33 Coupe Chassis 4        3/09/03

This is the drive shaft hoop that was on the last page. It's use is in case of  drive shaft failure, it contains it so it won't drag in the back or front. It's required if one wants to drag race over a certain mile an hour too. It's a good idea even if I wasn't going to be racing. You can't be to safe ya know. 
 

 

 

Here is where the Turbo 400 trans will bolt up in those two holes on that plate. This is a close up of what I was talking about on the other page about the overdrive unit. This plate is two times as thick as a normal one but then again, it has to hold more weight. 
 

 

 

Right next to the drive shaft hoop is the 4 link bracket. A 4 link suspension has lots of adjustments so you can make the car do what you want it to. By putting the bars in different holes, you can pre-load the chassis to launch straight off the line when drag racing, or have it sit lower or higher. It depends what the driver is wanting and in my case, I want to make sure it goes straight off the line when racing.
 

 

 

Here is where the power booster and master cylinder are located. This setup makes it a cleaner look in the engine compartment by putting it here. The only drawback having it under the body is having to add brake fluid later so I'll be sure it's full before bolting the body on. I guess you can still get to it from under the car but it's a lot harder. 
 

 

 

Right on the other side of the master cylinder is the stainless steel brake lines. Now this was the only thing installed when I received it. Notice the proportional valve and the brake light switch along with the AN fittings. This was one of the options I got which is the stainless brake lines instead of just steel lines with brass fittings. It sure does look nice with the aluminum hold-downs every foot or so along with the anodized blue fittings.
 

 

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