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Old 08-30-2012, 04:31 PM   #6 (permalink)
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The Mistress - '88 Bmw 320i Touring SE
Team m8
Last 3: 27.17 mpg (US)

Germany Beadle - '91 Mercedes 300td (estate, N/A)
90 day: 24.63 mpg (US)

The Bloodylingo - '05 Citroen Berlingo Multispace Desire
90 day: 39.77 mpg (US)

Shanner Scaab - '03 Saab 9-5 estate Vector
90 day: 26.19 mpg (US)

Clio 182 - '05 Renault Clio RS 182 182
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
First, on the red car you have taken the photo from above the car, so you can see the roof panel and the top of the boot. You should take the photo with the camera at roughly half the height of the roof of the car. And a photo from a long distance (with a telephoto lens, or just cropped if you've got good enough resolution) will help as well.

-soD
Cheers for the feedback Dave- do you reckon I'm aiming to get images like this?



as I'll have a hunt for more!

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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
If you could come up with a set of technical drawings of the Bimmers,as we sometimes find at 'auto blueprints .com' we'd have some 'true-length' images to work with.These are necessary for proper alignment with the 'Template.'
Are you allowed add-on front airdams and rear spoilers for the boot?
If so,we might cut some drag while maintaining a modicum of styling continuity.
Hi Aerohead, I had a try re the blueprints (on the 318iS coupe)



Hopefully that is lined up better- I got the ground to be the same level.

Interestingly, my car usually has a wing on the rear (small) but it looks like an m3 wing may actually "meet" the template, similar to the "box wing" concept Varn is building at the moment?!

now to hunt for touring blueprints!

thanks everyone
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