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Originally Posted by John Leichtamer Jr
I have looked at a few S/C dragsters and the front mounts seem to held down with hose clamps. Is this the norm for that type of car?
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I've seen that and can't believe it is allowed. The mounts are half tubes secred to a full round tube on the chassis with radiator hose clamps of the appropriate size. Although I'm not an engineer, that's a simple worm gear and not designed for the vibration or stress.
I understand the mounting system but some sort of billet blocks bolted together with safety wire (like a fire extinguisher mount to a roll bar) would seem economical and appropriate.
Sorry to see somebody lost their life to such.