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Originally Posted by slider701
Have you looked at the custom half shafts that the later Kirkham cars have? I remember reading about them during the Billlet car build and they were custom made out of titanium and looked pretty impressive.
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The Half Shafts Chapter from the Kirkham Billet Car Design Book:
http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/aoe_11.pdf
It does not say that the half shafts are made out of titanium though. There is a comparison of the Kirkhams use of 17-4 PH steel heat treated to H900 to the titanium alloy used in F-22s on page 110 though.