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https://www.dropbox.com/s/abstos1pyvpqaxb/HooverEngine.jpg?dl=0 A click on the above should give you a picture of Tom Hoover's C/GA 392 hemi...
Probably not. I don't travel well and stay pretty close to Orlando.
Don't intend to belittle anyone claiming to be "original." I would simply say that it's difficult to be any more original than to be among those...
I went back to graduate school for a couple more years shortly after the '59 Nationals, so, except for some letters from Barnes, I don't know a...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lhcn7z2za1eg8y6/MY_CARS.JPG?dl=0 I promise, there'll be no more of my stuff after this. These are the cars I had when I...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hqcg3vmsmqpk08i/BarnesManifold.jpg?dl=0 If I'm lucky, a click on the above will take you to a picture of the E/G engine...
I'm very anxious to talk, but have not had the opportunity. When I was lecturing at UCF, I'd occasionally talk for 3 hours without a break.
You got it! There were a couple of guys spotted way up in the stands as the DeSoto engined cars were testing. They reportedly told the Indy...
That's news to me. Thanks. Always ready to learn more. The Chrysler 300 was a publicity gimmick, of course. It was very tame compared to the Dodge...
When the slant six was initially mentioned, there were management n0n-engineer people who became very concerned, even when the 45 degree banks of...
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I'm the last active member of the trio that started the Ramchargers while eating our lunch in the Chrysler cafeteria in Highland Park. I'm in my...
Retired from U. of Central Florida, where I was teaching a graduate level engineering course in vehicle dynamics.
There were (and are) a lot of false stories circulated in Detroit, but Vicki was certainly not held in high esteem among those at Chrysler Central...
Welcome aboard! We appreciate your experience. Now, try to visualize a single ladder on the right and consider the possibilities. Realize, of...
I thought I made it clear that it's the DRIVESHAFT torque that causes the problems. Sorry if I didn't. And, I like your last paragraph. Those...
Ned, I don't know why, but they have refused to change the link to my new home. I've narrowed it to only the drag racing section, so, perhaps,...
I have yet to see any proof that complete cancellation of squat and rise is in any way antithetical to goals associated with racing not associated...
Yes, Andy is correct. No magic to it. And, if I can stretch your imagination a step further, a 3link can be considered to be the instantaneous...
Andy, I can understand your goals in a street car can be very different than those building a car for the drag strip. You like the violence of a...
Baloney!! You've got smarts I wish I had. As I worked in a shop owned by a friend who built race cars, I put a Pinto front suspension and Toyota...
If you're really interested in the testing of an automobile suspension and if you own or have access to Race Car Vehicle Dynamics, I would suggest...
Yes, if you want to exactly cancel out the driveshaft torque, the offset is critical. However, drag racers throw on an ARB, preload their chassis,...
Sorry, Marcus, but I'm at a loss as to how I can help you further. Just go to the example I gave you, plug in your own numbers, and calculate the...
I didn't bother to go through your math, Andy. You've got the right idea. I would only say that you're short on the ladder link. I'd make it as...
There are three trailing links. The bottom two are attached to the torsion bars. The top one is offset to the right and in tension during forward...
Andy, here is a picture of the C-Type rear suspension: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j89/BillyShope/C-Type.jpg I doubt very much if this...
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