I am looking for a Steve Caruso drive shaft safety loop for a TH400. Caruso Performance part number DSL-013. Thanks.
Thanks Matt. I wonder why it’s listed with a part number of DSL-019, and also states that it’s for a TH400? I’ll text Steve and ask him to take a look at it to see if he can ID it by the pics.
TTT Looks like the one on eBay was a scam. I bought it and paid with PayPal and they cancelled the order stating they could not find it in their warehouse. Interesting how they took pics for the auction but it disappeared a few days later after it sold.
Ames Performance does also. https://secure.amesperf.com/qilan/Detail_Web?part_num=R235C&order_number_e=NTI4MjgwNw== &web_access=Y
James, I'm sorry to read that the eBay item didn't materialize. Hopefully someone here will have one available. I still think it is the best design available that doesn't require additional holes to be drilled. The mount from Steve Caruso mounted UNDER the crossmember and has no effect on the driveline angle. His is the only one I've seen that mounts like this. Any driveshaft loop that bolts BETWEEN the transmission and transmission mount will pitch the tail of the transmission up (most are 1/4" thick) and alters the driveline angle. I previously had on of this style and removed it because it changed my driveline angle in an unfavorable way so I bought one of the Caruso loops from a member of V8Buick.
If you need it to pass tech,they need to go to the frame now. Not the trans mount and not the floor pan.
tech? what tech? my local tracks (both NHRA tracks (one of which is BG)) haven't checked anything in over a decade. Now it's just "hey print and sign your name here" which is actually disappointing. Does your track check that thoroughly? If so that's impressive.
It was a recent change,so we will see if the tracks follow suit. I just figured I’d give you an FYI. I wouldn’t want to haul my car multiple hours to a track then get stiffed. I run at Norwalk/Summit Motorsports Park. They usually are on top of that,BUT have occasionally flagged me through without a peak.
Yeah Gary, we had a problem using the Ames loop on my friends GTO when the body was set back on the frame. It sat too high and was hitting the floor pan. The solution the body shop came up with was to take this..... And turned it into this.......... It mounts to the floor pan brace and looks like no other that i've seen.
In late September 1962, A Pontiac dealer was driving a new 1962 Parisienne convertible to the local fall fair. Near our house, the driveshaft failed & thrust itself thru the floor board. Hell of a mess. Driver uninjured.
Clever solution and nicely done! I also had issues with the Ames loop hitting my floor pan and I could hear it inside the car. I put a piece of rubber on top of loop which reduced the noise but still not gone. I eventually removed it completely after getting a Caruso loop.
That last one is a pretty slick piece. The only thing I would do is have bolts horizontal AND vertical,through the floor. A loose shaft has more force and leverage than you might think.
So we need a second cross member? Bolting to the cross member does not constitute legal? Mines to floor on both cars so trying to learn here. Thanks. Chris
The way I read it,the loop has to be mounted to the frame.Mine are the old Lakewood style that bolt to the floor in 4 spots. Apparently not allowed anymore,but that is IF they actually do tech. Being that it is new for this year,I can only expect some tracks will check for it.
Makes sense to go to the frame. A lot of force when the U joint breaks. Back when I was in high school mechanics shop , we watched a guy do a burn out at the back of the shop on the road. When the U joint broke , the driveshaft dug into the pavement and lifted the car 5 feet off the ground.
So years back,at Thompson’s,probably more like 25 years ago. A car broke the shaft at the front,turned into a pole vault and flipped end over end. It had a loop in it,but apparently not enough.
Still looking for one of Steve’s driveshaft safety loops. I need the DSL-013 or the DSL-019. I am aware there are other manufacturers are available but his is what I’m looking for. I am willing to pay with $ or offer to trade rare 70-72 GS/GSX/NOS/used parts or Buick racing parts (within reason). Does anyone have one of Steve’s DSL-013 or DSL-019 driveshaft safety loops they are not using? Thanks.
