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Old 12-02-2011, 03:05 PM   #8
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Default Re: Is this legal?

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NHRA should spend some time looking under cars instead of just looking under hoods.

I WOULD agree with this.


Years ago, the first time I tore the left lower trailing arm bracket off a full size Chevy frame, I had to do something to fix it...or park the car.
That didn't seem like a good option at the time, so I welded the bracket back on and added a couple of gussets to it. No one ever said anything about or most likely ,even noticed it.
Was it technically legal? Probably not.
If you are allowed to weld braces and brackets to suspension mounts, then it should be mentioned in the rule book.
Just because this deal is out there, doesn't make it legal.
Look how long the first gen. weebie jeebie bars were out there before someone in tech figured out they were moving the whole lower pivot to a non OEM location.
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