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Old 04-27-2020, 06:29 PM
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Busy week. Nick built the Fab 9" housing from a Vanishing Point Race Cars Kit.(http://www.vp-racecars.com/index.html) It all starts with measuring for housing width, cutting axle tubes to rough length then trimming to final length on the lathe. Then Nick starts on housing fabrication using our homemade jig and a scrap center section. Before the back brace and housing ends are welded on the housing is welded to a beam to help avoid distortion. This whole process took several days as you have to weld and cool many times as you go. We're only allowed 5 pics per post so I'm going to make the next several posts just pics. Also included will be pics of the twin turbo "hot side" mock up.
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9.76 @ 137mph
1971 Trans Am Lucy Blue, 11.56 @ 115
1966 LeMans. 6.0L LS single turbo, 8.85 @155 mph
1976 Trans Am twin turbo 462, SD Edelbrock heads 8.03@171 mph
2009 G8 GT