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5exiAdam 23rd July 2009 12:11

Anyone Near Gloucester????
 
Does anyone have a late chassis car near Gloucester who fancies bringing it down for me to have a look at?

I wnat to do some additional bracing of the chassis, as mine is an 06 early one.

I dont want to fire the welder up until i know what space i have to work with!

If you want to come help, the more the merrier. I will even supply lunch!

Adam

limpabit 23rd July 2009 13:18

Not sure who has the later chassis.

But here is a list of current 5EXI owners that did not mind being put on the map!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...73,19.6875&z=6

alackofspeed 23rd July 2009 13:34

Ken Robson is the closest i know of. He posts on here from time to time under the name krazyken or something similar.

5exiAdam 23rd July 2009 13:46

ChrisLandy is in Gloucester! Woohoo!

Two idiots in the same city! I hope he sees the funny side!

alackofspeed 23rd July 2009 13:56

i don't think he has a 5exi though?

limpabit 23rd July 2009 14:39

Nope he has a Shelsley.

DavidH 23rd July 2009 15:44

BigFella is North Bristol IIRC

BIG_Fella 23rd July 2009 17:07

Mine is only at rolling chassis
The chassis is round tube rear end second type i think
Not got near it for about a year
and it is south bristol lol

chrislandy 23rd July 2009 19:01

I might be an idiot though! Lol

just got told off for too much oversteer on a driving thrills day. Aston martin doesn't handle at all but the gt3 was luuuvely

5exiAdam 23rd July 2009 21:35

the only way my chassis is rolling is on dolly wheels!

Any and all help appreciated.

Adam

limpabit 24th July 2009 07:08

I had the original suspension and did not experience the problems the other guys did (decelleration etc). I had the car up to 120MPH on the original and did not experience a problem. But sounded very dangerous.

I crashed the car a little while after while testing. Originally driving car without boost, found the problem. Now with boost, it cut in while in the middle of the bend and spun me without warning.

I took this opportunity to upgrade to the latter revision on the Marlin rear suispension. But was not just a bolt on and fit as the bits did not fit (brakes on the hubs etc).

5exiAdam 26th July 2009 20:20

It seems that every step has its own problems! Was it easy enough to sort out.

limpabit 27th July 2009 06:06

After contacting Marlin and sending pictures etc, I was blamed for not fitting them correctly! (Not alot can be wrong about fitting a caliper to a hub!)

Still not 100% though got round the problem by swapping the hubs left to right dide of the car so caliper now at the rear of the wheel if that makes sense. But rear pads do not cover as much of the disc as I would like (only half a pad in contact!)

Someone had the same problem and Marlin made alterations to the hubs.

5exiAdam 27th July 2009 11:12

Is it all fixed now?

What did the hubs cost you?

limpabit 27th July 2009 11:15

Pads are still any issue as I gave up asking for help.

I bought the whole rear end upgrade. Top wishbones, and hubs as part of the Marlin upgrade pack. But also upgraded the lower wishbones as well.

Can't remember exactly of the total cost. But something like £500 for the lot rings a bell. Maybe wrong though.

Also heard that Track developments are looking at a bolt on upgrade as well.

SDMC001 27th July 2009 12:43

Adam

Some of us myself included have used a setup that Big Rich one of the other 5EXI owners have used, and I must say it was a great improvement to the rear setup and considerably cheaper that the Marlin option.

Addionally to Riches setup, I had new rear tie bar bolts made up in a taper format so to allow a direct replavement for the track rod end tie bar, and also spacers to allow the new tie bar to run paralel from the hub to the chasis, all in cost me around £200.

I had a long chat to Track developments who have done work on several of the owners cars to rectify the rear end issue, and when I spoke of what I had done, it was a similar fix they had used on another car.

TD are considering a retro fit new setup and would welcome a builder to be the first to try, I have considered it, but at the moment I am due to have my car setup by a local company who setup suspensions, and looking at the car feel they can make improvements. If there settings do not prove up to scratch I will be going back to TD.

http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/foru...ead.php?t=1926


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