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Bigger Sway Bar – Anti Roll
Author: Michael Yount The Corolla could use some more front roll stiffness. The OEM bar is 17mm. The only game in town, short of a custom bar (at least $600) is Addco. The race car had an Addco front bar ordered some 33 years ago. Amazing. Ordered through Jegs --...
Saleen SA10 Hood?? And Wheel Prep.
The idea of driving this car is getting more and more exciting. At this point I've driven the car less than 150'. That was far enough to get it off the trailer and up into the garage. Since January this thing has sat on jack stands while being worked on. I think...
Chassis Stiffening – Part 2
Author: Michael Yount Continued with work on gussets -- these two for the firewall brackets. I'll probably bevel that weld seam on the backside/bottom since that surface will have to be ground flat to bolt to the firewall.I used my wooden mock up pieces as templates...
Drip Rail Molding – Re-pop Dissatisfaction
These drip rail moldings were a bit disappointing when they arrived a few years ago. I bought them 3 years ago when I was trying to complete Almost 4. I don't remember where I bought them or what brand they were. When they arrived I threw them on the shelf and...
Chassis Stiffening.. Phase 1
Author: Michael Yount The unibody on the Corolla is vintage '73 design - which is to say, not the stiffest "box" in the world. One thing that helps a bit is tying certain bits of it together. A roll-cage helps a lot -- but that's beyond the scope of this course. ...
Going from Freightliner to Foxbody Mustang…
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. Don't forget to like and share our content. When we were getting Almost 4 the Saleen SA10 #04 chassis project ready for the Saleen...