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Originally Posted by MyH22A  Nah man i wouldnt change a thing it still looks pretty professional on the outside, you wouldnt even know it was rangi under the hood from just looking at it, why make it heavier and slower, just so it can look better, hell no if anything you'd wanna make it lighter, shaw it would look phat no doubt all DTM style's but that'd just make it slower and negate the whole point of what the build/project car was all about, (power/weight) plus being in the oscar's is where all type's project bad boy's come out to play. |
Um I think you miss my point, by Torneo I mean Torneo
style and by one piece I mean a foam/honeycomb core composite shell, one piece and lift up with no doors.
The whole shell would weigh maybe 45kg maybe less.
As far as I can tell that 'lude body is still steel so it's heavier than it needs to be.
The DTM cars are only representations of production cars for marketing reasons. Dimensionally, structurally and mechanically they have barely anything in common with the car they represent, not even wheel-base or door size some dont even have doors you climb in through a hatch. I have a copy of the 2006 technical regulations for the DTM series right here on my desk. I was involved with some of the early organisation of Class-1 Cars South Pacific (which never went ahead) and was based almost entirely on DTM rules but with Asian-pacific (including japanese) car manufacturers.
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Originally Posted by MyH22A A huge & heavy as torneo body making it higher and less aero dynamic also way more body roll and flex over the old 2 door light and prbly stronger chassis from the 80's, I dont think so Tim. No offense though dude dreams are free.  just depends on the wallet, lol.  |
Um I think you need to take a closer look at the car. There is no prelude chassis remaining and has nothing to do with body roll or flex it's a full space frame, the shell just sits over it all. The lude body serves basically no purpose other than to cover the important part underneath and reduce drag.
Anyway it was just a thought and yes wallet dependent of course.
btw never say it cant be done, because inevitably someone will do it and you will end up looking like a fool.