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Originally Posted by euromodder
Nah, you should be in design so the car doesn't need to be re-engineered for efficiency after it leaves the factory  |
Good point. I'm going to try to put Jaray's principles to work in this semester's sponsored project. (Hint: Ley T6)
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Engineers work on efficiency. Designers work for focus groups.
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Designers work for their egos and compromise for focus groups
I gave the Probe some "coro"plastic surgery today and flattened the flares to reduce frontal area as some of you suggested.
This was not too difficult, but I would rather not do a chop top hot rod anytime soon
You can see the tape residue where the old flares used to be, and the new tape lines on the flares where I had to score or cut. There's about a finger's width of clearance at full lock, so I hope I don't have to make a sharp turn onto a steep ramp. It might rub.
Also check out the scrapes on the bottom of the air dam
At the Piquette Plant by
Tyler Linner, on Flickr
The lighter brick building on the left is where the first Ford Model T was built. You probably don't want to be there at night.
Improved fender flares by
Tyler Linner, on Flickr
Also, my dashboard hula girl La-a (said "Ladasha") doesn't like bump starting! She's always wiggling around.