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BANKO 06-15-2011 12:21 PM

Watts Link & Wheel Opening
 
Nice & tight packaging of the Watts linkage setup. How how much bell crank travel / lateral housing movement is designed in?

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/15.jpg

The stance is killer! Any plans to stretch the rear wheel openings?

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/24.jpg

tones2SS 06-15-2011 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS-Perf (Post 354107)
A few pics of the body on the chassis sitting at ride height.
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/23.jpg

:faint: That is just NASTY! Killer work guys.

Roadster Shop 06-15-2011 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryce (Post 354046)
Great looking project.

I know there has been lots of discussion on chassis vs axle mounted watts bellcrank, but why did you decide to do it that way?

In a perfect world I feel a chassis mounted bell crank would be the ideal setup, mounting the bell crank in a fixed position to the chassis would allow the rear roll center to move up and down as the suspension goes through its travel. With the bell crank fixed to the rear end housing you do not get the same roll center movement, yet I still feel there are performance improvements over a conventional panhard bar. We offer them in both configurations but due to packaging issues we built this particular car with the pivot fixed to the rear end housing.

RPM HOTRODS 06-16-2011 06:46 AM

Boy, I can almost see it finished!!!!;) As always, killer work guys. Can't wait to see it at Columbus!!!

Roadster Shop 06-16-2011 06:43 PM

Some more progress on the floors of the car

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/34.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/33.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/30.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/31.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/32.jpg

kwhizz 06-16-2011 06:50 PM

Wow!!.......Great Job!!!

Ken

Bryce 06-17-2011 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RS-Perf (Post 354279)
In a perfect world I feel a chassis mounted bell crank would be the ideal setup, mounting the bell crank in a fixed position to the chassis would allow the rear roll center to move up and down as the suspension goes through its travel. With the bell crank fixed to the rear end housing you do not get the same roll center movement, yet I still feel there are performance improvements over a conventional panhard bar. We offer them in both configurations but due to packaging issues we built this particular car with the pivot fixed to the rear end housing.

Thank you for the answer.

Sinco 06-19-2011 07:51 AM

Sick!!!

Roadster Shop 06-20-2011 11:56 AM

In order to get the look and stance that we were after, we altered the wheel base and moved the rear wheels back 1.5". (This was done from the start in the chassis design.) Here are the wheel houses fabbed to clear the 20x12's the Innovator will be running out back.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/35.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/36.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/37.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/38.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...novator/39.jpg

Al Moreno 06-20-2011 12:01 PM

I got the latest issue of Popular Hotroding and saw the progress shot. This car is going to be AWESOME! I loved the head light treatment, the engine carpartment, etc........ :thumbsup:

Can you post the rending pic and interior pics?


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