Spy Shots

[FSUK]

Secret spy shots of the University of Baths (Team Bath Racing) new car http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m275/jogi21/bath_tub_racer.jpg

[FSUK]

Secret spy shots of the University of Baths (Team Bath Racing) new car http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m275/jogi21/bath_tub_racer.jpg

[ccsharry]

Interesting!!

[J. Vinella]

Looks to be a monocoque. Our '04 car was of similar design and affectionately called "Tubby". In the picture on the right.

http://students.washington.edu/dennyt/fsae/TeamPic2005small.jpg

[Ianb]

ccsharry

I was looking at the photo's of your new chassis on your website, The car looks very different to your last car, are those cross members staying put in the front of your chassis? How much does your new chassis weight?

http://www.teambathracing.com/pictures/news/tbr08_chassis_andy_robinson.jpg

[ccsharry]

Ian,

You are correct. We make a different car every year (it's different to our class 3 design as well). Our TBR08 is a revolution, for instance, it is about a foot lower!

The cross members will stay put and the chassis weight is gonna be sub 18kg ;-)

Who knows?! We might turn up with a car like those in the spy shot!!

Harry

[Ianb]

18Kg is impressive.

[James Morris]

Cool looking chassis guys, but how does it pass rules 3.3.6.2 Front Bulkhead Support?

James Morris
Swansea Institute of H.E.
siracing.co.uk

[Ianb]

Mozz22 can you quote the bit you think is not compliant because I have read that section and can't find it, maybe im having a blonde moment.

[ccsharry]

We have checked with the judges and there is no problem with our design ;-)

Harry

[Chris_S]

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9818/picture149xs9.jpg

Few more bits to be added.

Not been easy with the workshop move and all the building work going on.

[ccsharry]

Nice!! It looks like we have a very similar space frame structure!!

We are moving build room too... A few things are not quite ready yet, what a nightmare!!

[James Morris]

The Front Bulkhead must be supported back to the Front Roll Hoop by a minimum
of three (3) Frame Members on each side of the vehicle with one at the top (within
50.8 mm (2 inches) of its top-most surface), one (1) at the bottom, and one (1) as a
diagonal brace to provide triangulation.

The triangulation must be node-to-node, with triangles being formed by the Front
Bulkhead, the diagonal and one of the other two required Front Bulkhead Support
Frame Members.

I understand this rule as there has to be at least a diagonal brace running node to node from the lower frame member bulkhead joint to within 2in of the top of the front roll hoop. Or visa versa.

I might be wrong though, but we got pulled up on this at last years comp.

[James Morris]

http://photos-397.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v162/179/67/529785397/n529785397_1960126_1404.jpg chassis!


That will be 3 of us with simular chassis then!
The front is finished now,(missing a few bars in this pic) i'll put a picture up when i get back to uni.
Also were be moving rooms after crimbo to a room just behind this pic, but hey ours has a sea view!

[Mike Sadie]

I believe the rules committee is okay with it if it is well triangulated. Last year, there was a xls file from them showing about 30 cases that would or would not work.

[Ianb]

as spaceframes go I think they are all very distinguishable.

[James Waltman]

The xls file that Mike mentioned:
http://www.sae.org/forums/formula/dispatch.cgi/rules/sh...ngulation%20Drgs.xls (http://www.sae.org/forums/formula/dispatch.cgi/rules/showFile/100158/d20071016135451/No/Frnt%20Bulkhd%20Spt%20Triangulation%20Drgs.xls)
From here:
http://www.sae.org/forums/formula/dispatch.cgi/rules/do....6.2%20Triangulation (http://www.sae.org/forums/formula/dispatch.cgi/rules/docProfile/100158/d20071016135451/No/3.3.6.2%20Triangulation)

[Mike Hart]

I'll get some shots up when ours comes back from getting the exhaust :P

[Fyhr]

http://www.luracing.m.lth.se/images/frameweldersmall.jpg

Ours so far, welderguy is 2m tall http://fsae.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Steve O]

Seems to have turned into a progress report post so...
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/fsae/08%20car/image004.jpg
beginning of the semester but shows our design and mock-ups.
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/fsae/08%20car/image011.jpg
http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/fsae/08%20car/image016.jpg
Progress as of about a month and 1/2 ago. We now have all a arms done the steering rack/column,shocks/rockers are mounted. Most of the parts are turned. Running car for testing next month!

Sorry for the low qual. cell phone pictures it's what I had available.

Steve