:lmao: :lmao:

Ok, back to carz :endhijack:

GEE thanks Ron!!

Seig :mock:

Cosmo :hello:

I am sorry
 

but the last few pictures had me laughing out loud

Jody --- Can you lock this thread.....

I thought Id check in on this thread before I started my workday.........I wish I didnt,:shakehead: Its probably going to be like that annoying song you cant get out of your head, only visual.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Heal thy own threads first, Doc...




:woot:

Don't you have a trailer to load and unload :bitchslap:

BTW



Kind of like the song from "It's a small world after all... It's a small world after all" Enjoy your day :innocent:

Nice to see you cement head :welcome3:



:topic:

"Now who can argue with that!"

"raw-rr"

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

One of the best lines in movie history!

Dave - I'm sorry............:shakehead:

I should know better than to defend my "manliness" in someone elses thread after our Wednesday Night Committee Meeting at the local pub. :underchair:

^^^ That's the vid that caused me to sell Big Red ^^^^

And the start of me stalking BMF :computer:

:hairpullout: :hairpullout: :hairpullout: :hairpullout:

It's neat to be able to go way back in time and find proof of BMF runnin'. Here's part 2. :cool: ³

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: :lol:

That is the post of the day and thus winner of a free lat-g 'We give a crap' lamp.

http://cdna.tid.al/eac2047a137187010...7d6cc_600.jpeg

Man I leave you guys alone for 5 minutes...... :D

Hey here is something for those still remotely interested in my car other than my main man Jer Dog. :computer:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps09483415.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...pse710c5d0.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps6a59f36a.jpg

Aren't you glad i didn't stay over on that Porsche fourm where I found BMF after Youtube

And as far as the new pics PHUCKEN AWE-SOME :trophy-1302: :excited: :excited: :excited: :hapdance: :hapdance: :brix:

You must have been holding out on us
 

Bet the car has been finished for months and you are just dragging us along. LOL

And no front sub frame pics? I can see that it has been installed as well

I don't see any Bud Lite bottles anywhere.. Is Rich working on da car? :D

You owned and then sold the famous Big Red Camaro?? I didn't know you were famous and had all those open road race records. We have another celebrity amongst us. :G-Dub:

Porsche forum... bleh. I'll let Ron continue to lurk over there on my behalf. :)

Ha, nice try. Front sub hasn't been touched in a couple months.... waiting on engine to get down there so we can mock up everything before removing for powdercoat.

Oh you know they are around. They get consumed so fast they aren't even able to be photographed. They are like sasquatch in these parts.

The other Big Red and YES she was "famous"..Famous for putting others on the trailer :hello: :topic:

And WTH is Ron doing hanging out with the air cooled people? :headscratch:

Dave and I have a deal. He argues with the experts on corner carvers and I give the air cooled guys a hard time. Simple time management stuff. Smart, eh? :sarcasm_smiley:

You own a Baja Bug don't you

:lol:

Aren't the mounting tabs on the rear end for the torque arm perpendicular to how they should be?

^^^ This poor guy has mistaken this for a build thread^^^

OH WAIT :idea:

I am not sure what you mean, but are you saying the base of the tabs should be perpendicular to the corresponding arm?

Here is mine again

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps6a59f36a.jpg

Here is a pic Jake sent of a recent install he did.

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...psd0c1624a.jpg

^^^^^^^^^^^

Hm the bottom one has a Watts link the guy on the top was two cheap to go that route. That is what I see.:stirthepot:

The torque arm is going to provide minimum fore and aft support and it's main function is to stabilize pinion angle. I don't see it being a problem having the tabs either way. I can see your point though, it probably would be stronger on the opposite axis since it's preventing pinion wrap.

Why you bringing logic into this thread?:headscratch:

I think when I first saw this video - I still had hair.

Think of it more as..... "weight savings". Yeah! That's it!

What you don't see
 

on the TA is the support rods that run from the top of the housing down to the the TA. I do see what you are saying in that you would use the support rods to set pinion angle. I would assume that Jake set pinion angle before he welded tabs on the tubes and shock/lower control arm mounts.

It may have a sperical bearing,but I would not know.

Looks awesome. Just curious, do you know how much the torque arm itself weighs? I'd love to get mine trimmed down from 48lbs. its unsprung weight but still... :confused59:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps09483415.jpg

I actually asked Dave the same question about the torque arm mounts. You can see how my JRS setup did them in this picture (the picture is upside down, so the 2 tabs on the top are where the torque arm mounts):

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps2537dbd9.jpg

There are bolts that go through the TA parallel to the axle tubes. Here's a good shot of those:

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps0f13b567.jpg

Looking at the pictures of Dave's setup, I think that he's going to use the mechanism that bolts to the pinion support to set the pinion angle instead of using the rods that go to the top. I could be wrong, but that looks like what the 2 bolts through the torque arm are for. Also I don't see the tabs on top of the housing for those rods like mine has...

I am curious why Jake changed the mounting points, but I'm sure there was a good reason...

Jake sets the pinion angle into the lower trailing arm brackets when they are welded onto the rear end. As long as your shocks are plum you will be good to go.
My TA is installed the same way Dave, I'm not sure what style mount you have but I have a bracket that bolts to the pinion support to lock the rear end in place also. I know some of his older design used the two bars that Payton mentioned running to the top of the housing. I can see the bolts sticking out of your TA in front of the rear housing.

Bryan, You have the older style. His new design is double shear like mine and Dave's. I am not sure how long ago the design changed but mine was that way originally and I welded the new tabs onto the housing before I installed it. He changed the TA mount to double shear to increase strength.

Ahh but why go for the full monty when it only takes the half monty to take out a little(not) Torino? :bitchslap:

Greg, you're smarter than you look.


Thank you. Have not weighed the torque arm itself. The torque arm is mostly unsprung but not all of it. And Jake's question/response to this is: Do you really want to have the torque arm break over a 5 extra pounds that are low on the car and between the wheels and axles? I agree with that response. I am personally not building a 2200 lb race car here with carbon fiber everything and aluminum this and that.

As Aarik mentioned, you have the earlier single shear it appears. And you are correct I am using the double shear with the pinion support bolted. The configuration I have has been tested and proven to withstand countless track days at 700hp level so that sounded good for me.

Also, those 2 bars that run to the top of the housing are super tight in a first gen Jake says. More room available in a 2nd gen as Bryan has, and even Bryan had some work to do to make that fit.

Sounds like we have the same configuration, Aarik. What power level will you be at?

I like that Jake's torque arm has been through destructive testing (unintended, and on the track!) and between Telly's TA, Vinny's 69 and Jake's former (now Vinny's) AIX 2nd gen, he has come up with changes and upgrades over time to improve it and provide options. This is a big reason I preferred and chose this setup.

WHAT?!

Are you building anything? I don't see any progress just some recycled old photos. Didn't you buy that Jakes stuff like 9 months ago, when you bought that running motor?:stirthepot:

Need something built to beat that little Torino:popcorn2:

Little And Torino Do Not Go Together

Another good weekend with the Bronco, huh?

:D

Nothing left in the budget for carbon fiber. :peepwall:

:getout:

Yougotthatstraight Jack.

:lol:

Or maybe it was his Vette. ;)