Dave Morgan will be back May 5-6 Layfette, MN for a 2 day seminar

Two-day Seminar

Collecting Data and Finding Problems

1. Principles of the seminar
   1. Simple versus complicated
   2. Macro-view versus micro-view
   3. Friction
   4. Triangles and rectangles (stiff chassis/tunable suspension)
      1. Floor and frame rails
      2. Cages
   5. Levers
      1. Instant Centers
      2. Moment Arms
      3. Ratios
   6. Weight
      1. Center of Gravity
      2. Polar Moment of Inertia
      3. Sprung and unsprung weight
      4. Aerodynamic load
   7. Torque
      1. Drive wheel torque
      2. Wheel thrust
      3. G-Force
      4. Weight transfer
   8. Hardware
      1. Rod ends and ball joints
      2. Threaded fasteners
2. Technical history of drag racing
   1. Suspension violence
      1. Not enough?
      2. Too much?
   2. Tire design
      1. Wide slick
         1. Stiff sidewall
         2. Soft sidewall
      2. Narrow slick
      3. Radial
   3. Engine developments
      1. Big Blocks
      2. Power adders
      3. Programmable ignitions
   4. Transmission sciences
      1. Torque converters
      2. Valve bodies
      3. Gear ratios
   5. Chassis designs
      1. Stock floor
      2. Back-half Tubeframe
3. Inspecting the car
   1. Rear slick
      1. Wear patterns
      2. Indexed wheel screws
   2. Bouncing on the corners of the car
      1. Watching and timing
      2. Listening
   3. Locating flex
      1. Stock floor
         1. Floor
         2. Roof
         3. Firewall
      2. Back-half
         1. Floor
         2. Firewall
      3. Tubeframe
         1. Mild power
         2. Big power
4. Watching the car launch
   1. Positioning the eyes or lens
   2. Chassis Rotation
      1. Pitch – weight transfer
      2. Roll –torque
      3. Yaw – alignment
   3. Suspension motion
      1. Wheel-to-ground
      2. Wheel-to-fender
   4. Wheel-tire motion
      1. Rear wheels
      2. Front wheels
   5. Data acquisition
      1. G-meter
      2. Engine rpm
      3. Driveshaft rpm
      4. Shock sensors
      5. Heat sensors
      6. Pressure sensors
5. Scaling the car
   1. Placing the car on scales
   2. Measuring ride height
   3. Measuring suspension height
   4. Shock shaft drag
   5. Suspension bind
   6. Weigh empty
   7. Weigh with driver
   8. Weigh empty again
6. Towing
   1. Tie downs
   2. Chassis support
   3. Trailer suspension

Fixing the Car

7. Chassis Structure
   1. Floor and frame rails
      1. Track and wheelbase
         1. Centerline (track)
         2. Perpendicular line (wheelbase)
      2. Stock floor
         1. Stock frame rails
         2. Connectors
         3. Transmission tunnel
      3. Back-half
         1. Cross-member
         2. Framerails
      4. Tubeframe
         1. Mild power
         2. Big power
      5. Engine/transmission support
      6. Differential housing support
      7. Suspension linkages
8. Springs
   1. Coil springs
      1. Storing energy
      2. Sprung and unsprung weight
      3. Suspension travel
      4. Leverage ratios and motion ratios
      5. Spring rate calculation
   2. Leaf springs
      1. Locator
         1. Wheel hop
         2. Slapper bars
         3. Caltracks
         4. Slide-a-Links
      2. Spring
         1. Load-jacking
         2. Sliders
      3. Super Stock springs
      4. Measuring spring rate
9. Shocks
   1. Oil
      1. Follow the energy
   2. Ratios
   3. Adjusters
      1. Extension
      2. Compression
   4. Shock travel
      1. Extension
      2. Compression
      3. Taking measurements
   5. Types of shocks
      1. Twintube
         1. Bore layout and footvalve
         2. Guide area
         3. Shaft and low-speed circuit
         4. Piston design
         5. Nitrogen charging
      2. Monotube
         1. Nitrogen charging
         2. Bore design (radiator)
         3. Low–speed circuit
         4. Piston design
   6. Tuning with shocks (part now, part after suspension presentation)
      1. Extension
         1. Front suspension
         2. Rear suspension
      2. Compression
         1. Front suspension
         2. Rear suspension
10. Front suspension
    1. Basic angles (adjust in this order)
       1. Caster
          1. Positive/negative
          2. Effects
          3. Offsets
       2. Camber
          1. Positive/negative
          2. Effects
          3. Offsets
       3. Toe
          1. Total toe versus side-to-side
          2. Dog tracking and wheelbase tricks (thrust angle)
       4. Steering Axis Inclination
          1. Wheel offsets
          2. Caster chatter
       5. Bumpsteer
          1. Rack & pinion
          2. Parallelogram steering
       6. 6. Ackerman Effect
11. Rear suspension
    1. Recall centerline and perpendicular line
    2. Thrust angle
    3. Pinion angle
    4. Instant centers and center of gravity
    5. Stock leaf springs
       1. Bolt-ons
    6. Ladder bars
       1. Set for square
       2. Preload
       3. Wheelbase
       4. Tuning
    7. Fourlinks
       1. Instant centers
       2. Percentage of anti-squat (rise)
       3. IC length
       4. Set-up
          1. Lower bars
          2. Upper bars
       5. Kinematics (the study of links)
          1. Upper bars
             1. Equal length
             2. Short top bars
             3. Bar angle
             4. Bar position
          2. Lower bars
             1. Angle
             2. Position
12. Lateral locators
    1. Panhard rod
       1. Lateral travel
       2. Roll center
       3. Load jacking
    2. Watts linkage
       1. Lateral travel
       2. Roll center
    3. Wishbone
       1. Lateral travel
       2. Roll center
       3. Symmetry
    4. D. Track locator
       1. Lateral travel
       2. Roll center
       3. Roll rotation
       4. Adjustments
    5. Trussed fourlinks (AKA swing arm)
       1. Hardware
13. Anti-roll bars
    1. Position
    2. Leverages
    3. Spring rates
14. Wheelie bars
    1. Length
    2. Sprung versus unsprung
    3. Alignment
15. Tuning at the track
    1. Rear shocks and IC location
    2. B. Front Shocks and travel adjustments

-- Edited by Tony Hoffer on Tuesday 6th of December 2011 11:36:36 AM

Dave Seitz wrote:

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Where?
Sponsored by who?
How much?
Prior requirements?

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 Where? Innovative chassiworks in Layfayette MN...

Sponsered by who? Innovative chassis works

How much ? $ 170 for two day seminar

Prior requirements? you are alive and are interested in drag race chassis setup.

http://www.davemorganseminars.com/course_outline_seminar.asp#twoday

 Lafayette?  I didn't know there was anything in that town. I deliver pop there about once a month. I think the population is about two. Whoever goes won't have any problem finding the place.

 Sounds pretty indepth. Way more info then I would ever use.