At 09:05 PM 2/9/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Keith Ickes <kickes@IR.ColoState.EDU>
>Subject: Advice
>
>First, does anyone know whether the racefab listserv is alive and well?
>and, if so, where it is now located?
i was subscribed for years. I fell off about 6 months ago, but hadn't seen
much come across in the past 2 years.
>Second, I want to start a new project aiming toward an E-mod car. Aiming
>in the sense that I start with the right basics and upgrade the power as
>I go along. I am thinking of something on the order of a Lotus
>7/Westfield - at least that size.
hmmm.
>My question relates to options for the rear uprights. I want the car to
>have IRS and I am going to start with a Subaru/Datsun rear diferential
>with limited slip (a very inexpensive beginning). What rear uprights
>would work well for a home constructed IRS suspension layout (home
>constructed with the help of a local race car constructor)? I have used
>Triumph GT6 uprights on a previous project, machined to take larger
>bearings. Someone suggested uprights from a 280Z (but I thought they had
>rear struts?).
some folks take the z-car rears and hack off the strut towers and weld on
places
to mount heim joints. Then you can use the z-car rear diff, half shafts,
bearings, and
zx rear discs and have a cheap simple but heavy rear solution.
IMHO a better start would be the mazda gleason irs.
If you are serious though, I have an R190 Detroit Locker for sale with
5.12 gears (don't argue - I really have one).
>For starters, I will have 13" X 7" to 8" rear wheels.
skinny rubber.
>Any suggestions from those with more experience/knowledge?
I'm building a DSR car.
-Doug Miller
71 240z with 350 chevy - wanna race????????
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