‘72 Dart - Road Race Resto

Thanks very much for posting that 72bluNblu ,

That Satellite is awesome! Very impressive performance from such a heavy car on that course.
Some things I noticed were the use of Firmfeel products so this car probably has a heavily modified K -Frame with gussets welded in at the weak points to prevent flex at the steering box . Also, the frame is tied and reinforced (Hotchkis components ??) tie rods, sway bars, tubular upper control arms, 5-speed , Stroker big block, Upgraded front and rear brakes, rear locking differential etc.. Plus a very good driver!

Hats off to the folks at Hotchkis for their efforts as this is quite the showcase for their products but don't let the economy car look fool you, this is a 100,000 plus race car all day long!! There's 2000.00 worth of race seats (not including safety harness) in it !!

To your point that torsion bars and leaf springs can be made to perform every bit as good as coilover systems, that is valid, but, just as the coilover based systems, they need a lot of help to perform as the 'TAXI" does in this video. As an old race car builder once said to me ...its not how fast do you want to go... its how fast do you want to spend !!

Thanks again for a very interesting and informative post.

Cheers!!