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I received an email from another Vector owner and thought the info might be helpful to others who view this thread: In case I forget to mention it later, steering boxes, upside down, often leak. So, fill it with grease instead of oil, slip a plastic bag over it to catch any oozing of grease, and pad...

Anyone have a photo of the pitman arm and steering stops used in this arrangement?

Joe

Update: I got in touch with Charlie Ruehl and he was the last one to drive the car. I had a nice conversation with him and he filled me in on some of the cars history: - Chassis is a Vector GB1 built by Greg Bruns circa 1989. - Charlie purchased the car from Greg in 1990 and raced it until 1996. - R...

My recently acquired FV had the steering box mounted upside down with the pitman arm facing forward (on a upper chassis crossmember). What are the pros and cons of this arrangement? Also, is a special pitman arm required? Here is a picture of the crossmember where the box was mounted: http://lh5.ggp...

[quote="FV80"] It LOOKS like there was once a connection from the rear frame to the roll hoop that was cut out - possibly in order to make a taller roll bar. Steve, FV80 [quote] FWIW - It appears that the two bars that have been cut were once part of a single piece hoop that connected to t...

I picked up this chassis and the seller believed it to be a Lazer but Larry Campbell doubts that. Anyone have any ideas? It has a trailing arm suspension (unlike a Lazer), cockpit is quite narrow, and steering box mounts upside down with pitman arm facing forward (both like a Lazer). http://lh6.ggph...

You might check with a local kart track... many are large enough for a vee and if you able to test on weekdays the tracks are empty.