What is are the differences between our new car and our old car?
The most obvious is the body;
The Holden Statesman is 1995 model, aside from the the chop top and the side skirts, the body is relatively standard. the mustang is a more modified car, back when i started the body, the Top Doorslammer Association along with ANDRA re-defined the body rules. this allowed us to have a little more freedom. things like; no car can be narrower than 68″ at rear axle and 65″ at front, no lower than 45″ etc. and we took as much advantage of these rules as we could. in theory the car should be a lot more aerodynamically efficient if for nothing other than the frontal area cross section.
Chassis;
well there are similarities and many differences, probably most important is the adjustment we now have on the suspension and four-link. i have also tried to incorporate as much into the chassis as possible to eliminate bolt on bits which weigh more. the chassis was designed by me on solid works, this was a huge advantage, because it allowed us to change bars and mounts etc in seconds, it saved us a lot of work when it came time to build. another key design is having alot of the components do double duties. the new car is simpler to work on and the same goes for the body mounting, 4 dzues and 2 quick pins and we can take the body off. all in all we where able to shed a bunch of weight and that was the main goal.
Engine & drive-line;
The engine and clutch will be essentially the same. with new gearbox and rear end. we will continue with the four speed, we have 2 identical now, so we can swap and service, which should make between event maintenance less demanding. the rear end, we have gone with the Mark Williams set up, simply because there are a wide range of ratios available (also the ADRL guys all seem to use this set up). the main change in the engine will be the breather. we have struggled with extreme sump pressure with the old combo. in the new care i will have a special puke / breather line and tanks. if this works, we may see several hundred horsepower gains. fingers crossed.
Wheelie bar;
The new wheelie bar is a bit more rigid. this worries me, because the old ones worked very well and i am not sure about the technology.
Controls;
not much has changed other than the cockpit is more cramped. i have a neat pedal setup, and all the leavers are well set. the big difference is the vision. i will be able to see the tree from either lane as well as each other. now all i need is lane choice.
Stopping;
carbon brakes and a set of black chutes (beats the hell out of stoping on pink and yellow)!!!
