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of the highlights of the film, Gone in Sixty Seconds, was watching Eleanor
outrun and outhandle the swarm of vehicles chasing Nicolas Cage. You can
be sure that the average Mustang doesn't corner as 'flat' and isn't nearly
as maneuverable as the movie would make them out to be. Well, other than
the climactic jump scene at the end of the movie, "Hollywood Magic"
didn't have anything to do with how well Eleanor handled. Without the
magic of Hollywood your Mustang, Cougar, Falcon, etc. can handle just
as well or better than the famous Eleanor.
 Upgraded
Steering Systems...
Depending upon what each particular 'driven' movie car was used for they
used our manual or power rack and pinion
system. 'Driven' is emphasized because some of the cars were used for
long distance or static shots and did not need anything more than a quick
paint job and the wheels. For some of the more intricate driving scenes
the power rack and pinion and TCP power steering pump made the stunt drivers
jobs much easier. The original factory steering boxes just do not have
the precision to perform at the level the stunt drivers required.
Suspension and Chassis...
 To
enhance the cornering characteristics of the stunt cars, our front
coilover kits were put to use. Each system used our coilover shocks
with 'track-only' springs since ride quality wasn't really a concern.
A couple of the kits, used for filming the jump scene, actually used 700
lb springs. Portions of this scene were shot using a small take-off ramp
to film the car's landing. For a street driven car we definately wouldn't
recommend going over a 500 lb spring. For the really demanding chase scenes
a 1 1/8" stabilizer bar was used to reduce body roll. Subframe
connectors and tower brace kits were
also installed to increase the overall responsiveness of the chassis.
Not that anyone would do this but... Installing these components
on your vehicle does not mean that you can launch your car off the back
of a flatbed tow truck, fly 200 feet through the air and land somewhat
safely and still drive away or even live through it for that matter. What
these components will do is help you to avoid the flatbed tow truck that
you didn't see till the last second by making your car handle more like
a sportscar.
Please drive accordingly... :-)
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