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Eagle T1G Weslake
Bruce McLaren, AAR-002, Le Mans 1967.
| Constructor | Designed, built and assembled by All American Racers, Santa Ana, California. |
| Number of Cars Built | 4 (chassis AAR-101 was T1F model, AAR102-104 were T1G models) |
| Chief Designer | Len Terry |
| Engine | Aubrey Woods |
| Exhaust System | Pete Wilkins |
| Chassis Type | Monocoque constructed of sheet 2024 and 5052 aluminium alloys, steel bulkheads. (in AAR-004 the aluminium skin was replaced with sheets of magnesium alloy) |
| Engine |
| Model | Gurney Weslake V12 |
| Preparation | Weslake Engineering in Rye, England |
| Type | 60-degree V12, gear-driven DOHC, 4VPC |
| Capacity | 2997 cc |
| Bore x Stroke | 72.80 x 60.00 mm |
| Max Power | 364 bhp @ 9750 rpm (at Monza ‘66)
413 bhp @ 10200 rpm (at Spa ’67)
416 bhp @ 10250 rpm (at Monza ’67) |
| Compression Ratio | 12.0:1 |
| Fuel System | Lucas mechanical fuel injection |
| Ignition | Lucas electromagnetic |
| Weight | 365 lbs – 165 kg (less exhausts) |
| Other |
| Gearbox | 5-speed Hewland DG 300 |
| Suspension, Front and rear | Unequal length double wishbones, coil-springs, tube-dampers, anti-roll bar. (AAR-004 had titanium wishbones, the others had mild-steel wishbones) |
| Brakes, Front and rear | 12.25” Solid Girling discs, single caliper |
| Wheels | ’66 / ’67 | ’68 |
| Front | 8.5 x 15” | 10.0 x 15” |
| Rear | 9.5 x 15” | 14.0 x 15” |
| Tyres, Front and rear | Goodyear |
| Steering | Gordon Schroeder Rack-and-pinion. |
| Dimensions | ’66 / ’67 | ‘68 |
| Wheelbase | 96.5” | 96.5” |
| Front track | 61.0” | 58.0” |
| Rear track | 61.0” | 56.0” |
| Overall length | 162.0” | 164.0” |
| Overall width | 73.0” | 70.0” |
| Overall height | 35.5” | 35.5” |
| Fuel cell | 65 USG | 58 USG |
| Dry Weight | 1280 lbs | 1192 lbs (AAR-004) |
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