
11-19-2014, 06:54 AM
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Abnormal CC Member
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pottstown (East Coventry),
PA
Cobra Make, Engine: Don't think I'll be getting a Cobra for a long time... Do have '94 RX-7 R2.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slider701
Have you looked at the custom half shafts that the later Kirkham cars have? I remember reading about them during the Billlet car build and they were custom made out of titanium and looked pretty impressive.
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The Half Shafts Chapter from the Kirkham Billet Car Design Book: http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_11.pdf
It does not say that the half shafts are made out of titanium though. There is a comparison of the Kirkhams use of 17-4 PH steel heat treated to H900 to the titanium alloy used in F-22s on page 110 though.
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