Horsepower might sell cars, but torque wins races

So this is it, the td5's era is coming to an end. This is my "new" cummins 12valve. After 2 years of searching I've finally gotten it. People tell me it cant be done but I'm out to prove them wrong. stay tuned for details....

Got suspension?

I has it.

The 3rd link

So I'm currently building my third link (upper). The intention was to make it as close to the lower link length as possible so that the pinion will maintain the set angle throughout it's range of motion. Obviously, to allow this to happen I've negated the top link mount on the chassis and replaced it with a hollow section crossbar which I will weld the mounts to.

Also to cut out alot of the guesswork from angle finding and notching the pipe, I've created a jig, to which I can kind of fit and weld everything by eye. Here's some pics of it on the welding table I made.

Sorry about the photo quality, I'm using a shitty camera phone since my camera was destroyed last time I went diving.

Supplemental

Here are few more shots of the working product. (I try to avoid excess smoke)

I've been promising to take some pics of my most recent project which happens to be the top triangular link for the rear suspension, but It's been hectic to be honest. We'll see how it pans out next weekend.

Also, those pictures above are from a recent event where we placed first in novice. *Pats self on back*

Result!!

So, It's been a long hard slog to get to this point. Recently I haven't been able to document as much as I would like because it's a bit difficult to work and take pictures at the same time, but I've entered a competition and stuck it through to finish second overall in my class.

I'll be honest and say there was no chance in hell to catch the first guy and I can't say that coming second had more to do with skill than luck because the margin of victory was only one point, and if his vehicle didn't have a minor mechanical hiccup I would've had my ass handed to me on a plate.

Anyhoo here are some pics

Longarms acquired!!

Haven't had much time to post anything recently, but here's the latest development chez moi.

I've been putting some overtime in on the ol' welder to get my latest creation up and running so needless to say I'm well fucking chuffed with how they turned out