As usual, completely changing the car meant re-learning how to drive and set it up the following season. The 3-link took a few events to get dialed in, but when I did, it really helped the car everywhere.
Having conventional spring/shock in the rear was limiting my ability to take advantage of the adjustable rear roll center as I could only find "rear" springs up to 250lb rate. I discovered that I could use a "front" spring from a QA1 hybrid coilover setup, which opened up a lot of options for spring rates. I moved to 350lb with great results.
Changing anti-squat from 180% down to 110% really helped in both braking and driving off the corner. Eliminating all of the roll-bind made it more predictable mid corner.
I ran a few events with the steel hood and trunk back on it as I ran out of time doing the body work on the fiberglass parts.
Still a street car doing street car things...
Drove my Chevy to the Levee but the Levee was dry... stopped at the Buddy Holly crash site on the way home from Goodguys Des Moines.
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