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Aluminum Chassis with Fiberglass Bodywork
There are two cars with an aluminum chassis and SMC bodywork.
This is the Corvette chassis: http://www.sae.org/servlets/dlymags/....jpg&alttxt=C7 Corvette structure.jpg http://www.sae.org/servlets/dlymags/....jpg&alttxt=C7 A-pillar detail.JPG Then this view shows the one-piece frame channel from front-suspension-to-rocker-panel-to-rear-suspension actually tieing into something bigger at the rear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkgYxM7vT3k And then this link explains the concept of bulkheads (castings) holding frame rails (and this is how Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, recent production Ford GT's, and Audi R8's are built and also how carbon fiber tubs work): http://www.sae.org/mags/aei/11744/ This link explains the SMC bodywork: http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n..._corvette.html This link explains why SMC bodywork is only 30% lighter than steel bodywork: http://www.compositesworld.com/artic...automotive-smc Here is the Lotus Evora chassis: http://gglotus.org/blog/wp-content/u...a-chassis1.jpg Here is a link that suggests the Evora as a race car platform: http://evorainfo.net/FileStore/PDFs/...nglePages).pdf Here is a link that suggests the Corvette as a race car platform: http://www.corvetteracing.com/cars/g...ckground.shtml Here is a link to the SRT Viper which has a steel chassis and then bodywork of carbon fiber, aluminum, and SMC: http://www.allpar.com/cars/viper/2012-dodge-viper.html .. |
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Here is a link to the Ford GT aluminum chassis:
http://etfoundation.org/assets/pdf/ShwcsFrdGTfinal.pdf However, Ford GT's, Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, and R8's have aluminum bodywork instead of SMC bodywork. Of course, carbon fiber tubs are possible on the most advanced models .. |
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Aluminum Chassis with Fiberglass Bodywork
Steel chassis and fiberglass bodywork:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...lue_vr_EMS.jpg But that's an older type of fiberglass and not SMC .. |
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Abdulla Ibragim wrote: > I wonder if you can still buy these dorky white sidewalled tires The reply: http://www.stl-vettes.com/65vette/wh.../C1_Wheels.htm |
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In article >,
> wrote: > >Abdulla Ibragim wrote: > >> I wonder if you can still buy these dorky white sidewalled tires > >The reply: > >http://www.stl-vettes.com/65vette/wh.../C1_Wheels.htm My uncle always bought cheap black tires for his Valiant and then carefully painted white sidewalls on them with oil-based housepaint. It looked a lot better than you'd expect. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Scott Dorsey > wrote:
> In article >, > > wrote: >> >> Abdulla Ibragim wrote: >> >>> I wonder if you can still buy these dorky white sidewalled tires >> >> The reply: >> >> http://www.stl-vettes.com/65vette/wh.../C1_Wheels.htm > > My uncle always bought cheap black tires for his Valiant and then > carefully painted white sidewalls on them with oil-based housepaint. > It looked a lot better than you'd expect. > --scott Used to use special crayon type markers for marking "Goodyear" etc. Greg |
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Back to the present: The end of the short wheelbase Elise disappointed a lot of Lotus fans but the Evora with a wheelbase of 101.4" could actually be competition for the Corvette. http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/l...picture-7.html As for the Corvette, new close-out C6 Corvettes can be found on Autotrader at about $39,600 . Those are steel chassis and SMC bodywork. |
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