For the guy that was a friend of a friend, it wasn't a "total" weight issue, it was a balance issue, of getting the front to rear weight bias 50/50 as well as left right to 50/50.
Some people will go to extremes to get things they way they want them.
Sometimes just moving a few pounds in one direction or another can really change weight bias.
I agree that there are other ways to achieve weight bias improvements, but this is how some people do it, other's will move the rads to the rear of the vehicle, fuse blocks, seating position, etc, etc.
Greg, we're boys but I disagree with you. There is a a reason factory cars all have power brakes. They take less leg with more braking force with a larger bore master cylinder. Higher, harder, compensating system.
When I was scrolling through the pictures I saw the master cylinder mounted on the firewall and literally stopped scrolling to try and figure this out. I just want to know who the builder was so I could ask why he thought it was a good idea to run double the amount of brake lines. Maybe he was getting paid on a per bend basis?
The chassis on this car looks awesome. Not a fan of that interior at all. And the wheels feel like an after thought to me.
Greg, we're boys but I disagree with you. There is a a reason factory cars all have power brakes. They take less leg with more braking force with a larger bore master cylinder. Higher, harder, compensating system.
Factory cars aren't race cars - they're for little old ladies to go to the grocery store and they're built so you can stop with your big toe. No LEG involved at all.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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