FOT and Cary,
Correct me if I'm wrong in this summation. The Corvair solution is for IRS
cars (4A-6). There are lots of half shaft choices, including 240Z and
Mercedes. Also, new custom made hub assemblies are available from the UK
(Cambridge Motorsports and TR Enterprises), and the sellers promise
"bullet-proof" reliability. The shorty axles in the diff are another
problem, but not life threatening in nature. The axle failures most often
discussed on the list are the solid axle cars, (2-4A) and this is where a
shortened Ford rear axle assembly comes into the picture. These failures are
life threatening, and a replacement Ford axle would seem to be a suitable
and acceptable solution to most of us. The vintage race organizations would
need to be persuaded, but I see no reason to risk, life, limb or another car
like the Blue Streak for originality points.
Bob Kramer
TR4, TR4A, TR6, 2.5 Saloon
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: <EISANDIEGO@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 3:07 PM
Subject: Axle solutions - confused ....
> FOTers
>
> I simply do not feel that I have enough information at this time to
> commit $1500 or more on an axle solution.
>
> Having a university as well as the expert at CAT look at these axles
is a
> good one. If this effort has not drawn a conclusion by October, I will be
> able to send the bent one from the TR3A. at that time. At this point, I am
> not sure that it is the same type of axel failure that is leading to
> roll-overs. (As confesed earlier, I getting to know the corner workers).
>
> One observation, there seems to be alot of individual initiatives
being
> taken. Wondering if we could not make greater progress if there was more
of a
> group effort to first identify all alternatives, crticially review the
> alternatives, followed by a coordinate effort to explore those that seem
> feasible.
>
> Can some explain to me what the relative advantages/disadvantages are
to
> the Corvair, Ford and other conversions? Do I understand correctly that
the
> Corvair conversion has been used succesfully for along time? So why is it
> that we are looking at Ford and other alternatives? Has any body heard
from
> Kas about this ?
>
> Cary
>
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