 The
Chapman monocoque is noted by the billet aluminum front bulkhead.
Busby's team made many mechanical changes to the 962 platform ultimately
making the chassis more adjustable as well as stiffer. |
 The
front suspension is as factory though the spring's upper mounting point
on the chassis is revised per the Chapman tub. The fluid resevoir
is remote and not integral to the spring/damper. |
 For
1989 the front wheel well was opened up in an effort to reduce the high
pressure associated with the spinning front wheel. This detail is
very similar to Nissan's front wheel treatment on their GTP ZX-T.
Michael Colucci freely admits that the idea was to emulate their competitors.
Without a wind tunnel development budget, the idea was simply to copy those
that had one. |
 A
program to stiffen up the rear end of the chassis was initiated.
Of the three subframe members terminating in the common point on the bellhousing,
note the gold covered tube. This frame member actually runs through
the cooling fan housing eventually attaching to the rear bulkhead of the
monocoque (upper right corner). |
