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zoltanbod · 02-20-2010, 02:38 AM

Hey Robert ,i went out and measured up my car.My using the photo and scaling it was not accurate at all.Once i did all the math it worked out to just over 21 sg ft of frontal area.The roof peaks at 49.5" of the ground.The max width is 75".The cabin width is 57" at the windshield base.The curved hood slope average is 17 degrees.Windshield slope is 62 degress.Side windows tilt in at 24 degrees.The roof and back window slope is 17 degrees. Nose taper starts at 24 degress and increases from there.The underbody slope is 3 degress up at the rear.Starting just behind the front tires at the lower body edge the body tapers in at 24 degrees each side to the rear of the car.Those are the numbers.What do you make of it?

02-20-2010, 02:38 AM	#77 (permalink)
zoltanbod EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: british columbia Canada Posts: 102 Thanks: 24 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Hey Robert ,i went out and measured up my car.My using the photo and scaling it was not accurate at all.Once i did all the math it worked out to just over 21 sg ft of frontal area.The roof peaks at 49.5" of the ground.The max width is 75".The cabin width is 57" at the windshield base.The curved hood slope average is 17 degrees.Windshield slope is 62 degress.Side windows tilt in at 24 degrees.The roof and back window slope is 17 degrees. Nose taper starts at 24 degress and increases from there.The underbody slope is 3 degress up at the rear.Starting just behind the front tires at the lower body edge the body tapers in at 24 degrees each side to the rear of the car.Those are the numbers.What do you make of it? Last edited by zoltanbod; 02-21-2010 at 04:59 AM..