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there are a couple reasons Challenge Cup is not using the Aussie manifolds yet. part of which is because we wanted to make it possible for people to run both as FV & as FVCC on the same weekends. but, since we are planning on getting away from SCCA weekends in general & the fact almost no on...

it's not ignorant, but possibly pointless from what I've seen from this class. all people do is fight & bicker & never do anything except make a $20 piece of conduit cost $1200+. it's a very inexpensive & practical solution that would end this crap really quick. all it takes is one small...

* cough * Aussie Manifolds * cough * $350 *

Shame this date appears to conflict with the Eastern Major race at the Glen. Might be a tough draw being so close.

lol.... if there is guaranteed tow money & a rigged raffle, I could be tempted! That, and I would need to borrow some parts to race too....

Yea, I guess the math isn't too bad... considering. Still would be nicer for $25/axle! Does anyone have any "in action" updates on the TCM or mystery supplier shoes? It's kinda sounding like the Porterfield RD4s are the best option right so far. I'd love to do VeeFest, but budget won't all...

OK. $240 isn't horrific, but still pricey for what we have. While we are talking shoes again, what all are our options (besides discs) anymore? So far, I have seen the following options mentioned this summer here & in these threads..... http://www.formulavee.org/interchange/viewtopic.php?f=3&...

Mark,
Are you saying they are $119 for all 4 corners?

Yep, it is now a short box track. Still very fast, though. I never ran there until that event, but I thoroughly enjoyed the layout. There was still a slight issue re-entering the oval on the backstretch due to the concrete strip for the Safer barrier (especially when pouring rain), but that is going...

*muffled voice from back of the room*

".... convert to FST specs"

Hi All, I'm looking to sell my open trailer. It was built for a Formula Vee by the Masons in Canada, but we've had a Triumph Spitfire on it & it still towed great. It uses VW drums/hubs so you could use you spare FV tires in an emergency & holds 2 full sets of race tires on the rack. New wir...

The horns only interferred when I have the car jacked up trying to assemble it & set the spring preload (just the turkey legs on the spring, no spindles or anything). Based on feeling other peoples cars, mine was defintely stiffer. I could stand on my beam & bounce hard to get it to finally ...

Steve- I don't think I overtightened anything, as it was nice & free before I put the pinning bolt in the center of the spring pack. I took my time to make sure there was no bind, in case I already had a bind that caused the problem in the first place. I actually thought it went together very sm...

Well, I do not know where the change came from then, but somehow the spring rate was a lot stiffer when I moved it from the bottom beam to the top. I put it in the same "ripple" on my adjuster, and it was a lot stiffer as soon as I put it together completely & felt it in the garage. On...

As an update for my issue in this, I think I have finally figured out the problem. After rebuilding everything & trying different parts without any success, I ended up softening the front spring way up this past weekend at Watkins Glen (trying to reduce an nasty oversteer from changing spring pa...

Jim, What about the leaded vs. unleaded? And Ethanol blends? I would be perfectly happy running my AvGas (about $4.00-$5.00/gal) as usual, but like I said, my local airport became the river. That is why I asked about the lower octance CAM2 ($7.30-ish/gal here), as it's the next lowest octane (and be...

Hmm. Interesting. I didn't even know that Sunoco basically bought them out. The CAM2 I was specifically talking about was the good old sweet purple stuff. It appears that is equivalent to the Sunoco 110 Leaded Standard Race Gas. The Sunoco site only shows locations with their 260 GT fuel (none local...

I hate to dig up an older thread like this, but I did not see anyone mention CAM2. Due to the recent flooding, my normal AvGas access is in question, but CAM2 should be accessable on the other side of town. I know it is a leaded fuel as well, and still cheaper than the at track station. Is CAM2 stil...

Thanks for that guys. Looks like I'm going to get new spindle assemblies for the time being, and really go over my current parts. I have no spares of those, so buying some doesn't hurt my feelings. When you grab the front wheels and shake the car, nothing clunked or rattled, so maybe there is a hidd...

Hmm. I definitely will dig into the castor stuff deeper, but the steering dampener sounds like a worthy solution too. My first school at the Glen, the front became uncontrollable on the pace lap. Started as a rumble in the front, then grew into a violent shake. Without the gyroscopics of spinning at...

@ Brian (Harding): Yes, it is pinned at the ride height adjustor. And I didn't say there was any sideways movement, I just wanted to absolutely eliminate any possibility of some under loading. I stripped to a bare beam. And Ray Carmody had that corner apart as well. Neither of us found any glaring i...

Sounds like the exact same problem I am having. Initially it started when the toe was set straight from the massive toe out I started with. Hard braking induces it to the point of almost taking the wheel out of my hands. Also had a talking to from officials for "scaring the workers". Shoul...

Yep, John is right. I at least have a box for the Pocono Regional. Again, thanks to all who I have talked to. Now I just need to get the car torn apart & back together!

~Matt

@ Ray- I sent you a PM. @ Thor- I sent your dad an email. That might be my best bet short-term. I didn't even think about a asking hillclimber about a long box! And thanks everyone who I've talked to / offered help. I'm still in the process of a final solution, but all this help is why I'm in FV! ~M...

Hey guys. Does anyone have a drum to drum long box that they would be willing to loan/rent/sell? I'm open to any option right now. I kind of got my self into a bind. I plan on running the Pocono regional coming up, and thought I was going to be ok tranny wise. Anyway, long story short, I only have a...