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"There's just one problem: That comment was made more than two years ago, well before journalists had driven the production car, any actual Volts had gone on sale, and any cars had been purchased by real live--and very eager--human beings." Quote from the article attached. What would you...

Someone argued that the Feds didn't follow proper procedures which caused the fire. Correct, the Feds did not discharge the Battery after the Crash, which is equivilent to the Feds not draining a Crash vehicle's fuel tank after a test crash (which is standard procedure). Would the Media be all...

I read somewhere they used 90mm Audi (100 or 5000) parts. Darnel

Did a search on CAV Uprights, this is what I came up with. Per the Thread below, use the correct bolts and Loctite, you should be OK. (Be sure there is 20mm of Thread engagement for an M10 bolt into Aluminum!) Darnel...

LI batteries are very finicky , too high or too low in charge , and they get hot / unstable and catch fire . In the radio control world , we charge them in fire proof bags . One of my friends Blazer burned to the ground when his r/c cars battery became unstable while being charged in the back of...

My personal favorite is a Lotus with a early 90's Taurus Yamaha SHO V6 engine. There are many examples running around (google Lotus SHO Engine). Great looking engine with the bundle of Snakes intake, and you could design a 180 degree exhaust and exit out of the rear like a GT40. Also, 325...

55/2. Track measurement is from Hub to Hub. Overall width would include the wheel offsets. Darnel

Why not convert to E85 and not change the base engine at all? E85 has a Octane rating higher than Premium gas, and is relatively cheap (compared to Racing and Av-Gas). Different companies sell conversion kits and carburetors. Just do a Google search. Darnel.

PM Sent.

I have a 289 assembled Short Block I am be willing to part with. Eagle Crank, Scat Rods, KB Pistons. I will PM you. Darnel

I have a 289 Shortblock I may be parting with. Eagle Crank, Scat rods, KB Pistons. I will PM further. Darnel

WTB-looking for a pair of 15" 5 pin BRM wheels. Can be rough, either fronts or rears. Darnel

Been done. Google "Ford Polimotor" Darnel

How about a DSR (D-Sports Racer) It will run circles around any street car! Mine is for sale to fund my GT40 purchase! It weighs 800 pounds and is powered by a 1000cc Yamaha R1 motor. PM me if interested. Darnel

No, I went looking for an old beater truck and I came across this and I couldn't say no-the hardest thing was explaining it when I got home (another toy!) "honest Honey, it's just an old beater Truck!" Darnel

Summers, my daily drivers are a dropped, chopped top '78 Chevy Pickup or '78 Honda CB750 CAFE. Darnel

Pirelli has a wide 15" tire (as used by the Pantera. I think it is a 335 x 15. FYI. Darnel

Unlike cars of today where only half of the car is designed in Clay, then digitized and the other half is mirror imaged by the CAD operator, cars from the Sixties were made from a full size Clay where the side was made in Clay and the other half was duplicated in Clay, sometimes by a different...

I like your Build! Where are the rear uprights from? Darnel

Lengthening every other boss so the stresses are no longer in a single plane in order to spread the load. Also, bosses should be raised and then spotfaced, not spotfaced into side of housing. This created stress risers at each boss where the cracks propagated from. Darnel