Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:43:14 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jim Akiba <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
Subject: Re: Measurement help, data points
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The measurement we actually want is the protrusion from the chassis of
the powertrain or lowest hanging points. We are simply using the
ground plane as reference. The chassis/powertrain protrusion data are
the comparable numbers that the end user cannot change easily(other
than swapping to something else). This is the baseline upon which
wheel/tire/spring then have an effect, but we don't need that data
from everyone, and the less we ask for, the more data we will get.
Jim Akiba
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Surely measuring from the ground to the body includes wheel and tire,
> whereas from grease cap to body eliminates the wheel and tire?
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 7:06 AM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:
>>
>> The wheel arch height is the normalizer and removes the wheel/tire
>> variation, tire squat, as well as spring height variation.
>>
>> Thanks much, enjoy the Holidays!
>>
>> Jim Akiba
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 2:17 AM, Jake de Villiers
>> <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Jim, you're a kook! An interesting, intelligent, curious kook but...
>> >
>> > I'll try to measure my vans on Sunday - I'm working the 24th and 26th
>> > and
>> > you know what's happening on the 25th!
>> >
>> > You don't care that they have wildly different tire sizes?
>> >
>> > Merry Christmas, Jake
>> >
>> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi All,
>> >>
>> >> I was hoping to enlist the help of the list to collect some
>> >> measurement data. If you're game, grab a tape maesure(which is
>> >> intentionally mispelled for you west coast/pacific NW crowd since
>> >> that's how you guys seem to pronounce it) and head to your van! Make
>> >> sure it's pahked(how we pronounce it) on relatively level or even
>> >> ground.
>> >>
>> >> I need help with:
>> >>
>> >> 1) Drivers and Passengers side wheel arch measurement (from ground to
>> >> the bottom-most edge of the middle of the wheel arch)
>> >> 2) Lowest point (ground to the absolute lowest point, and it's name,
>> >> ie "skid plate" or "oil pan")
>> >> 3) Year, Model specifics(carat, syncro, westy, etc etc)
>> >> 4) Additional specifics (conversion? stock wbx? what kind,
>> >> displacement,
>> >> etc)
>> >>
>> >> I don't need to know wheel/tire sizes etc.
>> >>
>> >> Why should you help?
>> >>
>> >> 1) You like vanagons so you're generally a helpful person, and may
>> >> believe in Karma, since without it you'd have likely died roadside
>> >> long ago
>> >> 2) I am going to randomly send 2 participants Bostig T-shirts on Jan
>> >> 15th(which have the witchdoctor vanagon on the back, and he's cool)
>> >> 3) You're bored, and it's quick/easy
>> >> 4) I need to know where we actually stand with regard to ground
>> >> clearance for advertising purposes <---- super secret core reason for
>> >> the post
>> >>
>> >> Send your listdatapoints to:
>> >>
>> >> listdatapoints@bostig.com and thank you in advance for the help!
>> >>
>> >> Moderators, if I'm doing anything nokay let me know... or just go
>> >> samba-style and start deleting all threads that I've ever participated
>> >> in because clearly they are all malicious hard-selling and I've never
>> >> bought any banners.
>> >>
>> >> Happy holidays everyone, and thanks in advance,
>> >>
>> >> Jim Akiba
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jake
>> >
>> > 1984 Vanagon GL
>> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> >
>> > Crescent Beach, BC
>> >
>> > www.thebassspa.com
>> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>> >
>> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
>
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