VR Commodore - Bronze Aussie – Rear diff strengthening. Bronze Aussie World’s Fastest 4 Door Car high speed salt racer re-build update. One of the many jobs Lionel and the team are going through is strengthening up the rear-end. So much torque & power is loaded through the running gear on the Bronze Aussie from the 1200 hp Nankervis engine and when pushing through the air/wind at high speed the rear differential (diff) is loaded up even more becoming a weak point. Part owner and driver Lionel West calculated about 2000lb of load is put through the diff at 200mph in Bronze Aussie and a diff will bend and break loaded at 3000lb. With that much load/pressure going through the diff it first sta
Early new year saw the arrival of a VR SS Commodore donor, the new Bronze Aussie ! Work is done stripping and gutting this VR donor body down to its shell. The new Bronze Aussie Commodore donor body has had the all roof pillars, doors and roof sectioned down lowering the roof line 6inches than previous making it much sleeker. With the donor body taking shape after loads of fabrication and now currently cut of its floorplan ready to be fitted and become attached the frame of Bronze Aussie. Big plans for this new build aerodynamic Bronze Aussie at Lake Gardner SA in March 2020 with these major modification taking place hopefully allowing the new Bronze Aussie to roar into 300mph.. Please follo
