Suspension Part 1: Design

In this episode, I summarize the design of the suspension. The car uses a lot of parts from an old VW Beetle which puts a limit on how good the vehicle dynamics may be in much the same way that a restrictor plate limits an engines performance. There are still some things which may be done to improve it and that's what will be covered.

How to Build a Racing Car follows the design and construction of the FVT05, a car built for the Australian Formula Vee racing series. The introduction can be found at Introduction and Bodywork Part 1: Woo....

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VW Beetle Picture:
By Jeremy from Sydney, Australia (Volkswagen Beetle Herbie) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons

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