One more thing. You do not have to quit your day job to start and run your own business. Quit your day job only if the business cash flow projections are working out favorably for the foreseeable future.
If you see the business picking up but you need to spend more time working on it, take a...
An LLC is a bare minumum. Watch the money that you are borrowing from yourself. Just because it is yours, you still should plan on giving it back. Until you have collateral assets, no banks will give you any money unless you sign a personal guarantee. Then the bank can come after your personal...
> As far as wheel travel, if the car leans 3 degrees during a 1g turn, the suspension will have to compress at least ~2.8" for the outside tire to be on the ground.
No. If the track is 50", then you need 1.3" of compression on one wheel and 1.3" of rebound on the other wheel to roll 3...
> ... width ... is around 54 inches. The wheelbase is roughly the same
??? 54" wheelbase?
> ... perhaps 3 inches up and down is a bit too much. I wanted it to be driveable on the street, and I figured that was about the minimum... what would you suggest?
For a small car +/- 1.5-2.0" is...
Very interesting thread. An unheard of oiling problem with the indestructible Supra engine! Maybe if you figure this out then our wimpier engines could benefit from this too.
Could there is some king of flow restriction after the pump, like the filter sandwich/adapter? Try installing that...
BKB001,
You are thinking the right thoughts. You just need to add realistic numbers to them. Unless you are driving off-road, you will not be using +/-3" of travel on your small track car (44" track). Also, the steeering angles will be quite small, so that caster/KPI thing may have a smaller...
> 40 degrees per metre of travel is a pretty typical number for a street car's rear suspension. Cheers Greg Locock
I just read about some Baja desert racers. Their suspension travel is measured in *feet*. I did not know that Greg's company uses meters! :-)
Even though I am metric-thinking, I...
It may be cultural! You did not say anything about his ethnicity, but if he was Asian, that is almost a normal and actually expected response to an uncomfortable situation.
I read about this in a "Communication Matters" book by Deborah Tannen. Then very next week I hear my boss talk to a new...
Hi everybody!
I have two related questions. I am currently adding a dry sump with the oil tank in the trunk for better weight distribution. I need some advice, or methodology, or benchmarks how to determine the optimal oil line sizes.
Also, in the future, I may want to put a radiator in the...
Right after college, after a few months on the job at a big OEM, I had a chance to be interviewed for a mini-promotion. Everyone knew each other, and as it often happens, the outcome of the interview was already pre-determined, no matter how the interview would have went. But nevertheless, they...
I think that the 'creating and designing' part is crucial. Even the verb 'to engineer' means to create and to design.
On the other hand, I am a Test Engineer myself. So now what should I make out of this definition?! LOL! You've got me here.
My excuse is that I have an *ability* to design...
I have read the whole thread. Now I am fully qualified to tell you guys who you really are. :)
An Engineer is someone who:
- Has an engineering education,
- Applies math, science and technology,
- Creates and designs things.
and who may have optional attributes, such as:
- Creates things that...
