Any plans for a updated body on the SLC?
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The P4 is definitely beautiful! The car that Fran was talking about (P4/5) is just a bit different than the P4 though... :thumbsup:
But its old now...so surely it needs a spoiler and a refresh by now....if you go by others posts...wink.
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The P4 is definitely beautiful! The car that Fran was talking about (P4/5) is just a bit different than the P4 though... :thumbsup:
I personally feel the original P4 is the better version than the "updated" version. Sometimes "updating" a design results in less beautiful car.
The F50 is awful, one of the worst looking Ferraris since, well....maybe ever.
Fave Ferrari? The 288 GTO, the new clay model F in the 'next car' thread is pretty sweet.
Too much fur Fran? Get back to the full body shave
Wow those LeMans photos are looking good. I was almost going to be at Charlotte show that weekend for business. Will miss it by a few weeks unfortunately, look forward to the pictures.
Fave Ferrari? The 288 GTO, the new clay model F in the 'next car' thread is pretty sweet.
Too much fur Fran? Get back to the full body shave
Wow those LeMans photos are looking good. I was almost going to be at Charlotte show that weekend for business. Will miss it by a few weeks unfortunately, look forward to the pictures.
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Things I would like to see, option for a louver or snorkel for the front deck to help with exhausting the hot air, a rear shaker style cold air box / scoop at the back deck rear of the window. louvered side vents at each side of the rear window again to help with cooling, better inner headlight mounting system and lastly bigger seats even though Fran reworked them they still need have one bigger yet, then I it would be even more awesome.
Howard Jones
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I agree with Fran. He can't possibly make the base design fit everybody's personal tweaked idea. But that's the real beauty of the car. It is really easy to change. It's just fiberglass. You can always have at it with a sawsall, some fiberglass material and some vision.
Hack away! Make it your own.
Hack away! Make it your own.
Howard (Mesa II) has hit it on the head. Do what you will to make it "yours". Thank you Howard for giving me some great idea's too!
No, that's "too many" hits to the head
All us ex-motorcycle racers ''suffer'' the same. Fran, Jack, Howard....none of us are quite right in the head :shrug:Now...gentlemen, start your sawzalls !!!
No, that's "too many" hits to the head
Now...gentlemen, start your sawzalls !!!
Must be true!
What would also rock, is something like the new Davidson Racing 18 car:
I'm faaaaaar from being an aero engineer/expert, but, my instinct tells me the aero on this car leaves something to be desired when compared to a 'stock' SL-C.
I would imagine the Davidson Team has wind tunnel test results that prove me wrong (after all, why would they change the aero on their car for the worse?), but there's just something about it that doesn't look 'right' to me...
We ran thousands of connotations in CFD with the SLC and our aero packaging.
The stock SLC is a very slippery package as designed, our full race aero package gives us well over 1000lbs of downforce at 100mph , this is obviously significant and the feedback I have had from every driver pro and semi pro that has driven the 01 car is that "this is how an aero car should feel"...not bad for a car you can buy in pieces and assemble in your garage...
The stock SLC is a very slippery package as designed, our full race aero package gives us well over 1000lbs of downforce at 100mph , this is obviously significant and the feedback I have had from every driver pro and semi pro that has driven the 01 car is that "this is how an aero car should feel"...not bad for a car you can buy in pieces and assemble in your garage...
Fran - do you guys know what the downforce on the "stock" street body/car is?
I am sure its hidden in my data pile somewhere Mike....
it depends on racetail, street tail, which front splitter, fender louvres, which mirrors ...lots of variables.
CFD/Aero development takes a ton of time and requires incredible attention to detail . What we start with is looking for trends in aero improvement or degradation and then we refine each and every element. Each time we make a change there is a whole knock on effect for the rest of the car, we then start the process over and over again.....
it depends on racetail, street tail, which front splitter, fender louvres, which mirrors ...lots of variables.
CFD/Aero development takes a ton of time and requires incredible attention to detail . What we start with is looking for trends in aero improvement or degradation and then we refine each and every element. Each time we make a change there is a whole knock on effect for the rest of the car, we then start the process over and over again.....
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