Pinion Angle

[waynos]

by the way while we are on pinion angles our topolino dragster has a fixed diff
and i set it the same as gearbox
is this correct?
heres a pic

[waynos]

probably should have cleaned up before takin pics haha
heres the rear end

[waynos]

the gearbox is 3 degrees down and diff is 3 degrees up....
diff is fixed to chassis
now im thinkin  the engine could possibly flex on the bellhousing plate
(theres no gearbox mount)
im not sure this is gonna be right
its still in development stage so changin it is no problem
any thoughts?

[waynos]

sorry this is not fe/fc related but thought it might be interesting for some..............

[Ed]

looks cool!

[FC427]

the gearbox is 3 degrees down and diff is 3 degrees up....
diff is fixed to chassis
now im thinkin  the engine could possibly flex on the bellhousing plate
(theres no gearbox mount)
im not sure this is gonna be right
its still in development stage so changin it is no problem
any thoughts?

Should be good as the diff is fixed and wont wind up under power transmition  the 6 cylinder slingshot that I crew on is set up the same as yours and has run a best of 7.7 @168mph with no problems .....FC427.....

[sgo]

Have a read of this link and it should answer most of your questions?
cheers, sgo.
http://www.hurst-drivelines.com/files/Universal_Joint_Alignment_Proc_111606.pdf

[slack one]

morning all.this set up works for a one piece tail shaft how do you set up for the two piece shaft like commodore.cheers gazza.

[sgo]

If you're using it an FE/C, just use a one piece tailshaft.
I guess the centre of the commodore tailshaft is a bearing/CV joint so the uni specs wouldn/t apply?

[waynos]

slack one ,i have wondered that myself.
i guess ya just get the angle off the first tailshaft not the gearbox
but then gearbox angle should be same right??????????

[waynos]

fc427,
thats the jzed bloke right???????????
if it is that dragster got me into this whole mess.....................

[FC427]

fc427,
thats the jzed bloke right???????????
if it is that dragster got me into this whole mess.....................

Joe Zullo is JZ's  if you ever need anything from Joe  just let me know and I will give you an intro ......FC427.......

[waynos]

fc427,
i saw it at nostalgias one day and thought i could build that chassis,
and my dad could build that engine............
inspired the shit outa me
was already lookin for an fc at the time..........
street cars are too easy to build in my eyes now
everyone told me i cant have both................
haha to them.......................
my fc did a woppin 22
changed timing by ear,bang18.04...........
first time after second rebuild no drive time....no worries
waitin on money for rego to drive to chopped rod show
dirt drag racin and drive back
supercharger like yours after is my goal
back to the fiat after that...........

[FC427]

fc427,
i saw it at nostalgias one day and thought i could build that chassis,
and my dad could build that engine............
inspired the shit outa me
was already lookin for an fc at the time..........
street cars are too easy to build in my eyes now
everyone told me i cant have both................
haha to them.......................
my fc did a woppin 22
changed timing by ear,bang18.04...........
first time after second rebuild no drive time....no worries
waitin on money for rego to drive to chopped rod show
dirt drag racin and drive back
supercharger like yours after is my goal
back to the fiat after that...........

Waynos did you see it run in supercharged form or just injected  ??? ???....FC427.....

[waynos]

no i saw it in injected form.
i mean supercharger like your setup you posted pics of.

[FC427]

no i saw it in injected form.
i mean supercharger like your setup you posted pics of.

No Joe was running a Whipple  supercharger .....FC427.....

[waynos]

did it run a hilux diff?
maybe i got the wrong car