Hello -
Ok, I set up a webcam on the car :
This led to these pictures :
Notice the initial location of the spring and the license plate
As you can see in the picture, the spring is already very stretched out. Also, the license plate is "part" of the spring mechanism. It is only attached at the top, so it is being pulled in.
Here the spring is super-stretched out and the license plate cannot be seen.
Notes :
- The grill block works. It does "bounce" a little bit, but mostly in transition, not at steady-state speeds.
- The spring is too weak. I would rather have the spring hold it's own until the car gets over 40 MPH. This, however, will increase the risk of "bouncing" when the spring fights back.
- The license plate may need to be bolstered. I don't mind the license plate also "closing" the middle-section of the upper grill block, but I do want it to be more secure. There are only two plastic snap-in plugs at the moment.
- I need to make a YouTube of it in action. The first AVI I did was 900 MB, and I didn't get it with audio of me stating the MPH, so it was not postable.
Basically, it just needs tuning.
Me happy. Again.
CarloSW2
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