Rear subframe done
Le Mans Master
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From: Silver City NM
St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Originally Posted by NHvette
Plus - Marck's car is made to turn ... turn hard.
Looking good and strong !!
Looking good and strong !!
That alone is a warning bell that he knows he has more power than the rear end can handle.
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From: Storm lake Iowa
Originally Posted by CrossedFlags77
Ah the whole drilling disease has caught on to Twin Turbo too!
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From: Silver City NM
St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
I Norvalized the rear today LOL
You may not want a solid axle, but when those u-joints let loose and rip like a chainsaw through your buttocks, you'll be wishin' you took ol' Dep's advice
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Look where those halfshafts have to pass through to get into the passenger compartment, and I may run some halfshaft loops also. I've never had a u joint break, a diff yes (pinion area broke out of the case)
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St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
why would you convert the rear IRS to a solid axle on a corvette other than one that is gonna be used for drag racing only? by the way nice work TT keep the pictures coming 
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The advantage is in far superior camber & toe control (if designed properly). The cobras are much lighter, compare apples to apples. Again, I'm not interested in 1/4 mile (there's only 1 dragway here in the Netherlands and it's not even close to me)
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St. Jude Donor '05-'07
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
The advantage is in far superior camber & toe control (if designed properly). The cobras are much lighter, compare apples to apples. Again, I'm not interested in 1/4 mile (there's only 1 dragway here in the Netherlands and it's not even close to me)
Cobras were competing in the same class as the Vette, so that excuse doesn't really wash. And get your hot rod on a boat and come on over here!!! One drag strip!!! Good grief!!! How do you exist over there????
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I don't care for drag racing so I'm not concerned, the German Autobahn is only a 5 mile drive and that's where I love to drive.
The IRS advantage certainly is not theoretical, then again the stock IRS on the vette is far from perfect.
The IRS advantage certainly is not theoretical, then again the stock IRS on the vette is far from perfect.
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That would be extremely hard to do and a lot of work, it's mean drilling 3 smaller holes for each triangular hole and then using a sabre saw to cut out the triangle. I'm going w/ round holes on the front "spreader bar" also (it's be a beam that is removable)
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
I don't care for drag racing so I'm not concerned, the German Autobahn is only a 5 mile drive and that's where I love to drive.
The IRS advantage certainly is not theoretical, then again the stock IRS on the vette is far from perfect.
The IRS advantage certainly is not theoretical, then again the stock IRS on the vette is far from perfect.
we don't have one of those here.
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
That would be extremely hard to do and a lot of work, it's mean drilling 3 smaller holes for each triangular hole and then using a sabre saw to cut out the triangle. I'm going w/ round holes on the front "spreader bar" also (it's be a beam that is removable)