1972 N.T.M. Mark IV B/Sports Racer Project Spec Sheet

1972 N.T.M. Mark IV B/Sports Racer Project

Serial Number: chassis#5
SCCA Roll Bar Designation: 007-294
Logbooks: none
Condition: car is 90% parts complete, 70% labor
Price: ~~$15,000~~ $10,750 USD
Location: So. California USA

Description

Car includes rolling chassis with body. Engine and transaxle are mounted. Body needs mounting of doors, completion of interior stiffening and windscreen. Transmission needs installation of shift linkage. Dry sump and pump are installed on engine with all oil lines but a Titan Mark II pump drive wheel and belt are needed. Front and rear suspension is complete with the exception of shocks and springs. Steering is complete but steering wheel must be installed. Brakes are complete with the exception of rear brake rotors. Clutch is complete including slave cylinder and bracket. There are no gauges. All hydraulic lines and wiring must be completed.

History

(Names have been deleted but a complete history of this car and all cars built by Norcorss Tabin Manufacturing is available.) N.T.M. Chassis #5 (S.C.C.A. roll bar designation 007 294) was completed on May 30, 1972 and sold to a customer in Chicago. He resold the car without racing it to Owner #2, then powered by a Cosworth 1800 BDE. Again, after never racing it, Owner #2 sold it to Owner #3 in April 1975. Owner #3 raced the car with the Cosworth 1800 BDE and a Hart BDF engine in S.C.C.A. out of the Detroit Region. Owner #3 determined the major shortcomings of the car were braking, not getting the tires up to racing temperature and engine cooling. In an attempt to solve these problems he replaced the rear mounted radiator with two side mounted V.W. radiators, ducting the hot air onto the rear tires, a successful attempt to get the tires up to racing temperature and provide the additional cooling. Owner #3 also determined the front brakes were "marginal, only lasting 15 laps at Elkhart Lake". He later determined the brakes were wearing because of the brake pads did not pull back from the rotors due to spindle flex. The car was crashed heavily at Nelson Ledges in the fall of 1977 destroying the body, breaking the front suspension off at the outboard hiems joints and damaging the rear uprights. With all this damage the monocoque tub and Owner #3 remained unhurt. Owner #3 sold the car, after the wreck, to Owner #4 who removed the FT200 and the Ford, reconfiguring it with a 1000 cc Suzuki engine for D/SR. Owner #4 also fitted the car with a Mark II body, purchased from Steve Norcross. In this configuration it held a lap record at Waterford Hills. Owner #4 sold the car to an unknown subsequent owner who sold it to Chrysler Corporation of Detroit. Chrysler Design [Styling to the old fashioned guys] Office was investigating various low cost sporty concepts to rev up the Plymouth image. With budgets being extremely tight in the early 80's they bought the NTM tub as an appropriately sized, ready made, drivable buck for styling mock-ups. The Design team bought the tub and a standard KZ1000 engine. The previous owner kept the racing engine. A member of the Chrysler design team bought the Mk2 body and mated it to a Lola T440 FF. Chrysler moved the car to their Chrysler Pacifica operation in Encinitas, California in 1986. Chrysler Pacifica removed the engine and used it in some developmental work. Owner #6 bought the car from Chrysler Pacifica in 1987. Owner #7 bought the car from Owner #6 in 1993 and immediately sold it to the present owner.

Recent Competition History

None.

Engine

Loyning prepped Ford Sports 2000 engine
engine remains class legal for S2
engine was removed from running Tiga S2

Fuel System

Ford clas legal mechanical pump
no fuel cell, fuel lines are not complete

Oil/Water System

standard Titan pump, mounted low on the left sidewas replaced
Titan type II mounted slightly higher on the right side
oil lines, dry sump & tank are complete
pump pulley & belt are needed
Titan standard pump and all brackets are included

Electrical System

stanard S2 ignition is included
coil is included along w/extra Ford ignition parts
no gauges or wiring

Gearbox

Hewland Mk 9
some extra gear sets

Final Drive

Hewland in unit w/gearbox

Body

N.T.m. Mark II body
new and needs finishing
body molds are available for use by others

Chassis

fiberglass monocoque tub, bulkheads, pontoons, gas tank, and seat w/aluminum rollbar, rear aluminum subframe, wheelbase is 88", 61" front track, 64" rear track
Dampers: aged Spax, needs replacing
Front Suspension: 100% complete as last raced, needs inspection
Rear Suspension: 100% complete as last raced, needs inspection
Steering: N.T.M. rack & pinion
Brakes: front brakes are intact, new complete set is included, rears are attached but not original, no rear rotors
Wheels: two piece aluminum 12x13 rear, 10x13 front, 4 extra wheels are included
Weight: according to SCCA log book of sister car all up weight is 980 lbs.

Interior

seat is integral to structure
no gauges, fire system, restraint

Spares

spares and uninstalled parts are mentioned in above descriptions

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