LeGrand Is Rolling!

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Update by Per Schroeder to the LeGrand Mk 18 project car
Oct 29, 2009

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The axles are rifle-drilled for lightness.

The uprights and hubs are works of art.

It took some time getting all of the suspension links back together.

The positioning of the differential required that the axles have some upward angle, but it's only 4 degrees--well within their working limits. The plus side is that the differential is positioned for a very low center of gravity.

We got our new axles and uprights from Fast Forward Racing Components and have spent the last week getting the car back together. Both the axles and the uprights were perfect and required no fiddling or extra work to get the job done—simply flawless as delivered.

Next up, we’ll be taking the car to its first event since the Dixie Tour in early 2009. There’s an upcoming event in Jacksonville on concrete that should serve as a great opportunity to see how our new differential works.

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evo8dad
evo8dad
10/31/09 11:56 p.m.

Love the car!!! I've always wanted a LeGrand to compete in D Mod. Where are the best sites to dig one up for sale? I've looked with very little to no success.

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
11/1/09 4:43 a.m.

Thanks, LeGrands are one of the 'hot' cars for B Modified where we run. I think DM is more Lotus 7 type stuff these days. Anyway, you can find them occasionally for sale on

http://www.dsrforum.yuku.com/

That's where we placed our original 'car wanted' post.

There are also other options, like AMacs, etc. that are pretty darn close.

evo8dad
evo8dad
11/2/09 8:21 p.m.

Haha - yeah I meant B Mod :-) I've recently switched from a Nationally prepped STU Evo to a F125 Top Kart and have always had a goal of ending up in a LeGrand in BMod. My Grandfather used to road race LeGrands back in the day and the thought of dropping a GSXer motor of Hayabusa in one of those bad boys makes me drool!!!

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