In a message dated 10/22/2000 8:45:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
nugentmd@gte.net writes:
> Just a dumb question without benefit of knowing your original plan:
> Instead of moving the engine/trans back, why not just cut a section of
frame
> and
> driveshaft out to shorten the whole rig? That would be another way to
shift
> your weight rearward, and a shorter wheelbase turns faster . . .
>
Lots of probs with that one Mike, sauch as: having to section the body to
keep the wheels in the fenderwells, the fact that at 83" the wheelbase is
pretty short already and less would be reallllllllllly twitchy at high
speeds. ( I road-raced a formula car with a 72" wheelbase... wooohooo).
While that was a good idea, I suspect the problems associated with just
setting the engine back are less significant (though perhaps more numerous)
just my $.02
Bill J
'68 GT8
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