Hurricane HMS2002 build thread part II

[PurpleVenom]

Looks great Dean. In case the zip ties start cutting in to the tubing, take some of the split loom and put it around the zip tie. The split loom is round and large and will hold it without cutting it. Very nice setup there.

[dlampe]

The motor is on a bit of a delay. He is a good friend of mine and he is having some medical problems that the doctors have been unable to diagnos. He said he would get it done if I had to have it. I have been giving him some space to finish up some of the more important engines in his shop. I'm going to continue finish up some of the options before I make the call to him and ask for the engine.

I am going to start on the sway bar system. I plan to run a bar front and rear. The trick is to maintain the adjustability. Like the springs, the sway bars have a large efect on the wheel rate. The important thing is to always know where your set up is so you can make adjustaments that are repeatable. Here is a calulator to help establish where you are with your system.

http://www.circletrack.com/car_racin...tor/index.html

I am using a solid 32 inch bar on the front and a 34 inch .090 wall hollow bar on the rear. Here is a picture of the parts.

[dlampe]

I have finished the install of the sway bar system. It is super adjustable and easy to tune. The rear bar is probably going have about 3 inches of ground clearance. That is still great for the track and most roads but some of the roads around here are crowned in the middle. (I should have wiped the stuff off before I took the pictures!)

The hiem mounts next to the lower shock mount.



There are a few different ways to mount the hiem joint to the bar to adjust the bars rate.


You can see the bar housing lying just behind the radiator.

[dlampe]

The rear bar is held on with 4 bolts and is pretty easy to take on and off. Here is a shot of the sway bar tube.



Here's how it bolts to the frame.



The hiem joint mounts to a tab welded to the lower control arm.