MHKitchen@aol.com wrote:
> I try to do absolutely as much as possible for safety on my car...added dual
> master cylinder, fuel cell, on-board fire system, kill switch, lots of roll
> bar padding, good belts with good mounts. I retorque the wheels every time I
> go out. I also always wear 3 layers of Nomex, AND a neck brace (especially
> after seeing that ESPN Palm Springs incident replay). We do a lot more now
> for safety than when our cars were raced initially, and the results
> show...but we can always be on the lookout to do more.
Have you pulled your hubs and axles apart during the winter and had them
crack tested? I took some stuff off of the e prod TR4 I bought (with the
hope of someday vintage racing it). I took it to a place that tests
suspension components for an Indy car team. I brought them 6 rear axles,
4 front hubs, 4 rear hubs, 2 complete sets of front suspension arms,
front fulcrum pins, and some other stuff. They rejected 2 front hubs and
2 axles, the rest was ok. With the age of our cars and the other points
you memtioned, periodic crack testing is a worthwhile investment if it
can help prevent you from experienceing the types of catastrophic
failures some of our friends on this list have experienced. There are
still no guarantees, but you do improve your odds.
Irv
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