Parachute mounting

[superstreeter]

Not sure this question is in the right catagory, but here gos anyway...I haven`t found much info on mounting a chute to the rear of a car, and I only want to do this once,,I have a 2nd gen F body, (75 firebird) and I need to mount a chute this year, I want to keep it simple, and hopefully never need to use it, but I still have to mount it, rules, rules, rules. lol. so any good mounting ideas, I dont want to cut up the back bumper much if I dont need to,,and I`m not positively sure were I have to mount the strap for the chute to be legal. I`m open to all ideas, lots of good ones out there, and lots of guys with lots of time on their hands right now..lol

[zipper06]

The rule book SEZ.

Zip.


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[superstreeter]

ya, I read all that, and it does say how they would like to see the cable mounted, but no where does it say how they would like to see the chute mounted,,a guy could just wrap it around the bumper ...lol

[zipper06]

No actually the chute should be mounted to the center of the rearend housing, and you have to use a bolt not a quick release pin. Mine is mounted to the back brace of the fab 9" housing useing 1/4" plates and a 3/4"X 16 fine thread bolt with nylok nut.

Zip.

[lively]

HUH--------------------HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT ON A DOOR CAR--YOU CAN't GET TO MY REAR HOUSING THRU THE BODY???????
LIVELY

[superstreeter]

is anyone else mounting to the rear housing ? I thought that was just for roadsters and altereds and stuff.

[zipper06]

Works on mine but then mine is an Anglia and the rear end is not far from the back of the car.
But here is a picture of a Regal mount. But i suspect it's attached to the housing.

Zip

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http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/3/1/28/t_regalparachm_0bb9cc1.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/1/28/f_regalparachm_0bb9cc1.jpg&srv=img37)

[kwkracing]

Hey Zip, can you send me a pic of the page where they revised rear engine dragster cages with the additional bars around the main cage? Thanks

[zipper06]

Hey Zip, can you send me a pic of the page where they revised rear engine dragster cages with the additional bars around the main cage? Thanks

The book might not show what you are looking for but here is the specs. for the rear engine dragster.

Zip.

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http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/3/1/28/t_rearenginedm_8db67a5.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/3/1/28/f_rearenginedm_8db67a5.jpg&srv=img02)

[kwkracing]

Thank you, it was exactly what i needed! i have to go pick up some chromoly to update my cage now......lol i love how i have to turn the monitor side ways to look at those pics.

Thanks, again!

[zipper06]

......lol i love how i have to turn the monitor side ways to look at those pics.


HeHe, i guess i should have indexed them 90* it would not have been a problem to do that i just didn't think about it. :lol:

Zip.

[slowmotion]

is anyone else mounting to the rear housing ? I thought that was just for roadsters and altereds and stuff.

Actually my altered has it mounted to the chassis above the rearend. You want to mount it as close to the centerline of the car. In other words if you were to hang the car by the back, where would it hang straight.

I'm not sure if I would want all that force pulling on the rearend. Seems you would have a real problem if you pulled the chute and the hiem joints broke.

I did a seach and came up with this. I'm not endorsing them. I've never done business with them. Just some ideas.
If you google race car parachte mounting it comes up with a ton of info.

http://www.wolferacecraft.com/detail.aspx?ID=257

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/1260382/

[Racefab57]

On the differential I heard of hitting the chute and it picks the car up off the ground!!! You want it at the cars centerline!!!! DR.

[superstreeter]

well looks like we're monting it to the frame, and through the rear bumper, because according to tech inspection, it needs to be mounted straight back from the frame at a 90 degree mount, I was going to mount the bar down below the bumper like the Monte at the beginning of the thread, but I guess tech would consider that kind of mounting illegal, so I guess we are drilling a hole in the bumper, and running my bar straight back from the frame and through the bumper, and mount the strap and chute bag to that. thanx for the help guys...

[promod45]

you want to mount chute as close to center of car as possible, on your car right below the bumper and where your lic plate is, you should tie it into the frame also but i would be careful if its a stock frame so you dont pull it out when the chute opens so dont be afraid to add gussets to your chute mount on frame, also make sure your chute is angled up so it throws it into the wind or you are in for a ride, in the rule book it tells you how close the anchor point needs to be for the chute cable by your chute in the back of the car, good luck

[sg1586]

here is how I mounted mine :mrgreen:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p93/sgmotor/Beretta/2007_1110Image0010.jpg

[superstreeter]

that looks like what I need to do..just have to find some room to mount that bar to the frame,,thanx, looks good

[nofear57]

Check out this 76' Trans Am,click on the pictures!

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/features/hppp_0609_1976_pontiac_trans_am/index.html

Picture
http://image.highperformancepontiac.com/f/8779406+w100/hppp_060900_pump_10_z+1976_pontiac_trans_am+deist_ parachute.jpg

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http://image.highperformancepontiac.com/f/9044625/hppp_060900_pump_01_z+1976_pontiac_trans_am+burnou t.jpg

[fla1976]

Hope you don't mind "nofear69", took the liberty of posting a couple of your pics to make it easier for all to see.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6459/hppp060900pump01z1976pouv8.jpg
By fla1976 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/fla1976) at 2009-01-31
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7066/hppp060900pump10z1976pofj6.jpg
By fla1976 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/fla1976) at 2009-01-31

[nofear57]

Right on thanks!
Instead of drilling a hole through the bumper can he come up through the trunk floor and through the licence plate area and save the bumper? It would be the same length of bracket right?

[superstreeter]

one fast bird,,met his limit hey ! 8.50 !

[TheYellaBrick]

Good rule of thumb is installing the anchoring point at camshaft level. Too low and you lift the rear of the car when the chute fills, too high and the front tires loose steering traction.

http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/parachutes.html

http://stroudsafety.com/DragChutes.html

http://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/safety-chutes/

[hotrodharley]

Good rule of thumb is installing the anchoring point at camshaft level. Too low and you lift the rear of the car when the chute fills, too high and the front tires loose steering traction.

http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/parachutes.html

http://stroudsafety.com/DragChutes.html

http://www.simpsonraceproducts.com/safety-chutes/


very good information there drivingmissDD;;i also needed this same information for mounting my chute;;;;THANKS