Comments - Dash fuckwittery, etc. - DuttonOwners2024-03-28T12:59:51Zhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2398922%3ABlogPost%3A225667&xn_auth=nothing is adjustable TCA's wer…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2262512016-11-12T15:21:12.700ZDave Adamshttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/DaveAdams
<p>thing is adjustable TCA's were developed by the Rally boys......as you know they are always building their cars on a budget and to the cheapest possible standard......me i am always hearing that some rally car or some such has broken its suspension driving normally down the road......er nope i never have. to be honest its rare even in thrashed to bits rally cars doing leaps and bounds everywhere......</p>
<p>do as you like it wont be worse than a dreamers car cos it will be real.</p>
<p>thing is adjustable TCA's were developed by the Rally boys......as you know they are always building their cars on a budget and to the cheapest possible standard......me i am always hearing that some rally car or some such has broken its suspension driving normally down the road......er nope i never have. to be honest its rare even in thrashed to bits rally cars doing leaps and bounds everywhere......</p>
<p>do as you like it wont be worse than a dreamers car cos it will be real.</p> We are all Lads at heart (apa…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2261732016-11-12T08:58:23.088ZPaul Sheridanhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/PaulSheridan
<p>We are all Lads at heart (apart from Daryl), otherwise we wouldn't be blasting around the country in open topped sports cars!!! </p>
<p>We are all Lads at heart (apart from Daryl), otherwise we wouldn't be blasting around the country in open topped sports cars!!! </p> lad? lad? I wish :-))tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2262482016-11-12T08:53:09.400ZSteve Kerswellhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>lad? lad? I wish :-))</p>
<p>lad? lad? I wish :-))</p> Thanks Steve, you're a good l…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2261722016-11-12T08:32:07.346ZRoy Kemphttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/RoyKemp
<p>Thanks Steve, you're a good lad. Appreciate the support!</p>
<p>Thanks Steve, you're a good lad. Appreciate the support!</p> Just flashed a grinder across…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2260012016-11-12T08:16:16.604ZSteve Kerswellhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>Just flashed a grinder across the Sierra TCA, which are Capri arms, and they are cast steel, so assuming all are the same, you can mig them with steel wire.</p>
<p>Just flashed a grinder across the Sierra TCA, which are Capri arms, and they are cast steel, so assuming all are the same, you can mig them with steel wire.</p> Cast steel: bit of pre heat,…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2262472016-11-12T07:48:34.475ZSteve Kerswellhttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>Cast steel: bit of pre heat, attack it with mig. Cast Iron: get welder who knows about using dissimilar metals. Stick weld with dissimilar rods, or braze it with the old oxy acetylene and sif bronze. Mig will crack it, Very distinctive PING !on cooling. I would think it was cast steel, good welder will know, quick flash on a grinder will inform him.</p>
<p>Cast steel: bit of pre heat, attack it with mig. Cast Iron: get welder who knows about using dissimilar metals. Stick weld with dissimilar rods, or braze it with the old oxy acetylene and sif bronze. Mig will crack it, Very distinctive PING !on cooling. I would think it was cast steel, good welder will know, quick flash on a grinder will inform him.</p> I would assume so - they're j…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-12:2398922:Comment:2257432016-11-12T07:47:07.963ZRoy Kemphttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/RoyKemp
<p>I would assume so - they're just stock Escort arms modified with the adjuster.</p>
<p>I would assume so - they're just stock Escort arms modified with the adjuster.</p> Mr Kerswell is our expert in…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-11:2398922:Comment:2257422016-11-11T22:05:20.161ZAdrian Southgatehttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/AdrianSouthgate
<p>Mr Kerswell is our expert in sticking metal to metal. Are your TCA's cast ?</p>
<p>Mr Kerswell is our expert in sticking metal to metal. Are your TCA's cast ?</p> Hi again folks. Just so I can…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-11:2398922:Comment:2257412016-11-11T20:43:20.343ZRoy Kemphttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/RoyKemp
<p>Hi again folks. Just so I can give my welding guy a heads up, what's the best way to go about sticking brackets on? MIG or TIG? Any heat treatment required? Is there any advice in the builders manual about welding brackets to the cast arms?</p>
<p>Hi again folks. Just so I can give my welding guy a heads up, what's the best way to go about sticking brackets on? MIG or TIG? Any heat treatment required? Is there any advice in the builders manual about welding brackets to the cast arms?</p> Hi again BV - my car is (curr…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2016-11-08:2398922:Comment:2258102016-11-08T16:47:17.822ZRoy Kemphttps://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/RoyKemp
<p>Hi again BV - my car is (currently) used only for Autotesting. So low speed but fairly hard abuse. I decided to go with the adjustable TCAs as I've seen the car (while my co-owner drives it) suffering from the front wheel "tucking" i.e. positive cambering under load on full or near-full lock. This is the main source of my understeer woes. Regards your message below, you suggest to ditch the adjustable TCAs and set the camber. Can you suggest how to do this without adjustable arms?</p>
<p>Hi again BV - my car is (currently) used only for Autotesting. So low speed but fairly hard abuse. I decided to go with the adjustable TCAs as I've seen the car (while my co-owner drives it) suffering from the front wheel "tucking" i.e. positive cambering under load on full or near-full lock. This is the main source of my understeer woes. Regards your message below, you suggest to ditch the adjustable TCAs and set the camber. Can you suggest how to do this without adjustable arms?</p>