And on both vehicles, there's some argument that you want the driver to be behind the crumple zone, rather than in front of it.
On May 31, 2019 10:04:21 AM PDT, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >A quarter mile at a time is way too much if it doesn’t have a steel >space frame and roll cage. Accelerating from a standstill with some 800 >horsepower and grippy slicks will twist a stock frame like a pretzel. >Figures the dragster is his as well. Another killer. A front driver >position in that powerful a machine makes it almost impossible to drive >as it’s hard to tell when it starts to get out of shape. Many who tried >to make that configuration work are now planted 6-feet under. > >Paul > >> On May 31, 2019, at 12:20 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote on 5/31/19 9:12 AM: >>> I was able to see the photos too. >>> Did he really put a second set of side doors on it? IIRC, my VW Bus >only had the doors on the right side. >> >> It's a fairly rare model with doors on both sides. I think they made >that one for his mom. >> >>> One thing for sure: You're going to need earplugs to drive it. That >thin little wall and clear glass dividing you from that engine is not >going to keep interior noise under 150db... :) >> >> I think that it's only meant to be driven a quarter mile at a time. >> >>> Hopefully it is built on a frame with a bit better suspension than >the VW Transporter had. Or it's just a blaster for drag racing... >> >> His rail is rather unusual, they put the driver all the way up front >to keep the front wheels on the ground: >> http://dragracecanada.com/NHRA/Events/2001/01/10.jpg >> >> This should show a few more photos of the car >> >https://autoimagery.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=mark+foster&G_ID=&C_ID=&I_DSC_AND=t&_ACT=usrSearch >> >> >>> G >>> — >>> "No matter those bearings are a little noisy: the driver is >expendable." >>>> On May 31, 2019, at 8:52 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Paul Stenquist wrote on 5/31/19 8:43 AM: >>>>> The link worked for me. >>>>> I wonder what sort of frame this vehicle rests on. I don’t see a >lot of structural tubing. Probably a death trap. >>>> >>>> I don't remember. It used to be up on a lift, I don't think I ever >got any photos of the underside. >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612824732477/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and follow the directions. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
