C Beam Plates
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2005
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From: Coldville
I was talking to Bill about this a few years ago when we were driving up to the mountain to go skiing. History of the C Beam Plates is that the top section was originally made to provide an easier way to install the bolts, and the side benefit being possibly reducing the fretting and movement, as some have mentioned that the bolts are not torques that tight. Most people may not use any adhesive between the C Beam and Trans/diff that's supposed to be there, so that's another part of it. Bill noticed upon driving the car afterwards that the car behaved much better, and didn't have the movement on and off the gas... so he made a full set, manufacturing the small pieces and dropped it off at his Tig welder. Nice parts, capture the nut so you don't drop it, and made from stainless. Van Steel copied them also. I think the bare steel ones might rust on an ordinary car, but nobody drives a Corvette in the rain :-)
If you have an aftermarket transmission with a steel C Beam adapter, you can torque that end much higher, as the tq limit is to protect the weak casting webs from failing.
If you have an aftermarket transmission with a steel C Beam adapter, you can torque that end much higher, as the tq limit is to protect the weak casting webs from failing.
They beat the heck out these cars.
They claim all cars were Stock except the Roll Cages.
Would be interesting to find a SCCA Race Car from that Series and look under it.
If the stock setup held up during all that Racing abuse i would think the stock design would hold up for are cars.
Pro
Joined: Sep 2024
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Very Interested, I wonder what they used in SCCA Corvette Challenge back in the 80's
They beat the heck out these cars.
They claim all cars were Stock except the Roll Cages.
Would be interesting to find a SCCA Race Car from that Series and look under it.
If the stock setup held up during all that Racing abuse i would think the stock design would hold up for are cars.
They beat the heck out these cars.
They claim all cars were Stock except the Roll Cages.
Would be interesting to find a SCCA Race Car from that Series and look under it.
If the stock setup held up during all that Racing abuse i would think the stock design would hold up for are cars.
