Reciprocal Knowledge Part 2: Two Dozen Fast Facts About Cranks & Connecting Rods
When we left you the last time around, we presented a dozen different fast facts on connecting rods, crankshafts and associated components.
Tech Tip
RACK EM UP: Inside Steering Racks
Race cars, modified street cars and hot rods are pretty evenly split between cars with rack and pinion steering and those with old school recirculating ball steering boxes. What’s the difference between racks and steering boxes?
Buckle Up Baby: How To Refurbish Original Seat Belts At Home
Ponder the case of the seat belt in your vintage car (musclecar, hot rod, etc.). In the vast majority of cases, they live a tough life.
Button It Up: Dzus Fasteners
Bolts are designed to hold stuff together. Bolts used in the aircraft industry are special (no secret). But there are other high quality methods incorporated in aviation to affix parts, and several have been used with regularity in motor sports. And those aviation-fastening devices are Dzus fasteners.
Trimming Distance and the Challenge of Late Apexing
The theory is that a later apex allows a longer application of the throttle, which produces a minuscule increase in exit speed and a longer, more assured throttle application without a lift or wheelspin – but the real advantage is the magnification of that extra mile an hour down the length of the straight.
The General Approach to Rally Racing
While driving quickly and neatly on paved courses requires utmost precision and a careful use of both front and rear tires within a relatively narrow window of slip angle, the rally driver is wise to throw this approach out the window – though not entirely.
Bomb Proof Clutch Part 2
A high quality custom fabbed linkage will provide you with all sorts of adjustment capability.
Bomb Proof Clutch Part 1
Today, there are all sorts of multiple disc clutches with low static pressure plates, but there’s still a problem with many mechanical clutch linkage setups.
How Wire Runs Your Car Part 2
When it comes to automotive electrical systems, wire is often regarded as a dirt simple commodity, but what type of wire do you really need inside your project?
How Wire Runs Your Car Part 1
When it comes to automotive electrical systems, wire is often regarded as a dirt simple commodity, but what type of wire do you really need inside your project?