Glenn Anderson 23T Rotary powered

Glenn Anderson's new car progress.......
KLRC car 71
Serial number 180-071-1200
125" wheel base
Engine type: Rotary 13B (twin rotor) twin turbo, twin waste gate, EFI, 5 speed G force clutchless
Engine location (secret)
Diff Ford 9" - 35 spline axles. Romac full floater with internal pumpkin weld, dual top and bottom face braces, fill/inspection plug, drain plug and back brace.

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Chassis done, now fitting hardware.

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Fitting the hinge to the back of the body.

The body hinge assembly lock the body down when the body is lowered for racing. To remove the body just remove the Dzus fasteners in the flange on the front of the body and lift to the neutral position on the hinge and lift the back of the body up to remove it. It's just that quick. The hinge assembly has a lock position at the top of the travel to allow the owner to lift the body all the way up to work on the trans or clutch. You can travel with the body in that position because of the lock on the hinge mechanism.

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The body at the neutral position ready to lift at the rear to remove.

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The body in full raise position making it easy to service the clutch and trans inside the car.

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The body all the way down in the race position. The body has no inner wheel arches because the wheels are tucked up under the shoulder hoop and run very close to the seat. This allows us to make the rear track as narrow as possible. The advantages are that the tires are out of the air stream making the car more aerodynamic as well at it makes the car handle better because the rear wheels are closer together making it want to steer the car less. Another advantage is that the diff is narrower which means the diff housing and axles all weigh less.

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A very happy and excited Glenn Anderson with his new car. Yes that's the engine that you see in the car. It will be a 600 hp turbocharged 80 cubic inch rotary engine when it is done.

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A better look at the engine in the car. Engine plate is fully CNC machined both on the outside to fit the chassis but also to locate the engine. The exhaust comes out the right side of the engine which is the left side of the photo. The exhaust will come through the side of the chassis rails. The spark plugs (4) are accessible through the right side chassis rail. Since the engine is so short and so little (the trans and bellhousing outweighs the engine) we have decided to put a trans rear mount on the 5 speed G force trans and none on the front of the engine. This also makes the car more flexible.
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Glenn in the office.

KLRC altered body hinge details.
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Hinge rotated forward onto the race position locking the back of the body in place.

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Hinge rotated back into the neutral position ready to lift up and back to remove the body from the chassis.

Hinge rotated all the way back into the service position. This locks the body into place to keep it from falling off while you work on the car or tow the car. Without this feature a gust of wind could unlatch the body and allow the body to fall on you while you are working on the clutch or transmission.

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Hinge welded together and riveted in place ready to get glassed into the body. This is what it looks like before the rear valance panel is installed in the body to cover all this up. In this photo the body is lowered into race position.

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Hinge installed in body with body raised to service position.

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Hinge installed in body with body in neutral position ready to lift the body off the chassis.

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Altered body front mount. The flange is molded in the body from the mold. The steel mounting plate bolts to the engine plate and the Dzus fasteners attach the body to the mounting plate.

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Altered front body mount plate. Attaches to engine plate and fitted with Dzus fastener holes to hold the front of the body to the car. We had to cut a large hole in the center of the engine plate to give the crankshaft counterweight room to rotate. Notice the chassis ports in the engine plate uprights to allow cables and small hoses to pass by the engine plate.

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