Component Cars Australia Gets Hot Rod Chassis Approved for Customers Down Under

[Mad Dog]

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Chris Canning here at Factory Five with FFR engineers.

Good news for Factory Five hot rodders down under. Our partner Chris Canning from Component Cars Australia reports that the Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod passed 7,000 nm on the Australian Regulatory Torsion Test. Chris used a stock Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod frame with an additional gusset section under the main rails.

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“At his engineers request, they also changed out all of the suspension bushings with a product called Lubron. Although an expensive and timely modification, this change was found to have little to no improvement in the overall result so they will not be using this mod on Australian FFRs.”

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Huge congratulations to Chris for all of his work and thanks also to the great engineers and regulatory folks in Australia for passing our products.

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Hammink Performance may also be interested in these results for European HR....

Robert

[Tom Veale]

...............the Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod passed 7,000 nm on the Australian Regulatory Torsion Test. Chris used a stock Factory Five ’33 Hot Rod frame with an additional gusset section under the main rails.

Hi MD, Out of curiosity, was there a "before and after" test done with the new structural member? If so, could you please post the improvement? It might be worthwhile for those with big Hp/Torque motors to add such a gusset for their cars. The engine mounts are close by, so it should help counteract some of the "twist" generated by the engine and drive train.

Having it removeable is important for future engine/transmission removal and replacement. It look as though it extends below the existing frame just the cross section of the cross brace itself. So, ground clearance isn't changed significantly.

Thanks for posting,