HCF - John
Gearbox / Brake Systems
For those of you who missed the youtube upload - here she is completed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRU3rKAWSk&t
This is Allan's #17 and it turned out beautiful. He's a gem of a guy and I count myself fortunate I had the opportunity to work with him. I'd also like to thank RCR (Fran, Vicki and Kristin) for their help both before and after placing the order, and Cam Macissac for taking me out on a drive last year and helping get me off the fence. The end result is truly spectacular and I can't wait to get it fully shaken down and out to COTA.
On the car - I really liked what Fran had developed in the kit, knew I wanted to use the car regularly/have reasonable serviceability, so we stuck to as much of the proven formula as possible. For me that meant an LS3 motor (the LS376-525hp), a Graziano transaxle and mostly factory bodywork.
There are a lot of custom touches on the car - but two I don't think I've seen before are the Audi R8 gated shifter and a set of drop gears for the Graziano that make the OEM gearing a better fit with the LS motors' torque.
Now that the car is here, I'm planning to be on here a lot more regularly... I'll post some videos up of the car driving - well, hah, after I tend to a few projects courtesy of the shipping company.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHVyqkYl0eQ
First start video for those who missed it -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZvwjftnH7g
Best,
John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRU3rKAWSk&t
This is Allan's #17 and it turned out beautiful. He's a gem of a guy and I count myself fortunate I had the opportunity to work with him. I'd also like to thank RCR (Fran, Vicki and Kristin) for their help both before and after placing the order, and Cam Macissac for taking me out on a drive last year and helping get me off the fence. The end result is truly spectacular and I can't wait to get it fully shaken down and out to COTA.
On the car - I really liked what Fran had developed in the kit, knew I wanted to use the car regularly/have reasonable serviceability, so we stuck to as much of the proven formula as possible. For me that meant an LS3 motor (the LS376-525hp), a Graziano transaxle and mostly factory bodywork.
There are a lot of custom touches on the car - but two I don't think I've seen before are the Audi R8 gated shifter and a set of drop gears for the Graziano that make the OEM gearing a better fit with the LS motors' torque.
Now that the car is here, I'm planning to be on here a lot more regularly... I'll post some videos up of the car driving - well, hah, after I tend to a few projects courtesy of the shipping company.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHVyqkYl0eQ
First start video for those who missed it -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZvwjftnH7g
Best,
John