Or more accurately, brake cooling.
Having experience of what historic racing can do to Drum brakes I'm taking every opportunity to try and improve them.
First on the list is to add cooling ducts into the front panel from which cold air can be directed into the drums. Something that was noted in the French reports about the Corvette in 1962.
The large hole in the body was first scribed with dividers and then I chain drilled aound it before punching the middle out; very satisfying in a slightly Bruce Lee way!
The only trouble is that the back of the duct fouls the bumper bracket so this will need to be notched a little.
The rough edges on top and bottom of the duct will disappear behind the chrome 'mouth' that goes around this body opening.
More soon :-)
Having experience of what historic racing can do to Drum brakes I'm taking every opportunity to try and improve them.
First on the list is to add cooling ducts into the front panel from which cold air can be directed into the drums. Something that was noted in the French reports about the Corvette in 1962.
The large hole in the body was first scribed with dividers and then I chain drilled aound it before punching the middle out; very satisfying in a slightly Bruce Lee way!
The only trouble is that the back of the duct fouls the bumper bracket so this will need to be notched a little.
The rough edges on top and bottom of the duct will disappear behind the chrome 'mouth' that goes around this body opening.
More soon :-)
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