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Cd · 10-09-2008, 06:46 PM

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in addition the airflow will in part force the doors close at speed

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Brilliant !
So true.

( Also, you plan to have the front lip curve inward into the wheel well ... right ? )

I am curious to see how you get around the problem of having the tires rub against the skirt when you turn the wheel.

I think Basjoos' idea of the conveyer belt wheels is brilliant, but I would be worried that the rubbing would eventually wear into the tires.
I know it won't, but it would if I built it !

10-09-2008, 06:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	[QUOTE=lunarhighway;66147] in addition the airflow will in part force the doors close at speed QUOTE] Brilliant ! So true. ( Also, you plan to have the front lip curve inward into the wheel well ... right ? ) I am curious to see how you get around the problem of having the tires rub against the skirt when you turn the wheel. I think Basjoos' idea of the conveyer belt wheels is brilliant, but I would be worried that the rubbing would eventually wear into the tires. I know it won't, but it would if I built it !