Can you say "Peyote". I knew you could. If you like I'll send you a
picture of the chassis. You won't believe it. Looks like a large tube
version of a birdcage.
On Jul 23, 2006, at 7:58 PM, Allen Washatko wrote:
> FOT,
>
> The highlight of my BRIC weekend was meeting Bill Warren and seeing
> his
> TR6 which was formerly Paul Neuman's race car. Bill is a terrific guy
> and was very open to letting us pour over the car which we did. What
> surprised me the most was how much work was put into stiffening the
> entire body/chassis. There were round bars running from the roll cage
> through the firewall to the front of the frame, reinforcement under
> the
> dash at the firewall and a truss like member in the trunk welded
> between the inner wheel wells. Neither of Kas' books talk about any of
> this nor have I read anything on the FOT about this subject. Am I just
> not paying attention or what? I understand that a non-flexing chassis
> gives you a more predictable suspension and handling. Is this not a
> common subject because the vintage rules don't allow this type of
> modification?
>
> Seeking enlightenment!
>
> Allen
>
> Jody & Allen Washatko
> N65 W5567 Columbia Road
> Cedarburg, WI. 53012
>
> tel. (262) 375-6888
>
>
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