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Steven Snyder
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FEB 13, 01:34 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by wftb:
QA-1 coil overs are not gas charged shocks .I did a lot of research before i bought mine .If you look at all of the info on their website and in the catalogue , there is no mention of gas charging . |
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Like all modern performance shocks, they are gas-charged. If you search for gas on their site you'll find a lot of results: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aqa1.net+gas
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Zac88GT
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FEB 13, 11:00 AM
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The promastars are NOT gas charged, I've taken one apart. They have a gas bag to accommodate volume changes.
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Steven Snyder
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FEB 13, 03:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Zac88GT:
The promastars are NOT gas charged, I've taken one apart. They have a gas bag to accommodate volume changes. |
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I think that's considered a low-pressure gas charged shock, as opposed to a high-pressure gas charged shock. Does the bag feel pretty stiff or is it just ambient pressure?
At least they're keeping some gas separate from the oil. It won't be enough to prevent cavitation though.
I guess I was being optimistic grouping them in with performance shocks!
By the way, this page has a dyno chart for a cavitating shock: http://www.kaztechnologies....-charge-your-shocks/[This message has been edited by Steven Snyder (edited 02-13-2014).]
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Bloozberry
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FEB 13, 08:03 PM
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Just a quick update: While the shock absorber debate was playing out, I got around to removing everything in preparation for welding and took the opportunity to strip the paint off the firewall and much of the engine bay. Although not shown in this photo, I welded shut most of the holes in the firewall and ground them smooth.
Knowing that the Proma Star shocks were OK to be laid horizontal, I felt comfortable going ahead with the scheduled final welding of the rear suspension components yesterday. It felt like a marathon with over two hours of near non-stop melting steel bits together. In summary here's what we welded:
-4 shock mounts to the firewall cross member;
-the firewall cross member to the upper frame rails;
-2 vertical supports to the firewall cross member and to the lower frame rail;
-4 halves of the trailing link mounts to the lower frame rail;
-2 lower bell crank mounts to the lower frame rail;
-2 upper bell crank mounts to the upper frame rail;
-4 inboard upper lateral link mounts to the lower frame rail
-4 inboard lower lateral link mounts to the cradle;
-2 fwd engine mount gussets to the cradle; and
-2 bell crank touch ups
Tomorrow I'll get a chance to clean up all the welds and prime everything.
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cptsnoopy
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FEB 14, 12:14 AM
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Simply Beautiful! 
Charlie
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zkhennings
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FEB 14, 03:20 PM
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Usually I weld in a T shirt because it gets so hot otherwise, but welding for that long I'm sure you would get a nasty sunburn without all those heavy clothes! But man it must have gotten hot!
How much of the specifics of the build did you plan ahead of time? I know for example the upper supports for the bellcrank you found a good solution when the time came, but was everything else planned ahead? Or are you making it up as you go? Because as this project progresses I cannot believe how many little things there are to take into account for every modification you are making.
As one of the many people who I am sure check on this thread every single day, it will be an exciting day when we get to see a first drive video of this in the future.
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Will
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FEB 14, 03:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Bloozberry:
Will, I'm still curious to see your design and how you surmounted many of these challenges. If you're not willing to show them to the general public (as you've stated in the past), then I can PM you an email address. |
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I think bell cranks are over rated for cars with fenders (IE, cars that aren't open wheel race cars). The idea in my head doesn't use pushrods or cranks, but I need to get serious about drawing it out so that I can verify that it will work in the space available.
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FieroWannaBe
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FEB 14, 09:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Will:
I think bell cranks are over rated for cars with fenders (IE, cars that aren't open wheel race cars). The idea in my head doesn't use pushrods or cranks, but I need to get serious about drawing it out so that I can verify that it will work in the space available. |
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I can see their benefit for a rising rate motion ratio.
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skidd1000
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FEB 15, 08:37 AM
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Great job Blooz. I am new to this forum and stumbled across this thread while doing research for my project. I also just bought a fiero with a f355 body installed on it. I too picked up an 2001 cady sls for $100 with (you guessed it) an over heating problem. One day those two cars will become one. I will study each page of this build and take tips from a master like yourself. I dont have your patience or your skills or your pocket book, but I do have time so this will be an adventure. Thanks. Steve.
 [This message has been edited by skidd1000 (edited 02-15-2014).]
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katatak
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FEB 17, 10:44 PM
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Catching up again Blooz! As always, your work amazes me. This thread always serves as a source of inspiration to me - get's my Fiero addiction back on track. I for one truly appreciate the fact that you take the time and effort to document what you are doing. I can always find an answer to whatever it is that I am struggling with - or at least some ideas that lead me to a solution.
For my roadster project, I have been struggling with how I am going to tie the rear roll bar hoop into the firewall and rear structure. I really don't want to run a diagonal tube from the hoop to the strut towers. After looking at how you rebuilt the cross brace, I believe I can incorporate some of Yarmouth's and your ideas and do something similar which would allow me to tie the hoop, firewall and strut tower together with a diagonal bar that sits below the rear grate? Not sure it will work but I have some ideas.
Thanks again for sharing your work.
Pat
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