hrosenthal
09-24-2012, 10:17 AM
I'm sure I'm not the first person to figure this out, but I didn't see anything posted about it, so I hope this helps anyone having the same problem.
Just about all the mounts on my powder coated complete kit seem to be a bit too tight for the correct fit with the corresponding parts. I attribute this to the powder coating throwing off the precision craftsmanship of the FFR parts.
I am using the FFR assembly manual to guide me through my build, but also referring to "How to Build Cobra Kit Cars" by D. Brian Smith.
The FFR assembly manual never mentions parts that don't fit right, but Brian Smith's suggests increasing the size of mounts and filing spacers when things don't fit right. That said, it seems to me that Brian Smith takes a brute force approach to making these adjustments and I just don't like the idea of taking a crowbar or monkey wrench to my shiny powder coated frame and parts.
After unsuccessfully searching for a suitable tool to do the job, I figured out a quick, easy, and cheap way to handle the problem.
Here is a pictorial using the rear upper control arm and knuckle of my IRS.
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Just about all the mounts on my powder coated complete kit seem to be a bit too tight for the correct fit with the corresponding parts. I attribute this to the powder coating throwing off the precision craftsmanship of the FFR parts.
I am using the FFR assembly manual to guide me through my build, but also referring to "How to Build Cobra Kit Cars" by D. Brian Smith.
The FFR assembly manual never mentions parts that don't fit right, but Brian Smith's suggests increasing the size of mounts and filing spacers when things don't fit right. That said, it seems to me that Brian Smith takes a brute force approach to making these adjustments and I just don't like the idea of taking a crowbar or monkey wrench to my shiny powder coated frame and parts.
After unsuccessfully searching for a suitable tool to do the job, I figured out a quick, easy, and cheap way to handle the problem.
Here is a pictorial using the rear upper control arm and knuckle of my IRS.
1193911940119411194211943119441194511946