So I became the owner of my late friend (and CC member) Doc Owen's monstrosity early last year - it was quite the honor, really. It was built to do one thing and one thing only - drive in a straight line - really fast.
At the Maxton-Mile in NC, Doc was achieving licensing stages and noticed that the tires were hitting the rear flares. Now, one issue was the rubber installed as they were too wide, tall and a track (off-set) that did not agree with the body. He and his son Patrick, in the paddock, literally cut the interference off crudely. Not an uncommon event "trackside" but not the prettiest nonetheless (albeit functional)!
I recall Doc telling me the tires were spinning at 160 on-throttle and he was never able to even apply more than 1/2 throttle at that! It is a beast and sadly his battle with "C" prevented him from continuing his pursuit of "well past 200" in a standing mile event.
I have taken liberty in "smoothing" the rough edges and de-tuning the (ugly) cage while still maintaining full plated door bars and SCCA GT1 spec cage. It is still "track-worthy" but just not certified for >200 mph sanctioning.
To extend the flares over the 325 MT's...we splashed the front fender flares, created molds and made some flares. They were then grafted and fitted onto the rear fenders and shaped to look Cobra-ish. Authenticity is obviously not a high priority. Wham-o...a super wide track with an appropriate bad-ass looking rear - custom like to go with 1100 hp this engine generates.
I have attached a few pictures of the entire process; at the track, at speed, molds splashed, etc. I am reinstalling the body this weekend if all goes well and will post "competed" pics in the near future.
Enjoy.
Cracker
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