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Jan 8, 2009 | 04:29 AM

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Robevo RS

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i think so .
I wonder , if they will remove some of the thicker metal from the floor and the body and replace it with lighter ones...

Jan 8, 2009 | 05:00 AM

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You folks at AMS had better be careful with this car or else Mitsubishi is going to void the warranty.

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Jan 8, 2009 | 05:47 AM

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You folks at AMS had better be careful with this car or else Mitsubishi is going to void the warranty.

Just can't stop laughing!

Later, Ken

Jan 8, 2009 | 03:06 PM

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^^^^^ lol lol lol that is funny thats the last thing on AMS mind

Jan 8, 2009 | 05:39 PM

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So you removed ~150 lbs from the chassis some of which you indicated were "unnecessary brackets". Were these brackets for chassis rigidity and did the roll cage substitute for these and other pieces that were removed to reduce weight? In short, you wanted to remove weight but still retain orginal chassis regidity, I assume. To achieve, you removed those pieces that could be substituted by the TT race required roll cage the results of which still yeilded a net loss of weight. Is this correct?

Later, Ken

For the class we are competing in (Unlimited AWD) you are required to have a roll cage. Adding a roll cage adds weight to the car. To offset this weight, we remove all of the unneeded brackets and some of the structure that lends chassis rigidity and impact strength. The cage is designed to give back that strength and rigidity and then some.

To give you an idea, the cage we put in the car is the same cage you would put in a convertible to protect a driver in the event of a rollover. Any structure of the car that is outside of the cage is icing on the cake. Removing some of the material that "bettered" the side impact rating is not a big deal. The actual chassis of the Evo X is WAY more reinforced than the 8/9. I would bet that even with the metal I removed from the B pillar, that it is stronger than an unmodified 8/9 B pillar.

Ultimately, our hope is that the weight of the bare chassis with the cage will be equal to or less than the weight of the bare chassis before I started removing metal.

Jan 8, 2009 | 09:06 PM

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nothing to say
amazing thread
good work

Jan 8, 2009 | 09:12 PM

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nice WORK!

Keep up the great picz!

Jan 8, 2009 | 09:20 PM

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Yes, acid dipping was done mainly for weigh reduction also to get the chassis to bear metal so it can be spot welded and outfitted with a cage.The acid dipping process took off about about 30 lbs of weight off the chassis.

Thaks

Where can this be done?

Jan 8, 2009 | 11:10 PM

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AMS FTMFW! Simply amazing. AMS, you guys should sell me this car after you're done with it. Me want

Jan 8, 2009 | 11:46 PM

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Awesome! Car looks great!
Just out of curiosity, how do you measure how stiff a car's chassis is?

Jan 9, 2009 | 10:01 AM

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You folks at AMS had better be careful with this car or else Mitsubishi is going to void the warranty.

nah bro, just as long as they tuck a few wires under the dash they'll be fine.

Jan 9, 2009 | 10:11 AM

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Nice work guys! Looks good!

Love the hardcore core builds!

Jan 9, 2009 | 11:29 AM

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You folks at AMS had better be careful with this car or else Mitsubishi is going to void the warranty.

lol.....I'm pretty sure this WAS a Mitsu. owned car. Great to see it being put to good use instead of the inside of a crusher.
Great job guys!

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:03 PM

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Nice to see someone doing it right!

Ralliart FIA Holoigation N-5718 02/02, which starts on page 33 of the following PDF lists the approved non-structural items that can be removed from a EVO X per the FIA rules.

http://www.ralliart.co.jp/GRN/homolo...ancerEvo10.pdf

All of the listed items add up to about 24 kg's, which is about 53 pounds worth of brackets etc.

From the looks of it you've gone waaaay beyond that!

Andrew
www.universalrally.com

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:33 PM

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Outstanding work so far AMS. Keep us posted like always!