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Pickup
Truck Technical Specification
Chassis
Full space frame construction, consisting
of 87 mtr of tube, 258 joins, 112 brackets, fitted with steel
floor panels, tunnel front , rear baulk heads, all held together
with 34 mtr of weld.
Bodyshell
Eighteen chassis mounted GRP
Kevlar reinforced body panels
Suspension
Front:
Double wishbone system fitted with quick adjustable antidive
facility, lower mounted shock absorbers, GM Truck stock uprights
and hubs. Fixed rated anti roll bars. Adjustable coil over
shock absorbers fitted with 2.25 x 900 lbs springs.
Rear: Four Link rear axle location, chassis mounted watts
linkage with adjustable rear anti roll bar. High mounted adjustable
coil cover, shock absorbers fitted with 2.25 x 225 lbs springs.
Rear
axle
Heavy duty tubed 7.5 Salisbury
Ford Truck differential case fitted with 3.75 to 1 crown wheel
and pinion with ZF plate drive limited slip unit. Specially
designed full floating six stud hubs and heavy-duty shafts.
Steering
The steering uses a 2.4 ratio competition
rack mounted to the chassis via aluminium blocks. The column
has two heavy-duty joints to align the angle of the wheel
to the driver. A quick release hub mounts the fourteen inch
steering wheel.
Brakes
Front:
4 pot USA produced Willwood aluminum calipers using a 310mm
x 21mm straight veined vent disc.
Rear: Twin pot Willwood aluminum calipers with 243mmx 11mm
solid lightweight disc with de-glazing grooves.
Front and rear brake pads are American Oval Racing material
specification to suit the Pickup Racing Trucks. Chassis mounted
pedal box fitted with .70 and .75 master cylinders, adjustable
bias from driving seat position.
Gearbox
Controlled 4 speed dog type selection
with 2.04 - 1.54 - 1.21 - 1.1 ratios. Location is by aluminum
bellhousing, drive is via 7.25 multi piece clutch and a single
one-piece propshaft.
Exhaust
Stainless steel system. Manifolds
in a 4.2.1 configuration.
Cooling
Specially designed aluminum radiator
with thermo controlled fan assembly.
Wheels
/ Tyres
8.5 x 15 competition controlled
wheel in aluminium fitted with a controlled Avon tyre in slick
and wet form.
Engine
All engines are badged as PickupSport
engine comprising of 4 cylinder 16 valve unit with 86 mm bore
86mm stroke Fitted with modified cylinder head,which in turn
is fitted with 33mm inlet valves, 29mm exhaust forged piston
and a maximum compression ratio of twelve to one. Steel conrods
are used, the rest of the bottom end is stock with the exception
of a steel fly wheel. The engine uses a wet sump oil system.
Carburation is via twin 48 DCOE with 40mm chokes. The ignition
system is a controlled unit by MBE with maximum rev limiter
set at 7500, this gives a power out put of 229 BHP with 170
ft / lbs of torque.
Interior
White faced gauges fitted into a carbon
fibre dash assembly. Carbon fibre dresses other interior areas.
A competition racing seat and 6 point seat belts and additional
roll cage padding.
Dimension
Front
track 1750 mm
Rear track 1750 mm
Wheel base 2720 mm
Ride height clearance 85mm
Kerb
weight
Is
ballasted to 865kg without driver.
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