Tony have you tried contacting Black Sea R&D for an upgraded (hardened) version driveshaft?

 

We say "2 X 4" but I guess down under, everything is upside down...

BTW, shouldn't that be 10cm x 5cm.....?



T

 

Im in the construction business here in Sweden and we say 45x95 here 😊 2x4 is not fully 50x100

 

Yep, here either.

Some time after 1950's, the dimensions of US 2x4s became 1.5x3.5".

Where I live cypress was the wood of choice for construction because it's almost, if not impossible for termites to eat.

Most stuff build before the 50's is real cypress 2"x4".

T

 

F2 from Iceland is running a stock 944 NA driveshaft with roughly 900hp. His motor LS is boosted not sure what difference that makes for torque delivery and stress on the driveshaft.

 

F2 drifts his which is spinning the tires ( no grip ) vs Tonys track car, slicks etc, all grip.

 

YUP Track Tires and lots of Grip can wreck stuff in a hurry. At 944 Fest 3 days ago there was a Guy with a Turbo, on Hoosiers (guessing at least 285's or wider.)... his son was Driving went to shift from second to third and Hit 1st..... Exploded the Trans... Oiled down the whole front straight... The whole right side of the case was cracked... (NOT and AOR) if anyone asks... Just a stocker...

 

It's got a drive by wire, auto blipping, flat shifting pneumatically shifted sequential.

Like a slush box the shifting is Sooooo smooth

So it's definitely not a shifting issue

TonyG

 

I came across your car on Youtube, and it showed some pictures. It looks fantastic. I quite like the matte grey color too.

I have some specific questions regarding the front lower control arms. It looks like you are using 997 RSR components. Being of the 996+ type design, I realize they are quite superior in adjustability for camber and caster.

-The caster link on the control arm is trailing rather than leading as on the 997. The caster link is now in compression rather than tension when under braking. Is it custom or modified to address this?
-Regarding the modification to the unibody in order to attach the caster link; did you add any additional reinforcement or bracing to this area?
-Did you loose any native caster using the 997 control arm? IIRC, the stock control arm ball joint normally sits slightly in front of the center of the engine crossmember.
-Have you had any issues with this setup?

I realize these question are quite specific, but appreciate any insight you might have. Again, the car looks great! A lot of work to get it to where it is.

 

They were 315's in the rear and the trans didn't like that shock one bit! Glad it was the trans and not the engine though.

 

Saw two of these recently, both from same race car, Max Energy here on the forum....., crack started at bore for front pinion bearing race.

T

 

Tony Tony Tony, great to see you feeding the monkey, still~!~

 

where did all the photos go???????

 

Bump...Wondering if Tony is still racing this creation or did it send him broke like many others...Be good to see what happened to this car all the same?

 

Tony still racing and broke and Tony don’t go in the same sentence.