CAMBER COMPENSATOR!
Here I'm going to show my ignorance -- I'm a Mk. I guy, Paul's building a
Mk. III. Is it the same swing-axle rear?
If so, then YES, he must address it.
And that under-spring thingy Triumph sold back in the '60s -- NO WAY!
Terrible unit. Worked fine until it broke -- and that was when it egg-shaped
the bolt hole in the bottom of the diff (where it mounts) and let all the
diff fluid drain out. Sudden stop when the diff seized! Not fun.
Mine is a very simple cable and pulley setup I've had on the car for nearly
30 years now. Pulleys affixed to the top shock mount*. Cable ties to a lower
shock mount, runs up through the pulley, across (alongside the spring) to
the other pulley and back down again. It basically pulls the whole axle
setup up (Spitfire gets a wedgie). Simple and virtually no-maintenance. (*
1/4-inch Grade 8 shouldered bolt drilled into the larger bolthead there --
bolt shoulder becomes the pulley hub. Pulley must have a guard so the cable
does not jump off of it.)
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "michael cook" <mlcooknj@msn.com>
To: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; <EPaul21988@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: How to build a spit racer??
> CAMBER COMPENSATOR?
>
> Dinosaur stuff. Mesozioc? Paleolithic. Certainly the pre-Kastnerian
period.
>
> Mike Cook
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Henry Frye
> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 8:14 AM
> To: EPaul21988@aol.com
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: How to build a spit racer??
>
> Bob, (and Travis and Evan)
>
> Rocky and Susan have laid some excellent groundwork. Interesting
> conversation about the rear axles, but did I miss the camber
compensator???
> Or is there some other way of sorting out that funky rear suspension?
>
> One very important thing to do before you even touch the car is you need
to
> figure out where and with what sanctioning bodies you plan to run the car.
> Get the Spitfire specs from each, THEN plan what you need to do.
>
> For example, differences in Rocky's post and the SVRA specs are the 8
point
> roll cage is illegal and SVRA does not require 6 point belts. Every
> sanctioning body has a different approach to Vintage Racing, so it pays to
> do your homework before you spend any money.
>
> Welcome to the fray, and the best of luck!
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