Malcolm Francis, Grand Am, Super Comp & Super Gas
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Complete car by ARRC. Full tube chassis,
carbon fibre interior panels, 2004 spec Pro Stock Grand Am body. Santa Pod Racers Club Best-Looking Car 2004.
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 | Burnout at first competitive outing. |
 | Complete chassis shown after paint during final assembly. |
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Complete chassis wheeled out from ARRC
shop during final fit of body panels prior to paint. Notice Clecos used to hold body panels together and to chassis. |
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Rear chassis under construction, Mark
Williams axle located at
final height with alignment plates and Strange coil-overs in position.
Body panels held together temporarily with Clecos. |
 | Using laser level and dummy block to ensure correct axle alignment. Notice red spot in the middle of the drive coupling. |
 | Underside of right hand side floor, angled up to leave room for headers, as seen in the next picture. Dzus mounts for carbon floor at bottom of picture. |
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Front body mounts and door hinges seen from
below during construction and from above on finished car. Headers built by ARRC. |
 | Top mounts for Strange front struts during construction and on finished car |
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Left picture shows reinforced slot in main
chassis rail to allow brake pipes to run inside. Right picture shows framework which supports rear bodywork. |
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Grand Ams in the mist, Malcolm burns out at the
FIA Finals meet. Click here to see Malcolm run an 8.09 at the Feb 19th Test & tune at Santa Pod Click here to see Malcolm burn out at Shakespeare County. |
 | Malcolm's car shows off the new Air Sea Logistics logo on the Toyo Tyres stand at Autosport International 2006. |
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| Date | 29-Aug-2006 |
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Owner, webmaster,
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