gaz_gaz
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 10:41 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyfiggy2002
managed to put my megablade on a diet last year & got down to 420kg, even i've lost weight so with me thats 490kg, now all i need to do is
find a job so i can afford insurance, MOT & TAX to run it...lol
[Edited on 16/7/11 by andyfiggy2002]
Do you know how much it weighed before the diet?
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andyfiggy2002
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 12:25 PM |
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anyone remember what Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus's philosophy was?
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black fingernail
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 01:52 PM |
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yees, 'to go fast add lightness'
But sometimes this lead to disaster (alledgedly).
weight saving is a good thing, but common sense must prevail. swapping steel parts for alloy or carbon fibre and the like is good, providing these are
unstressed items, steering, suspension, controls, and related mountings MUST be up to the job so do not try tigging up a set of uprights from odd bits
of spurious alloy you happen to have in the shed.
ok a bit extreme, but if you keep the thought in the back of your mind while building, and use lightweight alternatives like alloy water pipes, not
have handfulls of wire tied out of the way, be careful with wheel choice - some alloy wheels weigh more than their steel equivalents! it it surprising
how much weight is trimmed off.
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andyfiggy2002
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| posted on 17/7/11 at 05:44 PM |
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or was it 'less is more' ?? same thing i guess as u said
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Sam_68
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| posted on 18/7/11 at 11:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andyfiggy2002
anyone remember what Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus's philosophy was?
I thought it was 'if the car doesn't fall to pieces the day after the warranty has run out, then its over-engineered'?
... or something like that. 
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