FOR SALE: Very Nice 944 Turbo Race Car Project - now with PICS
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I didn't know Bruce had 2 cars that looked alike. That would be cool having them both at the track. The last time he came up to Heartland Park he had the other one with the 962 engine, a new semi rig to pull it with and about 4 Harley's, and his girl friends car. Nice stuff.
You do have me thinking about your chassis. One question for you since I would be using it for a track only car, would it still be legal in PCA? I thought all of the suspension pickup points had to be in stock location or am I wrong?
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I didn't know Bruce had 2 cars that looked alike. That would be cool having them both at the track. The last time he came up to Heartland Park he had the other one with the 962 engine, a new semi rig to pull it with and about 4 Harley's, and his girl friends car. Nice stuff.
You do have me thinking about your chassis. One question for you since I would be using it for a track only car, would it still be legal in PCA? I thought all of the suspension pickup points had to be in stock location or am I wrong?
Thanks
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At the end of the day, the biggest reason for raising the suspension attachment points is SAFETY. Lets face it, its a race car and you are going to run it as low as you can. Without raising the suspension attachment points and without fabricating strong rear upper shock mounts these 944 Turbos can become unsafe. Without my mods, the control arms end up being oriented in an "up hill" position which can contribute to ball joint binding and failure. Also, using the stock rear shock mounts that were NOT designed for coilovers raises concerns about their ability to handle the stress. And one other thing, the rear coilovers have to be really short and if not configured properly, you will be hitting the bump stops all the time which creates an unsafe handling condition. In summary, my cage design was built to promote SAFE racing. I think the PCA generally accepts modifications that have the primary intent of increasing safety.
An added benefit, the raised attachment points bring the suspension geometry back to its normal intended range of motion (control arms oriented in a "down hill" fashion) at lowered ride heights. This allows you to be able to setup the suspension the way it was intended to work. Which, again, takes us back to safety. If the suspension does not move through its intended range of motion, this can cause the potential for unsafe handling characteristics.
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Before I sell any of the parts individually, I need to wait approx one week to see what kind of interest I get in my race car chassis. The buyer of the chassis will have the first shot at all of the other parts I have for sale. In other words, if the chassis is not sold by the middle of next week OR if the chassis is sold but the buyer doesn't want certain parts, then those parts will be sold. Does that sound fair? If so, I will be back in touch next week with the status.
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Hey Jeff - I am interested in your custom removable aluminum covers for firewall to base of windshield area. Where did you get that made? Was it hand formed? Is there a gasket under it to make it water tight? I would like to fabricated on of these myself so any details would be appreciated.