Technical Acceptable front axle spring shackle angle

Of course, if it is a gasser the chassis should be level, not nose high, as were the rules of the class.

The nose high thing comes from pictures of cars mid-launch, and ushered in the "steet freak" fad.

 

I don't recall there being a rule about setting the chassis up level, but there was the 24" rule. The c/l of the front of the crank could be no higher than 24".
Think about it, a guy could build a chassis with the car sitting level but the crank nose angled up to 36".
Not a Gasser, but look at photos of Pure Hell when it ran the SBC, the engine angle was extreme, and some Gassers were set up the same way BITD.

 

Someone must have an old rule book.

 

I'll bring an old thread of mine back up for a moment. I haven't posted or done anything car related in the last 3 years or so as I've been stationed out of country again. Now that I'm back stateside again I should be getting this car out of storage this month.

I haven't changed the spring pack out yet so angles have not changed (get to it before it's a driver but it serves fine to roll the car around for now). No, it's not a trailer spring, Morse spring company made it based on measurement and weight load numbers I gave them. My measurement was longer than needed. Next will be shorter.

I did make a lot of changes to the steering as several recommended. The tie rod is now behind the axle and Ackerman angle is correct.


These are the only pictures I have of the front suspension on hand till I pick the car back up.

Not sure what you are getting at here?


Below are pictures I saved of cars I liked and wanted to replicate some of the look of when I put the above car together.

 

Whilst I would always prefer the tie rod behind the axle, I was of the understanding that correct Ackerman could be achieved with the tie rod in front of the axle.

Hard to tell from photos, but it looks like your shackle angle is no different ?
Not sure if you need more or some diagonal bracing to chassis rails ?
Otherwise, looking like a neat car ! Love the colour contrasts and simplicity of the whole project.

 

Is it the camera angle or is the axle mounting offset to the right? The distance from batwing to spindlestub on left looks shorter than the batwing to spindle stub on the right.
If you intend to actually make a pass down the track with that you need to read a rule book and get some SFI chassis specs before you go any further.

 

Correct. No change to the spring or shackle angle has occurred yet. Car went into storage before I sourced a shorter spring.

Must be the angle as the distances are the same on both sides.