Full carbon body Time Attack Supra
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Looks like a lot of work. And rather than being a naysayer, I'd argue that with the amount of attention to detail displayed on the body, the rest of the project will be an absolute monster.
Weight loss will be a benefit of immense proportion, particularly in motorsports, so any small loss the can achieve will be useful, and when you add up a bunch of small losses, the overall figure will no doubt be impressive.
Congrats to these guys on a great project. I'm really looking forward to seeing the result.
Weight loss will be a benefit of immense proportion, particularly in motorsports, so any small loss the can achieve will be useful, and when you add up a bunch of small losses, the overall figure will no doubt be impressive.
Congrats to these guys on a great project. I'm really looking forward to seeing the result.
Gazboy said:
BCA said:
Is it just me that thinks this is actually quite silly?? Even on slicks its not going to be particularily tractable? Doesnt look like it was running any trick tyres before, so it must be slower than stock as surely the power just spins away?
Nope. The choice of turbo & output was questioned by everyone else too. The silver JDM car is just a donor chassis, the red German car is going to be donating it's LHD parts and a black JDM car is donating it's engine and gearbox before being sold as a rolling chassis.The carbon car runs rediculously wide wheels and tyres -11x18 with 315/30R18 Rear
9,5x18 with 265/35R18 Front
Hoosier Slicks on both
Edited by Gazboy on Thursday 24th April 22:12
Edited by Gazboy on Friday 25th April 01:27
Why not mod that one further and save all the cocking around building a fresh car?
Beefmeister said:
Amazing project, gotta love it, but....
All that work and effort - new carbon body etc - and they're using stock Supra brakes???
They look lost in those wheels!
For the sake of probably half the cost of one of those doors you could have a trick brake setup with monster disks...
That surprised me too, a bigger set with 6/4 pots front/rear and aluminium bells would be better and lighter I'd have thought.All that work and effort - new carbon body etc - and they're using stock Supra brakes???
They look lost in those wheels!
For the sake of probably half the cost of one of those doors you could have a trick brake setup with monster disks...
Gazboy said:
I have my answer.
To remain road legal the car has to have oem brakes.
Hmmm...I can just see the conversation with the Norwegian authorities now:-
Mad tuner: So we can fit a turbo the size of a small town?
Jobsworth in gov't: Yes, go ahead, that's permitted, you've submitted certificate FU-123-Z.
MT: And we can change every single body panel?
Jobsworth: If you want to...it's not on my prohibited list.
MT: What about the interior? Can we strip it and cage it?
Jobsworth: Hmmm...[flicks through list]...induction, inspection, invaders-from-mars...nope, nothing against that either.
MT: And we can change the suspension, the steering, and the wheels?
Jobsworth: Yes, yes, yes. Have you finished yet? I've got another appointment in 5 minutes!
MT: Not quite, we want to change the brakes...
Jobsworth: [sucks air through teeth] Brakes you say. Now that's going to be a problem...
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