RCR #010 Build Progress
- Thread starter Bill D
- Start date
John,
I am a newbie to this site and am interested in building a GT, RCR is one of the cars i am considiering. Can you forward me specs and pics?
Thanks
Bruce
I am a newbie to this site and am interested in building a GT, RCR is one of the cars i am considiering. Can you forward me specs and pics?
Thanks
Bruce
Bruce-
Talk to FRAN HALL the manufacturer.....
RCR-40
RCR-70 Mk3b
RCR-70 Spider
RCR-P4
RCR-Prototype Carlisle May 19th-21st 06
RCR917
www.RACECARREPLICAS.COM
Bill D
Talk to FRAN HALL the manufacturer.....
RCR-40
RCR-70 Mk3b
RCR-70 Spider
RCR-P4
RCR-Prototype Carlisle May 19th-21st 06
RCR917
www.RACECARREPLICAS.COM
Bill D
Bill D said:
I'm not sure, and it may never be a problem for you, but dosn't the average Speed Bump 3-4 inches with a deviation of about 1/8 inch?
How low can you get a car before speedbumps, or dips, in the road become a serious problem?
I only ask because I live in a community where I drive over five or so on my way out to work every day, and one night a resident decided to drive his new Lambo ( Countach, Replica I'm rather sure.) home; they towed him off of the speed bump.
I should have gotten pics.
Peter Delaney
GT40s Supporter
I have my DRB set at close to 4" front & back - no problems yet with those damn speed bumps (just taken slowly & all is ok). The big problem I have found with ride height is not the centre of the car, but the long overhang on the nose - any driveway crossings or gutters have to be taken at 45deg or there is a little unplanned machining of the f/glass under the nose !!
Another tip (if you are a 75kg lightweight like me with a bony bum & have the shocks set full soft for road use) - don't take a 130kg friend for a run over rough roads ! Bottoming out (in all senses of the word) is the consequence - wind the shocks up a bit !!
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
Another tip (if you are a 75kg lightweight like me with a bony bum & have the shocks set full soft for road use) - don't take a 130kg friend for a run over rough roads ! Bottoming out (in all senses of the word) is the consequence - wind the shocks up a bit !!
Kind Regards,
Peter D.
john_douglass said:
John,
Please shoot me an email or PM. I am planning to build and am located in VA.
Thanks,
J. Salmon
[email protected]
Sorry about the hijack Bill, but it's your own fault. The pictures are incredible, and after looking at them I have trouble thinking straight. I end up sitting in my office staring into space and making vroom vroom noises. Has anyone mentioned those rear wheels?
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Meanwhile, back to Bill D's build thread......
Bill D - I can't stop studying those awesome pics of the car in your driveway. Those wheels and tires so look the part on that gulf body. I'm jealous beyond words! One thing that concerns me is the way the front clip seems to have warped - the trailing edge of the wing on the passenger side looks like it has curled inward quite a bit (pics from 7/15). Was this the condition as you received it or did it curl some more as it sat around? The rear clip leading edge doesn't seem to have distorted - perhaps the extra material and the intake/scoop make that part a little more rigid.
Good thing I'm not your neighbor, I'd never get anything done around my house because I'd always be nosing around your garage!
Mitch D
Bill D - I can't stop studying those awesome pics of the car in your driveway. Those wheels and tires so look the part on that gulf body. I'm jealous beyond words! One thing that concerns me is the way the front clip seems to have warped - the trailing edge of the wing on the passenger side looks like it has curled inward quite a bit (pics from 7/15). Was this the condition as you received it or did it curl some more as it sat around? The rear clip leading edge doesn't seem to have distorted - perhaps the extra material and the intake/scoop make that part a little more rigid.
Good thing I'm not your neighbor, I'd never get anything done around my house because I'd always be nosing around your garage!
Mitch D
Mitch,
the front clips have a little "spring" to them, once the locating pins are installed there is no issue and very little tension....all of our panels are made that way ...by design.... not mistake.
the front clips have a little "spring" to them, once the locating pins are installed there is no issue and very little tension....all of our panels are made that way ...by design.... not mistake.
Anyone interested in having wheels widened is welcome to give us a call...
I just did a set for a Canadian CAV... we are not RCR exclusive....wink wink....
I just did a set for a Canadian CAV... we are not RCR exclusive....wink wink....
A most productive weekend
I didn't like the ratty look of the lettering on my tires, so I undertook the task of cleaning them up and repainting them.
I finished my adjustable spoiler...
And I fitted and trimmed both side windows and the rear window. Boy, is that Plixiglass hard as nails! I ended up using a power hand planner to make most of the cuts, a metal file to smoth the corners, followed by 220 grit sandpaper to smooth the edges...
Now I need to purchase some press fit knurled inserts and some 8-32 SSTL hex-head button head screws to attach the plexi
Bill D
I didn't like the ratty look of the lettering on my tires, so I undertook the task of cleaning them up and repainting them.
I finished my adjustable spoiler...
And I fitted and trimmed both side windows and the rear window. Boy, is that Plixiglass hard as nails! I ended up using a power hand planner to make most of the cuts, a metal file to smoth the corners, followed by 220 grit sandpaper to smooth the edges...
Now I need to purchase some press fit knurled inserts and some 8-32 SSTL hex-head button head screws to attach the plexi
Bill D
