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You can get a 5/8" id split (uses pinch bolt) and splined joint. Not saying the splines are going to be of any value. Yes, the VW part does not have splines.

So in theory you should be able to...

I have been building FV''s for 35 years and I don"t ever remember the steering shaft interface being as easy as buying a 5/8" universal. You always have to adapt a stock VW unit. This is a metric...

Diaphragm style has more clamping force.

Brian

And exactly what did the Lazer manufacture do to test the frontal impact safety of its design, nothing or they would not have used their steering system design.

Most safety features are 'written...

It would not work, create very bad bump steer, etc.

To eliminate front end bump steer, etc., the steering control arms must be mounted in a fore and aft position and have the same (fore and aft)...

A NEW TRW steering box is machined (designed) to have less clearance between the worm and sector gears when in the centered position. The clearance grows as you move away from the centered position....

The car must be well sorted and perfectly reliable for a SCCA drivers school. The driver DOES NOT have time to work on the car. Really should have FV experienced help, assuming you are in a FV.
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Put a brass or hardwood block over as broad a surface as you can achieve and hit it with a hammer while holding upside down.

The ball will droop out well before you damage any gasket surfaces.
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A warning: Bolt grading is completely meaningless with the known lack of quality control. You can only trust bolts from the aero space industry or expensive racing bolt manufactures.

Brian

This was not a well thought out protest. Possibly input from an outside observer or just frustration with how the race finished with no chance to race for the win. There is no way that the leaders...

[QUOTE=fvee62;650815]I... I am running front & rear discs ..../QUOTE]

The hubs for the disc conversions are steel billet. The internal splines have to be done with a broach. These hubs are made...

Ed

You stated: The Vortech is a copy of the Protoform which is a copy of the Womer. I have not seen any Womers out West so I had no idea that this was a possibility.

Can you expand on what...

An FV in a banked corner can be unsettling. The added vertical load can move the suspension from the droop limit (ideal camber) to a setting of less camber reducing rear corning force. The front...

A car's lateral load transfer (LLT) is the sum of three systems.

1) A portion of LLT is created by forces acting on/at the roll axes. There is no movement of the chassis for this to develop. A...

[QUOTE=S Lathrop;650007]There is a second reason that the front end of a FV jacks and it has to do with the motion ratios of the front torsion bars. If you have a rising rate on the outside and a...

You clearly can not read. I posted above:

'I have a very big 'technical' ego, but what makes me very special is that I do not mined being proven wrong. I can learn something from that. I am thick...

Not unusual, you are not being clearly about what is being posted. Lathrop's post in talking about suspension jacking, not wheel displacement do to chassis role and/or weight transfer. I would be...

You could be Adrian Newly and I would still call you out for a position that is so contrary to common engineering and FV history.

1) One test without data and only a track times does not prove the...

Yes, you picture a very good and a simple example of a front droop limiting hardware. IF...droop limiting was actually require for the correct handling balance of a FV, why has this not became...

These are not attacks. They are just very strong statements about a product and a statement that are COMPLETELY wrong. I have clearly stated how the history of FV does not support either the...

As if that has not been said before. It is the common retort for those who cannot respond to the my precise and logical technical positions.

The above post is actually not technical at all. It...

This is a completely ridiculous position for you to be taking. Either you applied the program incorrectly or the program cannot process the FV variables correctly.

1) There has never been a...

Can you expand:

1) Find the sweet spot at the rear', Is that both static camber and droop setting? May we assume that shock settings relate mostly to chassis control? Did you find a...

I know you find front roll droop control handy, but I have never had any call to use it.

Maybe expand exactly what issues it can help resolve and what you think dynamically is happening, weight...

I ignored it because it is completely wrong.

First, the 1" clearance is at the floor which is about 14" wide at the beam. The car is if fact really 2X as wide when measured at the wheel. Now...

But the whole premise being demonstrated by the Farnham example is that the car was very good with one shock missing. Shock curves, low speed dampening for chassis control, and easy of those...

So just how much extra performance do those expensive front Penske shocks being to FV's?



I spoke to B Farnham, the winner mentioned above, and he thought it cost him .5-1.0 sec per lap. You...

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Looking at the photo with two shocks mounted to one rocker, where are the other ends of the shocks mounted?

Brian

I do not disagree with that opinion, but I thought the sales pitch needed challenging. Look at the some of the responses. A number of people are finding this acceptable based on who made it....

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But first ask yourself why it has taken...

I took a second look at the photos and now realize that this is in fact not zero roll, but a conventional rear spring arrangement found on most race car's other than FV. The cable droop limiter...

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PM me with your Email and I can provide tech articles and advice on how to do it properly. It takes a lot of work and the results are not earth shaking.

One hint: No such thing as ram effect...

Derek Harding

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How does this deflection in the engine area present itself to the car/engine performance or to the driver?

Brian

You need very few tools actually. This assumes that you are stocking very few spare parts. The key is to note what tools you actually use at home while working on the car. Maybe as few as 10...

If your chassis does not require a front motor mount, then there is no other reason to have one.

1) A test was done putting a twist load into the engine at the front mount while on a dyno. No...

I am not sure this is correct. Assuming the engines have equal power but peak at different points, then you want the SB for the 6400 engine. You want to make the best use of the power at the low...

So a FV tranny is just like any other swing axle?

What preload are you using on the pinion and diff side gears? How are you configuring the syncros?

Brian

Everything Rice said applies ... IF ... you are in a very competitive race with another competitor. How often have you found yourself in a situation where you were equally match with someone during...

They are not applying for the Prop 65 warning label.

If your not happy in CA, then please move out of state. One less car on the road, less pollution and some water saved. Those who stay can...

Most wear comes without metal to metal contact. Loads applied to a bearing surfaces impart a stress to those surfaces. In a simple example using a ball bearing the ball transfer a force --- through...

1) Yes, ZDDP is not the only anti wear additive, but it is by far the best when considering cost effectiveness.

2) ZDDP does not require extreme conditions. A protective layer forms under...

The article is 100% accurate. I can verify everything that is stated with scientific research papers/articles. Available upon request as many PDF's.

You guys blow the importance of ZDDP all out...

Do not worry about wear. Even if it is tight, you are never going to wear it out with the little time it is in use during your racing career. Also, for sure you will be replacing it again.

If...

The GCR sections that you speak of really only concerns the roll hoop structures. You are free to modify the rest of the car as much as you wish. No need to submit to homologation. Also do not...

Rice is completely correct. I have used the above unit for over 3 decades and it just hit me that is is a waste of time making the manual adjustment/readings. Just ordered a digital level.
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Actual scientific test of BTU levels indicated the Avgas and E10 have on average equal BTU content/levels.

Valve seats: No need to reuse old valve seats. You don't think valve seat metallurgy...

I was implying that it probably does not make much difference to the shocks performance for FV.

So does Fred Clark's knowledge extend beyond trial and error? What was the condition (level of...