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21-10-2005
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ZX-5 Alloy front brace
  Beefy huh. After reading something about a hingepin brace / pivot block breaking, I got paranoid and had a friend (dave grunill) machine this for me. He spend a while on it so doesnt want to make another, ever, its a shame because hes done a good job.
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22-10-2005
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how heavy isit jimmy? hope you dont nose dive with it
 looks really nice, Dave did a good job :!:
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22-10-2005
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4 hours, cough cough.... poor dave, i felt rather guilty, but hes a champion..
its heavier than the plastic thats for sure, its not too bad tho.. might only use it indoors.
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28-10-2005
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Any time on the buggy yet with the new brace? Does it make the car handle any differently? I can't imagine the weight difference is very significant.... More importantly, have you broken anything yet? I'm really curious to see what breaks first when you clip a pipe with your front tires. Of course, not that I want you to break your car! We just all know that it eventually happens and I'd like to know what piece would be the next weak link up front.
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28-10-2005
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I heard of this brace breaking, I've heard of the steering knuckles breaking and heard of the shock tower / bulkheads breaking
I've yet to break anything and crashed it a few times. I did'nt weigh the brace but it is heavier than the plastic one, probably not enough to change the handling so you'd notice.
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03-11-2005
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jimmy,i could have actually made the front brace a lot lighter but you then start to lose strength with it,i could have machined 2 thru pockets in it no problem but i wasnt sure how much lateral strength would have been lost,thats why i kept it solid..i didnt think there was that much difference in weight to be honest to warrant concern over it..besides,gives you a bit more steering
dave
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03-11-2005
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hehe, cars light enough dave! and hey, need that steering indoors. dug my polish out so gonna "bling it up" soon, be like jewelry !
Let me know if i can plug your services at all mate, you do some ace stuff.
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03-11-2005
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cheers jimmy
turning stuff isnt too bad..milling by hand is a pain especially when its got intricate curves and the work piece has to be set up about 5 times to make different cuts,makes for a long job! i could have anodised it a nice blue if you would have said  dave
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