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Old 21-05-2007
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http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/997...ro2007ray3.jpg

i have done this modifacation to an old tower that unfortunatly broke at batley one meeting and i thought the bottom half was a waste because when you buy a rear tower you get the part that covers the rear diff and it also has the ball studs attached to it. i personally think that the rear graphite towers are expensive, but i know the plastic ones are cheaper by far. but i thought a carbonfibre rear tower would look rather nice and could be a bonus of giving the extra shock positions and such.

so i set about making one out of aluminium looking at the bottom half of the origional shock tower there was a perfect place to drill and screw into place the new tower, which is flat and ideal for it ( attached thumbnail 1 ) then this is what it should have looked like - ish ? ( attached thumbnail 2 ) with more work and some aero dynamic issues irioned out it will look far better than my shoddy drawing lol

i ran this shock tower at bury metro regional on saturday and the the car went fine, it felt really well over the bumpy sections of the track and seemed to be grippy on the back end. the only thing i didnt do and should have done is make more holes in the tower to give me more setting up options. i think eventually i might get a few towers made up properly..

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[IMG] [img=http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9972/mylosixx4burymetro2007ray3.th.jpg][/IMG]

i have done this modifacation to an old tower that unfortunatly broke at batley one meeting and i thought the bottom half was a waste because when you buy a rear tower you get the part that covers the rear diff and it also has the ball studs attached to it


ran this shock tower at bury metro regional on saturday
nice use of steel terry tinsley would be proud
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lol cheers lmao.... ive added more to it now..

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lol cheers lmao.... ive added more to it now..

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i have some scrap pig iron that might beef it up a bit
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hi all,

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/997...ro2007ray3.jpg

i have done this modifacation to an old tower that unfortunatly broke at batley one meeting and i thought the bottom half was a waste because when you buy a rear tower you get the part that covers the rear diff and it also has the ball studs attached to it. i personally think that the rear graphite towers are expensive, but i know the plastic ones are cheaper by far. but i thought a carbonfibre rear tower would look rather nice and could be a bonus of giving the extra shock positions and such.

so i set about making one out of aluminium looking at the bottom half of the origional shock tower there was a perfect place to drill and screw into place the new tower, which is flat and ideal for it ( attached thumbnail 1 )

ran this shock tower at bury metro regional on saturday and the the car went fine, it felt really well over the bumpy sections of the track and seemed to be grippy on the back end. the only thing i didnt do and should have done is make more holes in the tower to give me more setting up options. i think eventually i might get a few towers made up properly..

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jesus christ Garry dont draw attention to it
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i have some scrap pig iron that might beef it up a bit




pm sent !! lol only messing lol
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sorry but that is the ugliest thing i have ever seen....

Wouldnt you rather pay the extra 5er and have the car at least look good?

I guess claps for the ingenuity but geez............
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why not buy the fibre lyte carbon strengthner
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sorry but that is the ugliest thing i have ever seen....
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Wouldnt you rather pay the extra 5er and have the car at least look good?

I guess claps for the ingenuity but geez............



the thoughts there...
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why not buy the fibre lyte carbon strengthner



carbon fibre rear tower would look miles better..... im wondering if a bj4 or slim 4 would fit.. ?
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here is some pictures of the shock tower at the moment, it looks a little more attractive now . ill be racing it on sunday at durham regional .. please dont rain !..

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now, thts looking abit nicer in CF.
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Looks far nicer.
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ye it does loook better dont it, im using front end 4wd losi shocks on the rear end

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While my dad was away he decided to order some parts from fibre lyte. He ordered himself two front losi xxx4 shock towers, and he got me a front and rear BJ4 shock tower. How knid of him. Anyway they look exactly like the origionals but he got them cut thicker than the origional to strengthen them up a bit.
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