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May 5, 2004: I've polled the Grassroots Motorsports forum about the differential mounting.
One good suggestion was to build a PPF out of tube - or at least a skeletal version of one. This isn't going to work without changing the shape of the transmission tunnel, however. The real question is whether it makes any significant difference to have the diff mounted to the frame - and thus put the torque loads through it - or have a PPF substitute. The former is obviously easier. Steve has informed me that he'll be sending the new bracket to me to weld into place. I guess it's time to wire the garage for 220v!

There is 4" of splined shaft at the end of the driveshaft so I doubt the CMC-built cars are pulling the shaft free. Puzzling.

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