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Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 01:46
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Anyone out there with a Gt4 done this - and if so how ?
Looks like ill need one if i want to compete in the drags at dubbo ( toyota nationals )
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adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 01:50
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not really difficult, buy the kit from vpw.com.au or your local speed shop for $50 and drill 4 holes in the floor
ab
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ballarat
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 02:54
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i bought a bit of steel for $3, bent it round a poll to the right diameter, sprayed it black, drilled 2 holes in it and 2 holes near trans tunnel and whacked it on. not much hassel at all  (although i need another one because my celica has a split tail shaft)
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Melbourne
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September 2002
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 12:29
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Mabey I missed this lesson?
Whats a tailshaft loop?
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sydney
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March 2003
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 12:32
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does the gt4 have a centre bearing
i thought if u had a centre bearing then u dont need a tailshaft loop
i could be wrong
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Colac, Victoria
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 12:33
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basically they are necessary for drag racing ..
they are a safeguard incase the tailshaft snaps - so it doesnt go flying around under the car + cause more dmage ..
a simple loop around the shaft to hold it in place in event of failure
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 12:37
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yer i know u need one about 6 inches past the back of the gbox
but if u have a centre bearing not to far past the gbox or in yr case the transfer box
do u still need a tailshaft loop
i remember some rule for the drags many years ago
not to sure if they have changed it now
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Colac, Victoria
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Tue, 27 January 2004 12:42
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no idea - thats why im asking !!
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Wed, 28 January 2004 11:20
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Ive never read/heard of these before!? Is this a standard thing for drag racing around australia? Like a CAMS rule or somthing specific to the drags at dubbo?
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Wed, 28 January 2004 11:25
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Its mandatory as far as i know now ..
for ANDRA events anyway
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Wed, 28 January 2004 14:57
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I thought it was to prevent the tailshaft breaking and flipping the car. I also thought it had to be more of a cage over the whole thing than a loop?
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Wed, 28 January 2004 15:57
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AFAIK
Its to stop the car from flipping, or the diff from being ripped out if the tailshaft drops.
It only needs to be a loop of steel just behind the front uni on the tailshaft.
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Wed, 28 January 2004 21:15
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| Danish wrote on Thu, 29 January 2004 01:57 |
I thought it was to prevent the tailshaft breaking and flipping the car. I also thought it had to be more of a cage over the whole thing than a loop?
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its also to stop the tailshaft ripping through the floor and into anyone in the car
yes its supposed to be a 'cage' around the tailshaft not just underneath it - a lot of people dont realise this
ab
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Thu, 29 January 2004 01:01
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AAAAAHHHHHRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Please let's not go through all this again!!!
I personally must have answered this question 100 times on these forums last year before the Nationals, and every time I hear those words, "what's a tailshaft loop?" I get a shiver up my spine!
Do a search, ALL of the aboce questions have been covered in DETAIL!
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Thu, 29 January 2004 01:24
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all i wanted to know is if anyne had done one on a GT4 so i can get one done on mine !
Ie the best place to mount it .
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Thu, 29 January 2004 01:46
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| Classique71 wrote on Thu, 29 January 2004 12:24 |
all i wanted to know is if anyne had done one on a GT4 so i can get one done on mine !
Ie the best place to mount it .
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if its a 2 piece shaft, about 10cm forward of the centre uni
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Re: Tailshaft loop on a Gt4?
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Thu, 29 January 2004 01:54
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The rules are a bit silly when it comes to 2 piece shafts. The rules are that it must be within 6 or so inches of the front uni, but the front shaft doesn't have a rear uni, so it can't really drop down if it snaps at the front.
The rear shaft does have a uni at the front & the back, so if the front one snapped it could drop down & catapault the car, so if you were to put a loop in, this would prolly be the best place for it, within 6 inches behind he front uni of the rear shaft.
The scrutineers were rather lax about the loops last year when it came to late model performance cars & early models but with small/NA motors. They never even looked at mine.
But that doesn't mean they'll be the same this year....
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