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Old 4th January 2015, 19:24
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Hi Ian,
I don't know of anyone making an upright specifically for a Dino build. I guess it would depend on what design the build was following. It would be great to see a design, complete with chassis, suspension, body drawings like the type available for Lotus seven / Locost replicas.

If I were designing from scratch I'd start with the original Dino 246 and create something based around readily available modern components.
As a hub I'd suggest the Alfa Romeo 166 which has the correct PCD (5 x 108mm) for genuine and reproduction Dino wheels as well as the correct centre bore for the wheels. The front, driven, hubs (from the front wheel drive 166) could be used on the back of a Dino replica and the back 166 ones on the front.
An upright design could be made of plate steel designed with tabs and slots to be self-jigging. This follows the ideas of "Rorty" from his Locost and off road component experience - see this link:

http://www.super7thheaven.co.uk/comp...orty_uprights/

http://irsforum.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=293

For those not blessed with being brilliant suspension design engineers here is a link to how to use a basic understanding and trial and error to fine tune a suspension design:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6crOSs6LCTQ
Jim McSorley shows how in these three videos. He also has plans for uprights and chassis on his website:
http://sevenesque.com

If anyone does have Dino designs it would be great to share them!
cheers
Ross (in NZ)
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