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hi bernard, just a tip regarding the arch extensions, you say you finally have it at road hight, well when you are extending arches it's not what you want. remove the springs and shocks, lower it to the maximum deflection you want, then you can lay your arch foundation directly on top of the tyres knowing full well they are not going to catch under severe motoring load which i know you are itching to employ. hope i am not insulting your intelligence. best regards keith
Thanks Keith,
I have cut a piece of square steel tubing, and drilled holes at a distance that equates to the closed shock, with rebound rubbers collapsed, for that exact purpose. I'm getting the shape I want, first, and then, plan to modify, as required. Should be OK, as so far, it's looking like an M on gamma radiation.
Best,
B.
I have cut a piece of square steel tubing, and drilled holes at a distance that equates to the closed shock, with rebound rubbers collapsed, for that exact purpose. I'm getting the shape I want, first, and then, plan to modify, as required. Should be OK, as so far, it's looking like an M on gamma radiation.
Best,
B.
yup this is what I did keith , except I just lowered mine till the exhaust hit the ground.then laid up the matting on the tyres covered with a bin liner .
regards
robert
regards
robert
chassyman said:
hi bernard, just a tip regarding the arch extensions, you say you finally have it at road hight, well when you are extending arches it's not what you want. remove the springs and shocks, lower it to the maximum deflection you want, then you can lay your arch foundation directly on top of the tyres knowing full well they are not going to catch under severe motoring load which i know you are itching to employ. hope i am not insulting your intelligence. best regards keith
Edited by ivanhoew on Wednesday 2nd July 10:31
Keith,
Yes, I did look at the Porsches. I still have a greater fondness for the 934, than for any other rear Porsche wheelarch. None the less, I don.t feel that the solutions used on the 911 translate to the M.
The height of the bottom of the 911's rear quarter window, as well as the distance between the rear of the door, to the front of the tyre, make it easier to integrate a smooth, flowing shape. The crease, between the M's grernhouse and lower body adds difficulty.
I chose to use that crease, as a limiting line, so as to help to give context to the new, added shape. I am also terminating that new skin in such a way, as to make sense of the angled, flat, back-cut, top part of the Kamm tail. The rear edge of the new outer shell slants up to meet it, in the same plane.
Overall, I really like the shape that's developing. Piccies soon.
Best,
B.
Yes, I did look at the Porsches. I still have a greater fondness for the 934, than for any other rear Porsche wheelarch. None the less, I don.t feel that the solutions used on the 911 translate to the M.
The height of the bottom of the 911's rear quarter window, as well as the distance between the rear of the door, to the front of the tyre, make it easier to integrate a smooth, flowing shape. The crease, between the M's grernhouse and lower body adds difficulty.
I chose to use that crease, as a limiting line, so as to help to give context to the new, added shape. I am also terminating that new skin in such a way, as to make sense of the angled, flat, back-cut, top part of the Kamm tail. The rear edge of the new outer shell slants up to meet it, in the same plane.
Overall, I really like the shape that's developing. Piccies soon.
Best,
B.
I promise, mine will look as though it had been backed into a steeply raked, fast looking wall!
I do want the modifications, to the body, to look as if they could/might have been performed when the car was new. In 1975, Group 5 cars ware the state of the art, for modified sports/GT racing.
While the 289 Cobras are as beautiful as their Ace siblings, and the 427S are brutally handsome, and the Brock penned Daytona Coupes looked as though they were backed into a convex wall, none of them were '70s cars.
If I wanted to conduct more extensive changes, I would reach back, to drawings I did, for the car, around '05. Will post those later (ss I don't have access to them, here).
Best,
B.
I do want the modifications, to the body, to look as if they could/might have been performed when the car was new. In 1975, Group 5 cars ware the state of the art, for modified sports/GT racing.
While the 289 Cobras are as beautiful as their Ace siblings, and the 427S are brutally handsome, and the Brock penned Daytona Coupes looked as though they were backed into a convex wall, none of them were '70s cars.
If I wanted to conduct more extensive changes, I would reach back, to drawings I did, for the car, around '05. Will post those later (ss I don't have access to them, here).
Best,
B.
Thanks Rene. I'm sure that the principal inspiration, for the front, was the 2003 Panoz racer I saw at Sebring. The rear is something I came up with from seeing the late 90s' Daewoo Lanos rear lights.
You may have to squint, to find the TVR, under the modifications I have planned, but it'll be there.
The blue tape is representative of the rivet flange. Rivets will be spaced uniformly, somewhere around 1.5" - 1.75".
Best,
B.
You may have to squint, to find the TVR, under the modifications I have planned, but it'll be there.
The blue tape is representative of the rivet flange. Rivets will be spaced uniformly, somewhere around 1.5" - 1.75".
Best,
B.
Edited by Slow M on Saturday 5th July 08:01
Thanks René,
I'm already falling out of love with the shape, after spending my morning watching videos of the widebody Griff 400s going 'round the track. I will probably finish at least the first mould, and then cut this plug apart, and get back to something between those Griff arches and the riveted-on Pantera flares.
Best,
B.
I'm already falling out of love with the shape, after spending my morning watching videos of the widebody Griff 400s going 'round the track. I will probably finish at least the first mould, and then cut this plug apart, and get back to something between those Griff arches and the riveted-on Pantera flares.
Best,
B.
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