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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
 THE FRONT SUSPENSION
The front suspension has the traditional double wishbone appearance desirable in this style of car, but is actually a sliding pillar system, well known to car manufacturers for a long time for being simple and effective.
It is not favoured generally (only by one of the worlds most respected sports car manufacturer) because of the need for constant greasing.
These are located at the bottom of the roll over bar and there is provision to move the mounting so as to adjust the height to suit the individuals driving style.
www.robinhoodengineering.co.uk /technical/front_suspension.htm

  
 French police find Fiat paint on Diana's car
Police have estimated that the car carrying the princess and Fayed was traveling about 90 mph just before the final impact against a pillar of a road tunnel under the Place de l'Alma, on the right bank of the Seine near the Champs-Elysees.
The Mercedes, wrapped in a tarpaulin, was taken to the position where it apparently first hit the smaller car and later where it hit the pillar, bounced over to the right retaining wall and came to rest.
PARIS -- French investigators have determined that paint found on the Mercedes in which Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed Aug. 31 came from a black Fiat Uno that apparently collided with the Mercedes just before it smashed into a tunnel support pillar, officials said Thursday.
www.chron.com /cgi-bin/auth/story/content/chronicle/world/97/10/03/dianafiat.html   (515 words)

  
 2002 Peugeot Sésame Concept - Electric Sliding Doors pictures
Each door is guided by a pad sliding on a visible rail which wraps around to the rear of the vehicle, and is easy to open from either inside or outside the car.
The rearmost pillar is angled forward at its base, to give the profile a dynamic look, and to provide excellent visibility through the large rear screen.
Sésame is a B segment ‘small’ car, and from the front end shares Peugeot’s familiar feline look of the 206 and 307, with swept back headlights and a radiator grille finished with a moulding strip and a crescent shaped air intake underneath.
www.motorcities.com /contents/02J9M002750651.html   (515 words)

  
 Stealth 316 - A-pillar cover R&R
Removing the A-pillar cover is easier if the front upper corner of the upper quarter trim is loosened first.
After all the clips are away from the car body, pull the cover down and toward the rear of car to extract it from under the front dash.
In the service manual, the A-pillar cover is referred to as the "front pillar trim".
www.stealth316.com /2-a-pillar-cover.htm   (426 words)

  
 Car Alarm & Hot wiring
Most new GM car will be difficult to get a wire though the A pillar, so you may run it along the A pillar up through the door frame.
The alarm is now in Valet Mode and can be driven as usual (This is good when giving your car to the workshop).
For such cars, you need two relays to connect to the hazard light module instead.
www.thai.org /sirote/camaro_old.htm   (1182 words)

  
 Lancia Lambda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was the first car to feature a load-bearing monocoque-type body, and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension (the front sliding pillar with coil springs).
Lancia even invented a shock absorber for the car.
The Lancia Lambda was an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lancia_Lambda   (1182 words)

  
 2003 Mercedes Benz CLK500 Road Test
The B pillars returned to cars because of safety considerations, but Mercedes-Benz has strengthened the A pillar around the windshield and made the entire roof structure so strong that the B pillar isn't necessary.
A person looking for a personal luxury car where comfort is as important as performance.
In the CLK coupe, though, Mercedes-Benz has "presenters." When you enter the car and sit down and put the key in the ignition, the seat belt hook moves the belt forward so that you merely have to reach over your shoulder to get the belt and then latch it in.
www.familycar.com /RoadTests/MercedesCLK500   (937 words)

  
 42 Draft Designs
A-pillar pods should NOT be used on these vehicles.
Unlike the typical A-pillar pod, our pod is designed to be positioned at the lowest point possible without blocking the defrost vent.
If your car has black seats, your headliner is gray.
www.42draftdesigns.com /mk4apillar.htm   (301 words)

  
 Landau (car) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some use the term 'Town Landau', and this generally means a wider rear pillar with no rear quarter windows, or a vinyl roof that only covers the rear seat area (and is thus reminiscent of a town car).
A landau, drawn by a pair or four-in-hand, is similar to a vis-à-vis, a social carriage with facing seats over a dropped footwell, which was perfected by mid-19th century as a swept base in a single flowing curve.
In the 1920s and 1930s, especially in the United States, the term 'landau' became used for a simulated convertible, in which a fixed roof of a sedan with solid rear quarters was covered with fabric or leather and fitted with side landau bars in order to appear like a convertible top.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Landau_(car)   (301 words)

  
 SLIDING PILLAR
Lancia’s characteristic independent front suspension, the Sliding Pillar, was an important ingredient of the firm’s success up to the early 1960s and this highly effective design is to be found on every car the company built from the highly innovative Lambda to the subtle Appia.
It is thus fitting that this feature common to all Lancias built between 1922 and 1963 should give its name to certain events whose purpose is to highlight the fame and character of these marvellous cars, and bring together those Lancia enthusiasts who own or simply admire them.
Sliding Pillar Rally 2006 - The Welsh Marches: preview
www.busybee.be /X/SP   (301 words)

  
 Porsche Boxster/911 Roof Transport System (RTS)
You can see that the A-pillar brackets are barely noticeable when painted to match the color of the car.
First, take the A-pillar spacer that you removed, and use it to gently pry the cover plate off the mounting plate, inserting the spacer in the bottom crack.
And from reading "Martin"'s posts on PPBB, it sounded like leaving the A-pillar brackets on permanently would be a smart thing to do (to avoid harming the weatherstripping and the bolt threads with repeated installation and removal, not to mention the convenience).
www.bombaydigital.com /boxster/projects/rts   (1090 words)

  
 Nissan Primera Car Crash Test Auto Express
The car’s centre rear seat belt was a three-point type, which gives far superior protection to that provided by a lap-only belt.
ISOFIX anchorages were used to mount the restraints in the car.
Frontal ImpactThe body withstood the impact reasonably and was judged by testers to be stable despite the joint between the screen pillar and the beam supporting the fascia panel starting to come apart.
www.autoexpress.co.uk /crashtest/car/49   (1090 words)

  
 production.html
Chassis number was visible from outside the car on a small stamped metal plate fixed inside the windscreen on the pillar near the drivers vent window.
The owner of Dino 04878 claims to have a letter from the Ferrari factory which states that his car was the first to be equipped with daytona seats by the factory.
European versions, or home market cars, were left hand drive cars identified by the front signal lamps which laid flat and blended with the front contour of the coachwork.
www.dinoregister.com /production.html   (1090 words)

  
 [hpv] Re: REAR-SUSPENSION LINKAGES.
The sliding pillar idea I was thinking of was more like a typical bicycle front suspension than a Morgan.
FWIW Morgans still have sliding pillar front suspensions, with the probable exception of the new Aero 8.
See: http://www.morgan-motor.co.uk/products/newcar.htm From the appearance of this car, I think you can see why it was better that they stayed with their traditional designs for so many years.
www.ihpva.org /pipermail/hpv/2000-March/003289.html   (1090 words)

  
 GSI Squanderbug
Sliding pillar front suspension and steering came from a Morgan F type.
Rear suspension used a solid axle housed in spring ladder guides with modified Wolseley stub axles, copied from the 1939 Alta G.P. car.
www.500race.org /Marques/gsi.htm   (1090 words)

  
 Colin Wilson @ Sliding Pillar
I have built up the workshop to be able to cope with almost all aspects of car (Morgan) component manufacture including casting, forging, press work up to 250 tons (from a single radiator gill to the Magna Wheel centres requiring about 150 tons), turning, milling and grinding, to mention but a few.
From the most basic tools and equipment of the mid-60’s when all I had was a very old flat belt drive lathe and pillar drill.
He said that he would be very happy for me to do this as the Factory could not satisfy this need.
www.slidingpillar.co.uk /Colin_Wilson   (1090 words)

  
 Unique Cars and Parts: Morgan
This car, like all Morgans, used a simple ladder-frame chassis, sliding pillar front suspension and ash framing for its steel or light alloy bodies.
The obvious difference is the light alloy wheels, the sliding pillar front suspension and leaf-sprung rear suspension remaining as before.
Up to 1960 its power was generated from the Anglia 100E Ford motors, with 997cc overhead-valve engines being used after.
www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_morgan.htm   (1090 words)

  
 Auto Meter A-Pillar Gauge Pod
This simple pod attaches to your a-pillar (between the dash and the roof of the car) to hold two or three standard 52mm gauges.
The wagon models have a slightly longer A-pillar, so the pod is about 1" short for those cars.
The holes can be enlarged to hold 60mm gauges, if you want to.
www.fastwrx.com /autapgaugpod.html   (86 words)

  
 DSMtalk Forums - Think Fire Extinguisher on A-Pillar is for Riceboys? Think again
I wouldn't recommend mounting any fire extinguisher on the A pillar because any collision you get into just turns it into a flying projectile (think about it, what is really securing that extinguisher to your car other than two screws into the plastic trim?), and it should definitely be bigger than an aerosol can.
It's not the extinquisher part that makes you a riceboy, it's the mounting on the pillar part.
A real fire extinguisher would be rated for class B (gasoline and other flammable fuels) or class c (electrical fires) and would be a dry powder since water isn't good to use on gas fires or electrical ones.
www.dsmtalk.com /forums/showthread.php?t=134784   (1150 words)

  
 NASIOC - A-pillar guage mounting
Starting at the top of the pillar, get your fingers (or a large minus [flathead for dummies] screwdriver wrapped in duct tape) behind the plastic, and lever it away from the first mounting point.
Personally I think the a-pillar mount is way too conspicuous location to mount gauges especially at night.
This made it impossible to see from outside the car, unless you were about 3/4 carlength back, in which case it sort of punctuated the point
forums.nasioc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=98109   (1128 words)

  
 Child Carseat Safety FAQ
A possible risk is to child passengers seated out of position; leaning on the door, face on the window, head sleeping on a pillar, etc. This would be most relevant to children in boosters who are not seated properly, and to children not using any type of seatbelt or restraint.
At least one carseat, the Century Smart Move, does require the seat to be able to rotate freely toward the back of the vehicle in a crash.
Many airlines prefer a carseat to be put in the window position, contact your airline for specific rules.
www.car-safety.org /faq.html   (7114 words)

  
 Child Carseat Safety FAQ
Refusing to put the car in motion unless the child stays in their restraint is another.
A possible risk is to child passengers seated out of position; leaning on the door, face on the window, head sleeping on a pillar, etc. This would be most relevant to children in boosters who are not seated properly, and to children not using any type of seatbelt or restraint.
If you are unable to verify that the carseat has never been involved in a crash, do not use it.
www.car-safety.org /faq.html   (7114 words)

  
 Ricecop!
To the driver's credit, it did have a boost gauge in the pod on the a-pillar and it appears that he spent some extra for camber correction kits and the car was lowered a reasonable amount.
I particularly like the not-quite-aligned Z3 fenders (or was he trying to go for the Viper look?) Amazing that people can drop so much cash on a car and still drive around with mismatched tape holding up the mirror.
I know that when I see a 4 door Saturn the first thing I think is "These cars really need non-functional roof scoops".
www.ricecop.com   (7114 words)

  
 Preview: 2005 Ford Mustang - MSN Autos
While certain design elements such as the forward-leaning grille and the C-pillar windows are draw from early Mustangs, the 2005 is a modern car with the wheels pushed out to the corners and short front and rear overhangs.
With each gear change the shifter notches crisply into position with a deliberate motion that is somewhere between a muscle car of yesteryear and a fragile sports car.
Sure, this type of driving is the stuff of exotic sports cars, but just as much fun in this new Mustang that has all the necessary controls in the right place for the driver to play sports racer.
autos.msn.com /advice/article.aspx?contentid=4022763&src=msn>1=5809   (1575 words)

  
 Lo-Tek A-Pillar Gauge Holder: 3800 Performance
Lo-Tek A-Pillar Gauge Holders place your aftermarket 2 1/16” gauges in a perfect "line of sight" view so you can maintain important readings of your car without taking your eyes off the road.
We offer the double-gauge or triple-gauge pillars for the Grand Prix, in unpainted or 3 OEM colors to match your interior.
We also offer the triple-gauge pillar for the Regal, in unpainted or Graphite color.
www.3800performance.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=LOTEK&Category_Code=INEX&Product_Count=4   (136 words)

  
 A-Pillar Installation
Take the A-Pillar out of the car and bring it to a nice clean place to work on it.
Once the A-Pillar is installed and is securely snapped in, look at it through the windshield to make sure you do not see any gaps, if it snapped in right you won't see any gaps.
You will want to hold it in this position so you can drill it and get a seemless look to the new A-Pillar.
www.gs-r.com /howtoapillar.html   (584 words)

  
 Taner's SPP A-pillar Pod + Omori gauge install
Here we have all the goods: SPP 60mm a-pillar pod, 60mm Omori electrical boost gauge, inline blade-type fuse (w/ 10amp fuse), pressure sensor (the cylindrical metal thing that looks like a small RC-car motor), various wiring harnesses, boost line Tee and pressure sensor mounting hardware.
Here are 2 pics, trying to capture the color difference of the pillar cloth.
This pod will live inside the Supreme Power Parts (SPP) integrated A-pillar pod (60mm, of course).
www.taner.net /s4/boost_gauge   (1130 words)

  
 A-pillar rattle - GreenHybrid
basicly you just pull the b pillar about 1/2 way up (I believe it covers another pice of trim) Then you can pull the weather striping toward the front of the car until you are past the a pillar.
There's a Honda technical service bulletin for this, #04-031 - May 2004, "Interior A-Pillar Trim Rattles." I had it done at the dealer under warranty and it took care of the problem.
There are 2 moulding on the b-pillar, the upper one goes to the roof from midway on the door...
www.greenhybrid.com /discuss/a-pillar-rattle.3784.html   (493 words)

  
 North East MINI ... MINI Forums ... Taking Care of our Beloved MINIs ... Issues and Resolutions ... A-Pillar Cover Flew off This Morning!!!
He assured me that the pillar had nothing to do with keeping water out of the car, that the seal around the windshield takes care of that and that it was safe to drive.
They ordered the pillars directly, so I think it was about two days before he came to fix it.
Definitely call them, they were more than willing to replace both of my pillars.
nemini.org /index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1181   (939 words)

  
 Group Buy on Custom A-Pillar Gauge Pods - SEAT Cupra.net
Just in case anyone was wondering where this was at I'm a-pillar trimless at the moment while they take a mould, hopefully should get a prototype fitted and photo's taken for you within a week or so.
You'll need to take the old a-pillar trim off and then slot this chap back in it's place, making appropriate measure to plumb in your gauge at the same time.
What I have found is a place that will generate a complete replacement a-pillar trim incorporating 1 or 2 52mm gauge pods.
www.seatcupra.net /forums/showthread.php?t=12069   (989 words)

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