Elio Type Vehicle Resurection --- AKA the BEX

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The front subframe and firewall box is pretty much production ready.

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The front subframe is attached to the floor, and setting up the suspension and steering is the next step, checking everything for clearances, alignment etc.

Here you see the lower control arms in place, and the steering rack is hiding behind the crossmember, you can see the pinion shaft sticking up into the square hole ... and who said "a round peg doesn't fit into a square hole" ...​

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The front suspension was simply too close to the engine rails, so I had to make some thinner rails .. all good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfh1fv-oHw

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This explains why I had to narrow the main engine rails, the clearance to the front suspension - yellow arrow.

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I lengthened the strengthening plate, the distance of the yellow lines, because it didn't quite extend past the engine mounts to my satisfaction, my blunder, I should have measured better.. i.e. as they say, measure 38 times, cut once.

And as you can see, the suspension is basically mounted, including lateral brace from mount to mount that you can't see.

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I had to modifiy the lower control arm crossmaber assembley, because the steering tie rods were too close.

You can see the scallop I have taken out, and increased the strength of the assembly some, and to the right, you can see in the CAD drawing where the tie rod routes, and why the scallops.

And finally the hot weather is breaking, as it darn well should by the end of August.

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Exciting news for me, but sorry to say I am away for 4 days.

I am going to Xinjiang, not as tourist, but a business trip for Rong, and it's very close to the famous "4 Borders" of China, Russia, Mongolia and Kazakhstan.​

Burqin County to be exact.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqin_Co ... ZPfKVEv5Cc

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Because this trip happened suddenly, I left the factory today without taking pictures.

The front suspension is fully mounted, and the 2 x main engine mounts are done.

Starting to look like something again, but this time with production specific pieces going into it.​

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and I am back ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3wctXek1BQ

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SDAs I mentioned, I got the front suspension mounted before I went away on my trip, but forgot to take pictures, and today got the main engine mounts finalised.

Unfortunately I have to fly to Beijing tomorrow, but it's only for one day.