145" Slingshot build in the UK

[ricardo1967]

Lookin' great!

[dreracecar]

The only way to determine proper placement is to suit and helmet up and sit in the car and find out what works. Its one of those things you want to do right the first time.

 I prefer to mount a chute handle to the left side in front of the forward hoop pushing forward to pull cable and open chute. Trying to pull back on something that needs a lot of throw is difficult in a cramped car and trying to find something burried while in darkness could lead to trouble. My prefered left side/push forward keeps your left (driving)hand on the wheel and you cross your right across your chest and find the roll cage, slide your hand down the tubing to the bottom and push forward on the lever and then go back to the brake handle. You will always find that bar even if your visor is covered in smoke/oil

[GlennLever]

Chrome powder coat is getting there and has the look of highly polished aluminium but still not close to the reflective qualities of stainless or chrome

I powder coat to make money on (pretty professional), this is my oven



Chrome powder coat is very disappointing. I try and get people not to do it and when they insist and I do it it is disappointing, it is nothing but shinny silver

[rooman]

I agree with Bruce. Lever directly in front of the front cage hoop so that it is easy to find and push forward to operate. Depending on brake lever placement (if you have a hand brake) I like to put the chute release on the right so that you can fan it on your way to grabbing the brake.  If your car is tight and you can't get your elbow back enough to do that the left side placement and cross over deal is better. And please don't use a Morse type cable for the chute--a simple single wire deal is more than enough to hold the pack closed. My Don Long car did not even have an outer sheath on the cables--they simply ran under the upholstery where it was snap fastened to the shoulder hoop.

Roo

[H.G. Wells]

Another vote for left side in front of hoop. I cross over with my right hand and it is easy to follow down the front of the hoop to find it in case of a problem. I am also a fan of opening it on every run to develop muscle memory. New build will not have a sheath either, just the wire.

[dreracecar]

Roo , with the round back shoulder hoop its going to be cramped, different story if it was a square hoop instead.

[rooman]

Roo , with the round back shoulder hoop its going to be cramped, different story if it was a square hoop instead.

My cars all use a "square" (Long style) shoulder hoop

[Ponti]

Bit more work done today.

  I've attached a couple more pictures, might make more sense of where I am thinking of my chute handle.  I have mocked it up with one from a fire suppression system,  I mounted it infront of my brake lever, so it's a pull chute......pull brake.

 Also sat in the car and tried the shifter, Oops... hit the axle when I pulled it back for 1st, I then realised that once strapped I'd not be able to shift it forward enough for reverse or park.  Time to get thinking     out with the woodworking tools and some ply and a temp handle fab'd to test operation. Took a couple of goes but it works, just need to sort some cable for operating the lockout, and get a shifter made. Not sure a wooden one would pass Tech inspection 

Oh and the views not bad from the seat.

[dreracecar]

NEVER have anything protuding  (chute cable bracket) that your knee can come into contact with in case of accident or you will limping for a long long time

[Ponti]

I would have a fairing on the bracket if I kept it there, and obviously a more rounded outside edge.

[dreracecar]

Will not make any difference, Your knees not mine

[PSweeney]

I personally wouldn't have it there.  You'll be unable to find and deploy it from down there when you REALLY need it in a hurry.  It'll also be a pain to live with getting in an out of the car, ie bootlace, trouser material snagging / deploying it.  You really don't want stuff around you're knees either, difficult to get out of a burning car with shattered knee caps....  Also when belted in with arm restraints on can you actually reach it ?

If you're using a pull handle maybe place it in whatever arrangement you make to support the upper steering column. In my experience you want it within your peripheral vision and reach when sat in the car belted in with restraints on looking down the track.  Looking down to find and pull it really isn't practical at speed especially with a helmet support on.

[Ponti]

Well I have picked up one of the bigger finds for the car, an Early Enderle bug catcher,  still need the blower so I made a wooden frame to hold it at the correct height and get the feel for the final look.

[GlennLever]

Where is the shot of you sitting in it making engine noises?

Looking good.

Glenn

[rooman]

This is what the chute lever install in Glenn's car looks like (on the left because the shifter is on the right). In your application pushing the lever forward would put your hand right where the brake handle is located. No need for a loop in the cable and you can slide the back of your hand down the front cage hoop to locate the lever.


Roo