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Title: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 03, 2018, 09:23:33 PM
Kind of excited, tomorrow I'm headed to Lake City to start my next Hurricane build. This time, it will be a GenIIa  ;D

Gen II Hurricane with the a new 2015 style IRS. Pictures to follow. Yes, it will be more period correct than the first one and yes, it will be a Big Block Shelby Side-Oiler FE

Paul
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Russ Rittimann on June 04, 2018, 06:32:29 AM
Super!!!  Keep the pictures coming.  Would like to see all the newest changes Hurricane is making.

Russ
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: s_reynolds on June 04, 2018, 09:22:00 AM
Paul, great news. I'm sure you will do your usual good job of documenting the build. Can't wait. Did you sell your current Hurricane?

Sam
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: mandmGuys on June 04, 2018, 02:13:53 PM
Big Block FE  8) 8)
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 04, 2018, 08:37:10 PM
. . . Did you sell your current Hurricane? . . .

Nope, driving and enjoying it. Will figure out next plan once both are completed.
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Bob Worley on June 05, 2018, 08:10:12 AM
That's exciting, Paul!   

What's 2015 style IRS?   Mustang?

What's "Gen IIa"?  I guess I have Gen II "beta" - number HM2008.  What number will yours be?


Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 05, 2018, 09:37:46 PM
Not sure how much I can share and not share, so if i have to take this down, my apologies to everyone in advance. Don't have a number assigned yet but I am guessing HM202x-HM203x)

Kind of fun to be working beside Monty, Steve, Jason Hatfield and Jason Kruse, we really are blessed with this team. Alec Daniel is off work this week, took a vacation. Wish he was here, kind of rounds out the team. I see an enthusiasm at Hurricane like the days when they first bought it. I feel there are a lot of good things coming our way, we just have to be patient. (who wants to do that? patience, my ass, I want to gut something}

Initial pics attached. Yes, it is an IRS out of a 2015-2017 Mustang. More to come tomorrow

Paul

ps: have you seen the video by Kirk Curole? That crazy cajun has a smooth tongue  ;D  Great review, Kirk
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: aarvig on June 05, 2018, 11:11:18 PM
Paul!!!  Thats awesome.  Glad to see a repeat offender on here.  Looking forward to seeing your progress.
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Bob Worley on June 06, 2018, 08:46:00 AM
Looks great, Paul ~  I'm excited to follow the build!
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 07, 2018, 09:54:08 PM
Our favorite builder, getting a closer inspection of the new IRS
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Bob Worley on June 08, 2018, 08:25:43 AM
Our favorite builder, getting a closer inspection of the new IRS

Is yours the prototype / test mule for the new IRS?
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 08, 2018, 07:56:14 PM
Yes, it is.
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 10, 2018, 07:40:47 PM
A few more pictures of the system
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Bob Worley on June 10, 2018, 08:29:54 PM
A few more pictures of the system

Wow snazzy! Lots of moving parts ...

Think this will retrofit to an earlier Gen II ?
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 11, 2018, 07:19:01 PM
. . . Think this will retrofit to an earlier Gen II ?

That's one of the highlights, it will bolt onto both GenI and GenII cars. Order one for you?
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: MFE III on June 12, 2018, 11:56:35 AM
Looks much beefier. But it still looks like you can only adjust the camber in half turns of the heim joints by unbolting them from the frame. Would be nice if the camber could be adjusted without unbolting the heim from the frame.
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Bob Worley on June 12, 2018, 08:09:26 PM
. . . Think this will retrofit to an earlier Gen II ?

That's one of the highlights, it will bolt onto both GenI and GenII cars. Order one for you?

... at least let me get my build finished initially first!
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 12, 2018, 09:31:32 PM
Looks much beefier. But it still looks like you can only adjust the camber in half turns of the heim joints by unbolting them from the frame. Would be nice if the camber could be adjusted without unbolting the heim from the frame.

Not so fast, grasshopper, we were thinking of you.

The upper control arm has an adjuster screw on it to allow for infinite adjustment. The front lower arm also had an adjuster built into it so the toe also has infinite adjustment. The picture shows the components of the upper arm - not the finished pieces but should be enough that you will get the concept. The biggest nut is to lock the adjuster. The next smallest one is the adjuster that screws into the control arm and the outer rod end screws into it. Last nut is to lock the rod end in place.  Loosen the nuts and you can adjust toe and camber by turning the center adjuster. Don't have to take anything apart and you can adjust it as precisely as you want.

Been down that road with the Half Turn setup - didn't want to repeat that.

Paul
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: MFE III on June 13, 2018, 12:56:51 PM
Okay, now I am impressed!
Nice work Hurricane!
Title: Re: Headed off to Lake City for another
Post by: Paul Proefrock on June 22, 2018, 08:19:17 PM
Yet another teaser.  The new Hurricane IRS will accept both pin drive and 15" wheels, with a working parking brake!