WHERE DOES THE TIME GO!
Turning 65 in May and the Dio-Alfa is still sitting on my build table.
It is NOT forgotten or abandoned, just a victim of more urgent needs.
I have made some small progress of late, I finally got the Alfa Spindle dimensions drawn up in CAD.
I will post to the Spindle discussion once I figure out how to convert the file to something the site will accept.
It would indeed be simpler to just use the early Pinto spindles I have.
But I have a fixation to use a set of rare original Alfa wheels I own.
They will not work with the Pinto hubs.
Come August I will begin getting my SS Pittance, just enough to cover the rent, so whatever else I make may go to the toys.
To make the Alfa spindles work I have to swap them from each side to the other in order to get front steer.
This also moves the calipers to the rear.
Some time ago a point was made that this might be an issue for caster?
So far as I can tell the pivot point is centered so caster should be under control of the A arms.
Unless I am missing something?
A arm camber is 9º as near as I can measure it, a little less than Pinto/M II.
Upper A arm design is simple, similar to Jack's design but using a particular odd upper ball-joint to fit the Alfa spindles.
Lower arms are still TBD, but the overall dimensions of the Alfa spindle are fairly close to Pinto/MII so the MII design suggested by AM should be a good starting point for further refinement.
Now that I have Bend-Tech Pro chassis design is much easier.
Made a rolling stand for the JD bender, it also incorporates a set of leveling feet.
Next trick is to complete the air-over conversion.
Very determined to get this on wheels this year!