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There are currently 3 FST's in the San Francisco region that race occasionally; hopefully they will be racing more often, very soon...

However, as Matt points out, the 'series' covers the eastern...

Call the manufacturer and ask them what they recommend. For my cell (Fuel Safe), I was told full of fuel.

-Jim

I will second the "Thanks, Bob"; Brian McCarthy did a lot for the FV community and he is missed....

-Jim

Steve,

I'll try one more time to gain an understanding of how you are dividing up the masses of a given car. What makes sense to me is the static weight of the car on its tires, and when...

Steve,

Forgive me for not knowing, but your discussion of the Z10 mentions rockers and I googled you and Z10 and got info on a FF, which would then make sense regarding a rocker. So did you have...

John,

Thank you for taking the time to expand on the definitions of jacking - very helpful in understanding the concepts; hopefully we can agree with your descriptions. If not, then perhaps...

McMaster Carr has an assortment of these wrenches and you choose the correct one based on the diameter of the adjuster (ring); both pin and hook type are available, as well as the pivoting head type...

Since it hasn't been mentioned (yet), Pegasus is a great place to purchase the APEX universal joints: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/

Agree that they are not cheap, but they will probably last...

I think it might be worthwhile to clarify a few things regarding this subject; there are several points that have been made but not are universal to all FVs.

If the chassis was designed to...

Blake,

You should be able to just drill new holes clocked 45 degrees from your existing locations, you will need to spot-face the inside of the discs but that was likely done for the holes already...

Fred Michael,

My wife would be real upset if I put my car parts on such a nice looking quilt.......... ;-0

Thank you for your input, it is helpful. Now I have another question for you: out of...

Fred,

Good description! This is basically how we do it as well with the plastic tie wraps (approximately same width as you mention). So you don't have any leakage with this method?

I have...

To be honest, we originally didn't have the air bleed tube and the problem wasn't any worse; we thought we'd try the tube to see if it made any difference - I don't think it has helped. Essentially,...

Good thought: I appreciate the suggestion, and was not aware of this option, but it doesn't look like the grease is coming from the interface between the tripod hub and the wheel adapter - the grease...

Looking for guidance on how to seal the boot for the triangular tripod housing. We seem to always have some grease escaping from these boots. We are using the small air bleed tube on the axle side...

Does anyone care to share what brand or pad composition they prefer to use and the why behind their choice? I admit I am interested in applying the information for a Formula First, as I think the...

A number of years back I placed thermocouples under each spark plug - the standard off-the-shelf version (I did have to relieve a small area in the head to get them to fit). I then used the same...

Bonus points to Dietmar! He is correct. At least in my experience, where that sharp edge (on the inside diameter of the collar) mates to the spindle is where spindles will crack, so put a nice...

So did you go to the June 1-2 race at Laguna Seca?

As mentioned, you CAN fit in a FV, it will be a matter of finding what chassis will fit you best. It DOES matter what your proportions are,...

There is some very good advice from several of the previous posts; especially checking with Larry Bacon as he is a pretty tall (and nice) guy. Bad news would be that right now there aren't many...

It doesn't look like you got an answer to your question yet. Without seeing the cracks and where they occurred, it is difficult to give a complete answer. However, I do not think you should have...

Don't know if you might be interested, but I have a good sized box of components for those old Koni shocks that I want to get rid of: bodies, pistons, foot valves in a couple of flavors and a lot of...

Thank you Barry and Robert. Those numbers and details are just what I needed.

-Jim

Does anyone know what the trans weighs (with or without axles, tubes, brakes and wheels - please specify which, or whatever combination thereof) and a complete engine?

Thanks in advance.

-Jim

While I can't directly answer your question, I can state that older VW rear drums can crack at the hole that is approximately half the distance from the center to the outside diameter (i.e. not the...

Steve,

In addition to all the good advice you have already received, an additional item to check is to make sure that when you are strapped in, neither you nor the belts interfere with the shift...

Steve,

I'll second Al's comments though I have yet to run into this problem. I have a box of the inner and outer spacers that are no longer of uniform thickness that I have accumulated over the...

Dave,

Sorry that this didn't pan out for you. I would still invite you and your son to join us on a race weekend to get a better idea of what a race weekend is like. I think once you see an event,...

Dave,

Have you been to a San Francisco Regional race? I invite you to stop by and see for yourself what one of our weekends is like. Typically the region is doing two and three day events to...

Scott,

Just checked my car and 90 deg. at the steering wheel yields about 5 or 6 degrees at the tire. This should be a bit slower than the stock VW ratio.

-Jim

I too have seen numbers similar to what Steve mentioned using two dial indicators on a bump steer plate and dialed in my front trailing arm (in front of the axle) mounting points prior to welding...