Old spridget racer's trick: Weld a piece of 3/16" or 1/4" x 2"-3" plate
(1/4" edge to underside of frame rail) to "frame rail", where down-pipe
exits from engine compartment. Plate should be about a foot long, and
radiused at front. To the bottom of the plate, weld a 1/8" or 3/16" "shoe"
to bottom edge of plate. When you bottom out, the shoe takes the shock and
sliding friction. The exhaust stays intact. I use one on my '72 Midget,
for the street. Feels kind of funny when it bottoms out and puts out a
shower of sparks, at night. But, it sure protects the exhaust.
Bud Osbourne
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jay Shaffer
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:42 AM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Re: Autox Report
The Cap'n is spot on with this preparation list , which SHOULD make you
a competitive car in SCCA Solo FSP class. Tires wise, I run Yoko A008r
185/60s which are take off tires from Spec Racer Fords, but the hot
auto-x tire is the Hoosier R3S03.
I can attest to the exhaust thing. I scraped off my exhaust system at
a Solo trials event , braised up a new one for the next auto-x and
scraped it off on the second run. Needless to say I'm on the Safety
steward's .... list. I'm thinking of going to a side pipe If I can
figure out the routing.
--
Jay Shaffer
ITC #66 soon to be Solo DP#66
'76 Midget
"This ain't no beauty contest"
On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 04:43 PM, Robert E. Shlafer wrote:
> Dave....
>
> I'd follow Dave Lieb's advice and also purchase a set of 6" Minilites
> (or Mini-lite
> wannabe's) to decrease unsprung weight, along with a set of Yoko 032R
> (or "similiar") 175/70's (or better yet, 185/60's) and a set of lower
> (1")
> "heavier" front springs, while having the stock rear ones properly
> attended to by a spring shop (again, 1"
> lower).
>
> Now go with a 3/4 or so front bar and
> rear panhard set-up. Vary tire pressures
> for oversteer/understeer and go with a
> set of Peter C. shocks, upgraded for the
> front, stock valved for the (lighter) rear.
>
> This will also make a very "sticky" fun
> road car (totally useless in snow, but you
> don't wanna drive it in snow/salt anway,
> right?).
>
> You must be very careful of the "lowered"
> exhaust system! :):)
>
>
>
>
> Cap'n. Bob
> '60 :{)
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