bounce if I've hi-jacked your thread, I'll start a new thread when I have some further developments!
Alan
Alan