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specs for wing on FED
wideopen231:
yea Tim anything I get done is progress no matter how small or big. It takes a idiot to try building a racecar when he has no money,ask me how I know this.
Man this was alot easier when we where making money.It keeps me busy and some what out of trouble.
rooman:
--- Quote from: wideopen231 on July 20, 2013, 07:50:38 PM ---idea od what it will look like with body.Man if you could weld this poster board stuff.Cheap and lite weight.Might seem stupid but Im not Roo Man I have to make patterns from cardboard or in this case poster board then I have idea what it will take sheetmetal wise.
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For bodies like that I make templates too. LOL
On the subject of the wing itself it should not be too hard to figure out the loading dynamics. If the wing makes 163 lbs of downforce as you suggest and the center of pressure is 4 feet behind the rear axle centerline you can figure out how much ffront downforce/static weight that you need to counteract the rear wing loading and keep the front end on the ground. The drag factor also enters the equation with the wing that high above the rear axle centerline.
Roo
wideopen231:
yea wing is back more than planned in the above pics. Will have to tighten up back part some so I pull it foward good amount.would like to stay around 30" back.
Since car has to be pulled out to work on rear section and its getting ready to rain again(about everyday lately) beginning to think I live in Seattle washington. No work today on this so back to nose piece and air scoop for tank. First scoop looks to be to big opening so back to drawing board.
Tim Jones:
Only an idiot would build a race car with no money!! Hey that's me! Lots of people that know me ask how can you build a race car on what you make? I tell them ,well I don't Drink anymore, don't smoke, don't do drugs, and when you guys are going out to eat at lunch time I'm in the shop building stuff I need for the car, while eating a baloney sandwich and when your out to eat dinner or out blowing money on some crap you proablly don't need, I'm at home working on the car, eating frozen pizzas or more baloney sandwichs,, so if you want something enough you'll adjust your life style to get what you want or you'll just sit around wishing you had something, Tim Jones BTW all the alum work on my car started as cardboard patterns
wideopen231:
Yea Tim card board and poster board lot cheaper than aluminum.
I still have beer in frig and I will eat out once a month or so.Mainly for wife since she works her butt off.I don't eat lunch out most days.I cut a lot of corners.99% of the meat eaten in this house comes from dear hunting.Grow a garden and preserve lots,this year not so much because rain 21 days last month and this month not much better.
Now if I could cut my milk habbit I would have another 100 bucks a month,about gallon a day.Hey I dropped the Monster drinks and thats about 120 a month Im not spending.
Biggest expence here has been dogd latley.had one die 6-10 and cost was around 1800 ttrying to keep her going.The other one now has to have teeth cleaned another 450 this month.This is one thing I will not cheat for my racing.My babies come before me desires or need for speed.
So I understand brother.
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