Serial Number: tbd, chassis tag and USAC sticker
Engine Number: tbd
Gearbox Number: tbd
Logbooks: none
Condition: very good, just restored
Price: $37,500 USD OBO
Location: Ohio
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Description
This front running March Indy car has been
object of a recent complete restoration by a professional race prep shop to race ready condition.
It is in proper road race trim, with big calipers and wings and a Hewland gearbox. The DFX
was completely rebuilt as part of the restoration and has less than 150 miles on it since the rebuild.
The car retains it's original methanol fuel configuration.
The car appears in the authentic Kraco livery detailed exactly as it appeared in the '83 500 based on
photos supplied by the Speedway. The car is accompanied by a genereous spares package as well as setup
notes from Bobby Rahal, teamate to Mosely, and additional supporting documents.
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History
For 1983 CART banned ground effect skirts in an attempt to reduce downforce, but the revised
aerodynamics of the March 83C soon proved that a lost hope. Ralph Bellamy had worked extensively
in the wind tunnel and the one-piece carbon fibre underwing was promoted by March as being as significant
a development as ground effects.
Robin Herd had outlined lower weight, increased chassis rigidity, and more efficient aerodynamics for
the new car, an incremental development of the previous March designs. The so-called "half-carbon"
chassis marking the first year that carbon appeared on the March Indy cars, with the upper cockpit surround
being in carbon fibre and the lower portion of the tub and floorpan remained in aluminum honeycomb.
The car was designed around the new "slimline" DFX. The cars rear aero package was designed around
March's own transverse gearbox, which most teams used only on the ovals, preferring the more reliable
Hewland for the road courses.
This front running March Indy car was put on the middle of the front row for the 83 Indy 500 by Mike
Moseley. Moseley placed the car on the pole for Milwaukee the next weekend. Moseley had earlier
distinguished himslef by breaking the 200 mile per hour record in another 83C.
Recent Competition History
The car has run approximately 150 mile in testing only since restoration.
Engine
- Cosworth DFX
- methanol fuel
- complete rebuilt by Herb Porter, Indianapolis
- new rods
- new pistons
- new crank
- new valves/springs
- rebuilt turbo
- 150 miles since rebuild
- 800 miles left on block life based on 1500 mile life
Fuel System
- methanol
- newer (late 80's) cells
Gearbox
Final Drive
Body
- fibreglass nose, sidepods, engine cover, single piece carbon underwing
- authetic 500 Kraco livery
Chassis
- aluminum honeycomb monocoque with carbon fibre cockpit surround
- Dampers: Bilsteins
- Front Suspension: rocker
- Rear Suspension: pullrod
- Steering: proprietary rack
- Brakes: large caliper road course configuration, system completely rebuilt
- Wheels: March wheels
Interior
- fire system
- belts
- cockpit adjustable bars and boost
Spares
- 3 Sets springs (12 springs)
- Starter for both gearboxes (Hewland & March) Car has Hewland gearbox.
- Many (6-8) cartridge fuel filters
- Drive Cable for Fuel Pump
- Many miscellaneous engine parts including: cam, Crank, Rods, Caps
- Speedway Gearbox cover & wing
- Rear Wing Mount & Pillar Mounts
- Front Wings
- Clutch
- Windscreen
- Turbo Bell
- Blue Prints (Oil, fuel, exhaust systems)
- Set up notes from Rahal 1983 & many other supporting documents
- Special Sockets for Wheels and Gearbox
- Fuel Pump & Regulator
- Race Plugs
- Warm up Plugs
- A few gear sets
- Optional. extra cost spares: Gearbox Jig for Hewland DGB, Side Plate Jig
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