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Old 12-20-07, 02:45 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Lola T70 MK 3b continuation photos

By "very stiff car" , I mean that the suspension does not move much when you drive it
as compared to a street car(We were talking about that front suspension rod that shares space with your leg). If you compared it to a Porsche 962, it is a mushy car.
The tub of a later Lola T332 is only about 8" deep and the T70 seems about a foot deep so Lola was not in the business of making huge substantial chassis. A Humvee comes to mind as the other end of the spectrum. Lola limp is what you got if you crashed because that suspension is going to get you leg if the wall does not fub your foot off. At the time, the chassis was considered adequate to keep all the bits in their proper places during a race. In Vintage racing or , gulp, street use, the tub will neither make nor break the experience. nothing short of a cage will protect during a crash. If a cage connected the front suspension to the rear suspension like a tube framed car, well, then it would not be a T70 would it ...
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