CHE Race car V3.0

**10sec rx7** · 03-02-09, 04:34 PM

it was the only way to get the diff back to where we needed it..

shifter mounted today.. switch panel will be done tomorrow, throttle pedel done and just needs to be mounted..

car has a date with the painter in 3 weeks and 5 days...

**carcrazy** · 03-02-09, 05:28 PM

Amazing work, you must be getting excited!

So what was wrong with the diff, was it bent?

**Nafe** · 03-02-09, 05:30 PM

Once this is done, I'm bringing a couple of hot bikini girls to do some pics with the car...... should make for good posters on the workshop wall

**10sec rx7** · 03-02-09, 05:40 PM

tube widths need a little adjusting on the diff. fitting floaters was the easiest way of doing this

Nafe, sounds good to me

**Sucker** · 03-02-09, 08:10 PM

So now you can go quicker then 7.50?

**10sec rx7** · 03-02-09, 08:13 PM

yes the car will be legal for as fast as it could ever go... s

**da9jeff** · 03-02-09, 08:15 PM

how fast do you want to be after the first season?

**10sec rx7** · 04-02-09, 07:30 AM

a low 8 would be sweet i reckon

**Uncle** · 05-02-09, 07:36 PM

Looks fucking good dude.
Can I call shotgun on a crew pass?

**10sec rx7** · 06-02-09, 03:26 PM

progress

**carcrazy** · 06-02-09, 03:48 PM

Awsome work, love the exhaust outlet.

So is there going to be an ice cooler in the cabin?

**10sec rx7** · 06-02-09, 04:07 PM

yep ice box in the passenger floor

**Nathan Tinkler** · 06-02-09, 04:31 PM

Awesome man- the outlet looks trick.

Are you running alcohol (the car not you

)? Is it worth using the icebox with alcohol?

**10sec rx7** · 06-02-09, 04:33 PM

we will be running alcohol next friday night...

car will be run on q16

**Cole-Trickle** · 07-02-09, 11:25 AM

looks the goods

**CussCuss** · 07-02-09, 12:06 PM

had a look today, the turbo is even bigger in real life!

**10sec rx7** · 07-02-09, 12:09 PM

it goes alright...

the boys got a little more done today.. the tail shaft loop is all in...

**10sec rx7** · 11-02-09, 01:11 PM

floaters are here

**80DGY** · 11-02-09, 01:37 PM

is the q16 the red stuff?

**10sec rx7** · 11-02-09, 04:00 PM

Yes it's red and very very good!!!

**Tripper** · 21-02-09, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by 10sec_rx7

we will be running alcohol next friday night...

car will be run on q16

its now past next friday night, is the car running on it ?

i assumed by other post's in this thread that it would be tuning not track time

**10sec rx7** · 22-02-09, 07:57 AM

hahahah hell now...

**10sec rx7** · 28-02-09, 09:51 AM

ok some progress

firewall all finished, cage getting painted next week then car off to panel shop next week

**[TUFFVQ]** · 02-03-09, 05:39 PM

Having never had any experience with a proper drag car, can u explain how the floating axles work? From what i know, you use floaters so that if you snap an axle there's no chance the wheel will sieze and as such you won't spear into the wall?

I assume that (from the pictures) the axles are splined both ends?

**PLAYA** · 02-03-09, 05:54 PM

if u snap an axle, even with a floater u will spear the wall, but with the floater set up the axle is only in torsion, there is no bending moment on it. On a standard axle the axle that is in the diff is also holding the wheel, all the work is not being done by the wheel bearing, where it is in a floater setup.

**10sec rx7** · 02-03-09, 06:35 PM

its more if you snap a axle the wheel wont fall off... you can still control a car on 4 wheels, when it is on 3 you cant steer

and you need them for sub 7.50's...

**carcrazy** · 02-03-09, 07:22 PM

Looks amazing Dale..

Hey whats going on with the front chasis rail on the drivers side, looks like its floating in air while the rhs one looks connected to the fire wall.

**10sec rx7** · 02-03-09, 07:32 PM

they are both connected to the firewall

**GSRman** · 03-03-09, 01:03 PM

cool stuff, really coming along.

**10sec rx7** · 03-03-09, 01:37 PM

pete is coming tonight to finish the welding and fit the last piece of sheet then it is all done, we will have the cage etc all in primer tonight and will start painting tomorrow

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