not a hatchback but you get the idea, i cant remember if its 1 or 2mm i used
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not a hatchback but you get the idea, i cant remember if its 1 or 2mm i used
Was there meant to be a photo with that post Burgo?Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
/me shakes his head...
Definately some weight to be saved colin. Because of its shape the wheel well is actually quite heavy.
i found i much lighter than i expected actually, but the ally sheet is still lighter blatantlyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
It also gets in the way of the gearbox.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
You finished yours yet? lol
the trouble is that colin can't remove any metal from in front of the axle centreline, so only a bit of it can be removed...
there is some suggestion that it might have a negative effect on aero, as with that bit of the floor flattened out, the back bumper becomes an air dam, but i'm not sure how much of a problem it would be.. i did read somewhere (probably an old CCC) about fitting an upside down v shaped gurney flap in front of the rear wheels will help pull the car downwards by creating a negative pressure area behind it, but again, i'm not sure how much use it would be cos you need the car to be fairly robust..
Thanks Burgo, very useful.Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
I did a test removal today;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/002-28.jpg
That's as much of the boot floor as I am allowed to remove (without chopping out the chassis rails as well of course!).
The piece removed is 4.5kg, so there's no doubt replacing it with a sheet of carbon fibre or aluminium will save a useful chunk.
I've also picked up some Compomotive Turbo split rim wheels, 8" and 10" wide. As these pictures show, the 10" wheels (on the rear) are way too wide for the job, even on the test Nova shell which already has wide arches on it;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/006-23.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/004-26.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/003-31.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/005-22.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/008-16.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/007-17.jpg
At least it gives me some opportunity to experiment with different widths and offsets before I get a set of wheels made to my specification.
Of course the other option would be to run the 10" wheels at the front, and the 8" on the rear, but how well (badly) it would steer and handle remains to be seen.
Could you not reverse the barrel of the rim on the insert?