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Well after what seems like forever here are a couple of pics of how Trev's GTS-t is getting on :twisted: Some of you must have thought it was a figment of his imagination but it's very close to being unleashed . The pictures below show the new bespoke drag suspension set-up and rear diff.



This diff will cope with well over 2000 hp so Rich won't be breaking this one :-D . The driveshafts have been shortened 3" each side.



The chassis has been cut to fit the suspension.



This pic is the mounts from inside the car 8)







The suspension is fully adjustable, the pic was supposed to show the top of the diff but is quite dark



Fuel tank



I simply can't wait to see this behemoth run :twisted: .............I have heard hushed whispers that when the engine was on the dynocell, testing the turbo, that it made "well over 800hp @ 7.5k"........and the car now weighs in at about 1070kg

A drag racing box is ready to go in when the testing has finished on the engine and everything wound up full.........and to think it will be tax and mot'd for its class

Rich was grinning like cheshire cat when he was told of the cars expected figures on the strip :smoke:.

Good stuff. With the wheel base like that you should be able to move the balast about a lot. The rose jointed rod ends are really worth while.
have you concidered adding weight to the rear of the car to aid the launch. Also its worth thinking about getting a new pedal box so you can move the driver further back in the car. It is worth using the driver as balast

Scott

Scott everthing was explained to me but it was in 'your speak' and went over my head :-D . The suspension is being made by a drag racing veteran and I forgot to add the shocks are 3 stage and will help provide massive grip.

Fantastic Dan and very well done to Roly/Trev/Rich

You may have to explain to everyone else that you two call each other Rich as well as Roly, Dan etc otherwise they may be a bit perplexed :lol:

So pleased that Trev had the bottle to stick with it...........three more weeks eh? :lol

Cheers for wright up Rich a job well done and cheers for the advice scott all is welcome.Well i am a VERY HAPPY BOY the car is going to be ready very soon and next is to lern to drive it.I will admite im Shitting my pants its all new to me something with that power,but once ive sussed it all out i will be getting some very good times and hoprfully opening a six pack of WHOOP ASS on the Drag Strip :-D Three more weeks stu

You are about to have lots of fun and also lots of frustration LOL,,,,

Drag racing is so technical at the high end but the fealing from launching a fast car on a fully preped track is like no other.

I still dont know if i will have a car next year but i hope to see you on the strip.

Scott

Cheers Scott i cant wait to feel that Rush you must get of the line.I had a go 2 years ago when the car was standard ran 15 secs at 220 BHP .. 800+ makes me a bit nervous but in for a penny etc etc

She does exist , excellent write up Dan, very interesting. Trev can't wait to see you and the car in action

Wow that axle looks fantastic, I am sure she can handle big horsepower figures, looks sturdy as a rock. Hope you got a heavy anchor to throw out?

murano3 wrote:She does exist , excellent write up Dan, very interesting. Trev can't wait to see you and the car in action

Hello Ben,yes it does exist i did think people were starting to wonder even i thought the worst but all is good.If you see the amount of work that nas been put into the car you can see why it has taken so long thus far.I cant thank Gareth enough he has done a top job so all credit to him.So next Drag season will be filled with lots of pleasure and im sure some pain aswell.roll on 2007 :-D