making my own ds loop, need opinions/ideas
09-03-2004, 11:53 AM
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making my own ds loop, need opinions/ideas i need one in a bad way and i have very little space to work with so ive decided to make my own.
from what ive looked at on my car and how much space i have the best plan i think would be to have it come off the tranny crossmember similar to this
im planning on building a bracket that bolts to the two holes on the back of the crossmember seen here
and welding a bar from that bracket to a 3.5" ID steel ring around the ds about 3" behind the weld
no a couple questions. the ds OD is 3", how much does a ds move during launch, shifts, accel, deccel, etc. i want to keep everything as compact as possible so i would like to use a 3.5" ID steel ring but i want to make sure it wont hit. remember since the loop will be mounted to the crossmember it will not move.
also do you think a 3/8-1/2" bar welded to the bracket and the loop will be strong enough if the ds breaks
any input is appreciated
from what ive looked at on my car and how much space i have the best plan i think would be to have it come off the tranny crossmember similar to this
im planning on building a bracket that bolts to the two holes on the back of the crossmember seen here
and welding a bar from that bracket to a 3.5" ID steel ring around the ds about 3" behind the weld
no a couple questions. the ds OD is 3", how much does a ds move during launch, shifts, accel, deccel, etc. i want to keep everything as compact as possible so i would like to use a 3.5" ID steel ring but i want to make sure it wont hit. remember since the loop will be mounted to the crossmember it will not move.
also do you think a 3/8-1/2" bar welded to the bracket and the loop will be strong enough if the ds breaks
any input is appreciated
09-04-2004, 01:58 PM
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I made my own. As I recall I had only 1/2" clearance around the shaft on all sides at ride height, and it never touched the driveshaft while driving. I got a piece of tubing, and then welded braces to the inside of the trans tunnel.
