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Home of the Bailey Blade Prototype.
The Blade prototype is currently in the construction stage now.
If you have any questions or ideas please email us here.

Blade Prototype overview:

The Blade was designed to capture the look and feel of old school automobiles with a hint of modern touches. This is a full performance car built with modern advancements. Big V8 fuel injected power plant up front riding on a tubular, boxed steel and aluminum chassis with full independent suspension. The addition of belly pans, front splitters and rear diffusers are added to keep down force up without the need of a giant rear spoiler.

We are taking safety seriously and this is why we have chosen to use standardized components that meet both US and European regulations.

• Collapsible steering column
• DOM steel roll cage and main chassis structure.
• Tempered DOT/ECE windshield, rear window glass and side glass.
• ECE & DOT SAE approved door latches
• ECE & DOT SAE headlights, tail lights and signal lights certified
• Seats & Seatbelts conform to most racing safety rules and regulations.
• Braking system ECE & DOT SAE certified
• Custom FuelSafe gas tank, meets most racing safety regulations.
  
  

Powertrain:

The Blade has been built to accept a variety of engines types. Everything from a Ford Big Block or Modular engine to a smaller lighter BMW Engine. The engine compartment is sized to accept most any front mount engine type. The initial first prototypes will have a Roush 400IR stroked small block ford engine with fuel injection producing 500HP.

Chassis:

Full DOM and Chrome Molly steel chassis consisting of tubular roll cage affixed to a solid ridged box steel frame. The tubular roll cage is hidden from view and protects the driver and passenger sides with the addition of two hoop roll bars to protect in case of roll over.

Suspension:

The Blade will be standard equipped with a fully adjustable independent rear suspension with adjustable shocks. The suspension utilizes adjustable upper and lower control arms and with adjustable performance shocks mounted to a cantilever system for easy adjustability of ride height and suspension geometry. The rear end can be swapped with a Ford 9" or 8.8" straight axel with 4-Link or 3-Link rear control arms. Adjustable anti-sway bars for both front and rear of the car. Obviously "Adjustable" is the key word here, we wanted this car to easily go from street to track with only a few adjustments and without having to install or buy anything else for the car.

Body:

The car will have a full vinyl ester hand laid fiber glass body that is light weight in design with functional trunk doors and hood. The hood is a clam shell style hood that flips forward to allow for easy access to the engine suspension components. Due to customer comments we are also looking at offering a full Carbon Fiber body as well.

We would really like to get your feedback on this project, please feel free to post your comments, suggestions and ideas in our guest book.

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