Thanks to Simon for bringing his car along and opening it up for us! I'm looking at potentially making a series of "Lifting the Hood", let me know if you would like to see it!
Yes! Do this! Would love to see some FSAE cars if you can get access to some! Would be nice to see what the competition is like before i head to comp later this year ;)
this is actually pretty cool, with the nose would it not of been better off to raise it slightly rather then have 2 lumps for the shocks ? or is that providing something back at the driver?
To answer your question Mark, if the whole nose had been as high as the shocks required it would have restricted my visibility of the track too far to be practical. Alternatively I could have raised the eyeline but I wanted to lower the CofG as much as possible so it was a necessary compromise to keep the driver low in the car.
ThomsenMotorsport Im not to familiar with formula vee regulations, but do you plan on adding a front/rear wing? I imagine you must get quize a lot of untersteer with that nose.
Nick Haakman turn over differential 180 deg left to right, crownwheel has to switch sides, otherwise You would end with one gear forwards and four backwards🤓
Would love to see more 'Lifting the Hood' videos, Formula SAE, time attack cars, hillclimb racers, diffrent open wheelers and landspeed racers are just a few cars that come to mind...
luv the content. You bring out the complexities in things us gearheads think we already understand as basic. in light of that, please make a short video about why unsprung mass is important and how big of a difference 10Kg of unsrpung mass would compare to an additional 10Kg of sprung mass. also one about fitting the widest tries you can on a track day style car.
Interesting to compare formula vee specs between SCCA and Australian. I drove an Adams Aero in the 90s. We get to delete the cooling fan, you get to delete the stock front shock location. Good work, well done!
thanks for this videos, sadly i dont have a job and daily im watch some videos and keep me informed and open mind in other people projects, thats open the information across the countrys in this modern times with this tools like a you tube you can stay in many projects and people nice to meet you bro cheers
I'm currently building one of these from scratch much like yourself. I'm not building it for FV though, rather for FRCCA Formula S. It still has the vw air cooled engine but it's turbocharged and has front and rear wings as well as wider tires.
Is that a 1600 beetle motor? I'd like to build a Formula Vee but am still trying trying to understand the construction basics. I presume you had to invert the flywheel and gearbox, and use an adaptor plate?
Why is there a diffuser tunnel going directly to the rear tires? ( in 3D model ) I think it would block off the exit of these diffuser tunnels to make them just ineffective.
They cover the front inboard shock absorbers and bellcranks. I wasn't able to fit them lower in the car and couldn't raise the bodywork there completely or I'd obstruct my forward visibility. So I added those two gentle lumps to cover them while only slightly reducing visibility.
Ur car is superb I am also working on projects .but I didn't get idea about bell crank motion ratio would u please help me for this .about motion ratio and would plz suggest me suspension software plz
KYLE, a thought.... do the number of openings per inch on mesh radiators matter in regards to the cars aerodynamics? Would less dense material = less drag making u faster or would a high density screen create a bigger "bubble" that u talk about and reduce over all drag? Also, what effect do AeroCatch hood pin latches have? I'm try to cheat...Legally
A quick (although somewhat unrelated) question for a project I'm working on: I'm adapting corvette (C4) independent rear suspension to a narrower car, and therefore have to shorten the half-shafts. If we ignore the change in spring rate (because i'm converting from transverse leaf to coilovers anyways), what are the best ways of compensating the increase in active camber gain that is likely to occur under compression (and the reverse)? Is it even a problem, since narrower cars are often designed with IRS and still benefit over solid axle cars? Any insight is appreciated!
$20 k AU (12-15k US ) not US.$ Is that 7-10 k US for a 1600cc ? We have sorted 1200cc cars for sale for between 5 -10 k AU. Aussie series don't have aero either, i think this is a design assignment for a Uni course.
None....the front suspension, gearbox and engine are based off the VW beetles. That is the defining factor for this class of racing. There are 1200cc and 1600cc categories for the engines.
Thanks to Simon for bringing his car along and opening it up for us! I'm looking at potentially making a series of "Lifting the Hood", let me know if you would like to see it!
Yes! Do this! Would love to see some FSAE cars if you can get access to some! Would be nice to see what the competition is like before i head to comp later this year ;)
this is actually pretty cool, with the nose would it not of been better off to raise it slightly rather then have 2 lumps for the shocks ? or is that providing something back at the driver?
To answer your question Mark, if the whole nose had been as high as the shocks required it would have restricted my visibility of the track too far to be practical. Alternatively I could have raised the eyeline but I wanted to lower the CofG as much as possible so it was a necessary compromise to keep the driver low in the car.
ah yep that's fair enough
yaeh i would love to see a series of this. It's really interesting.
Thanks Kyle for featuring my car, I’m happy to answer any questions anyone has about it!
ThomsenMotorsport Im not to familiar with formula vee regulations, but do you plan on adding a front/rear wing? I imagine you must get quize a lot of untersteer with that nose.
I've got plans to add an undertray designed by Kyle, hopefully it'll be on the car by the end of the year.
So the engine is in the middle instead of at the rear like in a Beetle. What kind of changes do you need to make to make that work?
what do you think about install a crash box in the front to protect the legs thanks amazing car
Nick Haakman turn over differential 180 deg left to right, crownwheel has to switch sides, otherwise You would end with one gear forwards and four backwards🤓
Would love to see more 'Lifting the Hood' videos, Formula SAE, time attack cars, hillclimb racers, diffrent open wheelers and landspeed racers are just a few cars that come to mind...
Awesome car, looks super strong, and good looking
Man these cheap open wheel race cars look like so much fun!
20000 cheap?
@@tesodjukic4377 I raced SCCA FVee in the 90s (Adams Aero). Nothing cheap about it =D Switched to Spec Miata.
luv the content. You bring out the complexities in things us gearheads think we already understand as basic. in light of that, please make a short video about why unsprung mass is important and how big of a difference 10Kg of unsrpung mass would compare to an additional 10Kg of sprung mass.
also one about fitting the widest tries you can on a track day style car.
Awesome car and video. I am fascinated with both aerodynamics and suspension stuff
Interesting to compare formula vee specs between SCCA and Australian. I drove an Adams Aero in the 90s. We get to delete the cooling fan, you get to delete the stock front shock location. Good work, well done!
thanks for this videos, sadly i dont have a job and daily im watch some videos and keep me informed and open mind in other people projects, thats open the information across the countrys in this modern times with this tools like a you tube you can stay in many projects and people nice to meet you bro cheers
Love you crazy Aussies. Greetings from Los Angeles. Thanks for the inspiration and education!
Wow, would love a drive of this - great stuff 👍
there are so many interesting and informative videos on your channel. i love it.
Here from the future. Who knew kyle would end up designing the 2022 mercedes sidepods hahah
nice work guys. Redback represent!
I'm currently building one of these from scratch much like yourself. I'm not building it for FV though, rather for FRCCA Formula S. It still has the vw air cooled engine but it's turbocharged and has front and rear wings as well as wider tires.
That seems awesome!
Really interesting video. Thanks
I think there was at least another 5 or 6 min of good info in this video for someone who really wanted to.
Is that a 1600 beetle motor? I'd like to build a Formula Vee but am still trying trying to understand the construction basics. I presume you had to invert the flywheel and gearbox, and use an adaptor plate?
Why is there a diffuser tunnel going directly to the rear tires? ( in 3D model )
I think it would block off the exit of these diffuser tunnels to make them just ineffective.
Is there a reason the air from the skirts is funneled onto the top of the rear tyres. I would have thought that would create drag and mad turbulence.
If the engine and transmission are rotated 180 degrees how do you get the wheels to turn in the correct direction fornthe forward gears.
What are the two bumps on the top of the car near the legs for? they seem to be added towards the final iteration
They cover the front inboard shock absorbers and bellcranks. I wasn't able to fit them lower in the car and couldn't raise the bodywork there completely or I'd obstruct my forward visibility. So I added those two gentle lumps to cover them while only slightly reducing visibility.
Ur car is superb I am also working on projects .but I didn't get idea about bell crank motion ratio would u please help me for this .about motion ratio and would plz suggest me suspension software plz
How do you spin the engine and gear box like that what mods are needed ?
What car camera do you use
KYLE, a thought.... do the number of openings per inch on mesh radiators matter in regards to the cars aerodynamics? Would less dense material = less drag making u faster or would a high density screen create a bigger "bubble" that u talk about and reduce over all drag?
Also, what effect do AeroCatch hood pin latches have? I'm try to cheat...Legally
A quick (although somewhat unrelated) question for a project I'm working on: I'm adapting corvette (C4) independent rear suspension to a narrower car, and therefore have to shorten the half-shafts. If we ignore the change in spring rate (because i'm converting from transverse leaf to coilovers anyways), what are the best ways of compensating the increase in active camber gain that is likely to occur under compression (and the reverse)? Is it even a problem, since narrower cars are often designed with IRS and still benefit over solid axle cars? Any insight is appreciated!
Is it going into a much lighter car?
hey kyle, can you do a video about the t wing on an f1 car?
what is the 'rain' toggle switch?
It flashes a red light on the rear of the car so you can be seen when it's raining.
20K for a FV, in a America you can get a well-sorted FV for 7-10K. Of course we don't allow aero kits, thankfully.
$20 k AU (12-15k US ) not US.$ Is that 7-10 k US for a 1600cc ? We have sorted 1200cc cars for sale for between 5 -10 k AU. Aussie series don't have aero either, i think this is a design assignment for a Uni course.
what other engines are allowed?
None....the front suspension, gearbox and engine are based off the VW beetles. That is the defining factor for this class of racing. There are 1200cc and 1600cc categories for the engines.
WTF IS THIS CAMERA MAN DOING?, STAND STILL PLZ