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 Subject:  [Chapter 2] The E9 Suspension SpacersList thread.  
  
 Date:  Jan 18, 2006
 From:  James Wechsler 
The E9 Suspension Spacers

The Pakistani Sherman I’m modeling has a suspension modification to allow an inner and outer row of extended end connectors (duckbills) to lower the ground pressure and improve off-road performance. This modification was given the experimental designation of E9.

Mainly, this modification involved moving the entire suspension outboard about 4 inches. This translates to 0.114 inches in 1/35 scale (about 3 mm). The VVSS was moved outboard by the addition of a spacer between the hull and the suspension.

One of the biggest concerns I have is to make sure that all parts of the suspension are shifted outboard the same amount so that the tracks don’t end up canted. To do this, I decided to leave the VVSS mounting plates on the hull (cutting off the bolt heads) and add the spacers to them. This is reversed from what was done on the real tank but with a little putty, I’ll get the same result.

Another big concern is to make sure that the spacers are far enough outboard that the duckbills don’t end up touching the inner hull. I ended up using two sheets of 0.06 inch Styrene plastic glued together (0.12 inches) to make sure I’d have a little extra clearance.

I simply made a template from the hull and then cutout the plastic. Using my punch set, I replicated the bolt pattern on the plates and drilled the locating hole. Note, if you don’t have a punch set, you can carefully remove the bolt heads from the Formations hull and then reattach them.

I also had to remove the lower mounting flange on the bottom of the hull since it’s actually part of the suspension and is therefore also moved outboard. Fortunately, I’d saved a left over set from an old Dragon kit so I just glued it on the bottom of the spacer.

Up Next: The E9 Idler Spacers
 
Thread Listing 
  [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - James Wechsler - Jan 17, 2006
. . . [Chapter 1] The Lower Hull - James Wechsler - Jan 17, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - Chad Lebo - Jan 18, 2006
. . . [Chapter 2] The E9 Suspension Spacers - James Wechsler - Jan 18, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 2] The E9 Suspension Spacers - Brad Butkovich - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Correct picture links - Brad Butkovich - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Correct picture links - Jim Wechsler - Jan 25, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Correct picture links - Brad Butkovich - Jan 25, 2006
. . . [Chapter 3] The E9 Idler Spacers - James Wechsler - Jan 19, 2006
. . . [Chapter 4] The E9 Suspension Idlers - Test Mount - James Wechsler - Jan 20, 2006
. . . [Chapter 5] The Transmission cover and Upper Hull - James Wechsler - Jan 24, 2006
. . . [Chapter 6] The E9 Suspension - Final Mounting - James Wechsler - Jan 29, 2006
. . . [Chapter 7] The VVSS Suspension - James Wechsler - Feb 1, 2006
. . . [Chapter 8] The Fenders - Part 1 - James Wechsler - Feb 3, 2006
. . . [Chapter 9] The Fenders - Part 2 - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2006
. . . [Chapter 10] The Fenders - Part 3 - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2006
. . . [Chapter 11] The E9 Suspension Revisited - James Wechsler - Feb 5, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 11] The E9 Suspension Revisited - Brad Butkovich - Feb 6, 2006
. . . . . . Angled top of spacers - Brad Butkovich - Feb 6, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: Angled top of spacers - Jim Wechsler - Feb 6, 2006
. . . [Chapter 12] The Turret - James Wechsler - Feb 9, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 12] The Turret - John Yergin - Feb 9, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter 12] The Turret - Jim Wechsler - Feb 9, 2006
. . . [Chapter 13] The Hull Details - James Wechsler - Feb 10, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - Patrick Germain - Feb 10, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - Jim Wechsler - Feb 10, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Looking GREAT Jim - Hans Haase - Feb 28, 2006
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Looking GREAT Jim - Jim Wechsler - Mar 4, 2006
. . . [Chapter 14] Painting - Step 1 - Basics - James Wechsler - Feb 13, 2006
. . . [Chapter 15] Painting - Step 2 - Camouflage and details - James Wechsler - Feb 18, 2006
. . . [Chapter 16] Weathering - The Wash - James Wechsler - Feb 26, 2006
. . . Re: [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - rob tison - Feb 28, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Pakistani M4A1E4 Sherman - Jim Wechsler - Feb 28, 2006
. . . [Chapter 17] Stowage - James Wechsler - Mar 4, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 17] Stowage - John Yergin - Mar 4, 2006
. . . [Chapter 18] Weathering - Pigments - James Wechsler - Mar 5, 2006
. . . [Chapter 19] The Tracks - James Wechsler - Mar 7, 2006
. . . [Chapter 20] Final Assembly - James Wechsler - Mar 9, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 20] Final Assembly - Richard - Mar 10, 2006
. . . [Chapter 21] The Figures - James Wechsler - Mar 13, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 21] The Figures - R.C. Hill - Mar 13, 2006
. . . [Chapter 22] The Base - James Wechsler - Mar 14, 2006
. . . [Chapter 23] Conclusion - James Wechsler - Mar 15, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 23] Conclusion - Evgeny Grechaniy - Mar 15, 2006
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter 23] Conclusion - michael - Mar 15, 2006
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter 23] Conclusion - Curt - Mar 15, 2006
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