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Russ Noble · 01-28-07, 11:59 PM

Pete, if you're going to race it your big enemy is WEIGHT.

It affects handling acceleration and braking. Go for the lightest kit you can find.

You obviously have the skills and facilities do do any suspension or chassis upgrades if some of that is not ideal. Simple enough. Bloody hard to get excess weight out of a car once the base kit has been built. You'll want to go with rose jointed suspension too. IMHO of course.

Good luck with your venture.

01-28-07, 11:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Russ Noble Russ Noble Lifetime Premier Supporter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Christchurch,NZ GT40: Building scratc Posts: 1,358 Rep Power: 20	Re: Hello all from Connecticut Pete, if you're going to race it your big enemy is WEIGHT. It affects handling acceleration and braking. Go for the lightest kit you can find. You obviously have the skills and facilities do do any suspension or chassis upgrades if some of that is not ideal. Simple enough. Bloody hard to get excess weight out of a car once the base kit has been built. You'll want to go with rose jointed suspension too. IMHO of course. Good luck with your venture. __________________ Russ ° Scratchbuild. Spaceframe Mk1 wide body. Dry sumped, forged, 351W. LSD930. 10's & 14's. Most parts now sourced. Body 80% done. Chassis, rollcage 95% finished. Suspension 70% built. Engine starting to build, and trans in a million pieces. http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-buil...atchbuilt.html