Waiting on Parts ...
Got the Torque Tube back today shortened it 21 inches from stock.
Need to get the prop shaft shortened - so if anyone knows who can shorten an Alum Metal Matrix Composite vette drive shaft - please let me know as I'm having a tough time sourcing someone. Attached pics of the prop shaft for those that have never seen the internals of a vette torque tube. The rubber donut in the middle is to control whipping of the shaft due to harmonic distortions.
Ordered a new Camaro oil pan last week. Hope to have it for the weekend so I can put everything back together and do the final body and chassis measurements.
Wrestling with the type of frame to do now. A 2 x 4 box perimeter with tube backbone was my first design, now I'm thinking a complete tube frame.... To put a square box frame in a car that doesn't have a flat surface has me wondering if the full tube better matches the style/era of the vehicle. Plus Porsche always used tubes in their race cars. But the 2 x 4 would be easier to fab, less expensive and maybe lighter. Thoughts anyone ?? Jim
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