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Re: [Fot] GT6 Rear Hubs

To: damys@charter.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] GT6 Rear Hubs
From: Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 11:42:35 -0500
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I'm curious to see what other answers come up.  Steve Smith used to prep =
the uprights to accept Datsun stub axles and (I think) TR6 halfshafts - =
see Kas' first book for photos.

My car came to me with the uprights modified to accept larger (unknown =
origin) bearings and Corvair stub axles, with the Corvair wheel flange =
turned down and re-drilled for the Triumph bolt pattern, and Spicer =
halfshafts.  They've been trouble-free for me;  I'm about to pull them =
apart for servicing and probably have a duplicate set of uprights made =
up so they'll be interchangeable with what's on my car.  I believe Lotus =
Europa owners also swapped out for the corvair stub axles at the time. =
This was the solution "back in the day".  Any good driveshaft shop can =
make up the halfshafts.

BTW - these are the stub axles from the articulated independent rear =
second series Corvair, not the early Nader swing axle cars.

You can see some photos of my car's rear suspension at =
http://www.britishracecar.com/ScottJanzen-Triumph-GT6.htm

Today, though, you might want to go the Datsun route for better =
availability, and look at the write-up in Kas' 2010 boo on Chuck Gee's =
car, which uses a hybrid of Datsun and some cool CV joint axles.


On Jan 11, 2015, at 8:00 AM, damys--- via Fot wrote:

Where do we go, who do we talk to about a competition rated rear hub and =
axle setup for a roto GT6?  We can get the axles built locally, but are =
having a hard time discovering hub options.  Would prefer purchasing a =
race proven combination of axle and hub setup.
Thanks for any help.
Alex and Dave
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm =
curious to see what other answers come up. &nbsp;Steve Smith used to =
prep the uprights to accept Datsun stub axles and (I think) TR6 =
halfshafts - see Kas' first book for photos.<div><br><div>My car came to =
me with the uprights modified to accept larger (unknown origin) bearings =
and Corvair stub axles, with the Corvair wheel flange turned down and =
re-drilled for the Triumph bolt pattern, and Spicer halfshafts. =
&nbsp;They've been trouble-free for me; &nbsp;I'm about to pull them =
apart for servicing and probably have a duplicate set of uprights made =
up so they'll be interchangeable with what's on my car. &nbsp;I believe =
Lotus Europa owners also swapped out for the corvair stub axles at the =
time. This was the solution "back in the day". &nbsp;Any good driveshaft =
shop can make up the halfshafts.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW - these =
are the stub axles from the articulated independent rear second series =
Corvair, not the early Nader swing axle =
cars.</div><div><br></div><div>You can see some photos of my car's rear =
suspension at&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://www.britishracecar.com/ScottJanzen-Triumph-GT6.htm";>http://=
www.britishracecar.com/ScottJanzen-Triumph-GT6.htm</a></div><div><br><div>=
<div>Today, though, you might want to go the Datsun route for better =
availability, and look at the write-up in Kas' 2010 boo on Chuck Gee's =
car, which uses a hybrid of Datsun and some cool CV joint =
axles.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Jan 11, 2015, at 8:00 =
AM, damys--- via Fot wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div align=3D"LEFT"><font =
face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2" color=3D"#000000" letterspacing=3D"0" =
kerning=3D"0">Where do we go, who do we talk to about a competition =
rated rear hub and axle setup for a roto GT6?&nbsp; We can get the axles =
built locally, but are having a hard time discovering hub options.&nbsp; =
Would prefer purchasing a race proven combination of axle and hub =
setup.</font></div><div align=3D"LEFT"><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2" =
color=3D"#000000" letterspacing=3D"0" kerning=3D"0">Thanks for any =
help.</font></div><div align=3D"LEFT"><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2" =
color=3D"#000000" letterspacing=3D"0" kerning=3D"0">Alex and =
Dave</font></div>_______________________________________________<br><a =
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