When we raced our 2000 I used a piece of special conveyor belting as the
scatter shield. It was approved by SCCA tech. I bolted it to the inside of
the trans tunnel. As the motor and trans were removed and reinstalled
(again and again) it never got in the way. It was also very light.
In the past the SCCA only required scatter shields when a flywheel explosion
could injure the driver. Therefore most rear engined cars did require one.
Mike---Has SCCA changed and no longer require one?
Dick Ryan ex. 24022
(650)312-4022
Risk Management Dept.
SM 2000/2
FAX (650)312-5830
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Cobine [mailto:mcobine@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:39 AM
To: Jari Tabell; vintage-race mailing list
Subject: Re: Flywheel Explosions
This is why SCCA has required a containment on the flywheel for a long, long
time. Usually, it meant a Lakewood Scattershield for those with separate
bellhousings. Those with bellhousing/transmission in one piece usually had
to come up with a bolt-on containment of some sort, although many used a
metal shield inside the transmission tunnel. The shield inside the tunnel
is really insufficient, as you can tell by the damage in these pictures.
With a scattershield, you really need to use the block plate with it, as a
friend who didn't discovered a 35 lb Chevy flywheel can literally rip the
entire back of the block off of the scattershield.
Mike
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