Spent a few weeks away from the computer preparing to shoot in my first NSCA sporting clay tournament. I spent about a month developing a strategy, and was able to stick to my game plan. I completed the tournament shooting against my class, and scored a 7th place finish out of 36 shooters in the main event with 69% crush, and a 3rd place finish out of 24 shooters in the afternoon event with 83% crush. It was fun, I enjoyed the stiff competition.
I did end up working on the car some in my absence. It's hard for me to stay away from it. I was able to get the new Australian made Proformance Motorsport D-80 front differential dialed in, along with my new portal hubs.
Using 25 degrees of inner CV angle. The pivot geometry on my new front suspension boasts 25.5 inches of wheel travel, 16.5 inches of ground clearance below the diff protection, and 35 degrees of steering angle assuming I can make the rack turn the knuckle that far.
These hood tubes are just for gauge because they're not aesthetically up to par yet. Along with some other things, the lower A-pillar is in need of adjustment. Both of the headers are junk, and I can't fit a Supercharged LT5 in the chassis anymore.
I was almost relieved to nullify the obligation towards fitting a supercharged engine (and everything that goes with it) in the D-6, because the supercharged LT5 I was looking at would not fit in the car any more. The water pump design, and the alternator location were both hindering the new steering radius, and the steering radius won the priority battle. BUT..... Turns out that the supercharged LS9 has a different water pump configuration, which justifies relocating the alternator, allowing the front tire to live in a clear path vertically during 35 degree steering lock. I just want to make sure that the supercharged LS9 I'm looking for now, can run on 93 octane.
I'm not exactly sure which supercharged LS I am looking for now. All I know is that the crank pulley cannot proceed forward past the stock length. In other words, the supercharger belt needs to be on the same plane with the standard crank pulley position. The engine choice is up for suggestion!