Recent content by phantomjock

May need to re-think Flame Paint Jobs: This looks like the "Wrong End." Or, just re-entry heat? ;) Cheers - Jim

Texas Big Bend Open Road Race: Corvette ZR1 reached 213 mph during its record-setting run. Heat from straight pipes caused the rear bumper to melt. The tuned Corvette produces 30 % more power than stock. This heavily modified C7/ZR1 claimed a new record. But will need some body work for all...

Cool. Air cooled? LSR or sport vehicle? Cheers - Jim

Where's That HORSE? My purpose in using the steering wheel analogy was to demonstrate; it means little whether force is applied to the left or right side, up or down tangentially, the result is the same. That result is at the steering shaft (think point of rotation). And the direction of the...

Some Google-foo:

So - OK. I had to have a think about it... Maybe. And - It Depends... Here is a quick and dirty diagram: Notes - The Calipers are rigidly attached to the Upright - neither shown for clarity. The Clamping Force vectors are shown as Bf - FWD and Bf - REAR, with the force vector direction shown...

Yeah, I just finished a 2 day experience with ChatGpt. It was useful and saved me a bunch of research time. But, it seems like the tagline: "AI responses may include mistakes. " is often appropriate. Cheers - Jim

rtj - Once again - "You made me look!" You'll have to bring the receipts. I can't find a credible reference. I did a dive on TOO many links to be convinced. - As we'd say: Prove me wrong!/Change my Mind!* EXCEPT for one case. That would be; INBOARD brakes mounted to the CHASSIS. In that...

ALWAYS a Beauty. One of "ours?" Like it - A LOT. Cheers - Jim

My guess - lowered the chassis and kept full range of suspension movement? Looks like a "mini" spoiler? NO Wing? Maybe saw a Diffuser in the last frame or 2. Belly pan? Full qualified cage? Not quite a GS - Could be much- much fun. Cheers - Jim

Pappy - You'll need a bigger garage! Cheers - Jim

Looking forward to the post and any details. Link? I missed the Duntov brackets - I'll go have a peek. Cheers - Jim