Part 14 – Rear axle Bracing

[Jeff 427]

Rod,

I did 30 laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last year in a "Mario Andretti" rear engine car. It was a blast!!!! Got up to 157 MPH and the car stuck like glue!!! I followed my instructor and all he kept saying was lets go faster!!! Those banked turn are steep!!!

It should be lots of fun in the Cobra. Take some video for us to see.

[RJacobsen]

very cool Jeff, The class I took was at a road course in Pahrump (just outside Vegas) they used FFR spec racers and Corvettes.

[davebetts]

I've got Grade 9's in with the tapered sleeves. So far so good. I also firmly believe it was the slapping on and off the throttle that created the shearing. Those Hoozier Street TD tires can sure hook up the 560 lbs of torque. Wonder what's the next leakest link in the chain? No more Pocono for me. Done that, been there and I have the pictures for the memories.

[RJacobsen]

Dave, which bolts did you break, the ones that hold the lower control arm brackets to the rear end or the ones that hold the rear end to the frame?