Markdas wrote:.....I just don't imagine Jayy Lamm standing in front of us all with his loud hailer.....telling us to keep it normal.....
I thought this was hilarious. I picture Jay saying something like this.
You in the fishnets and ladies underwear. We need to keep things a bit more normal around here. If your gonna wear something like that, place make sure it covers the appropriate areas and PLEASE don't forget to shave your back too.
You in the Chicken Suit, please don't smoke in the fueling area, it can lead to cancer.
More seriously, we are talking about building an Maxima and we are talking about weight reduction.
The new rules could affect how we build the car.
Personally, I don't want to chop a car the point it's unrecognizable. So keeping the exterior intact, I have to question how much weight you save removing trunk or hood bracing and other structural stuff then reinforcing the area with roll cage tubing.
You've got to remove a lot of .020 gauge sheet metal to get it lighter than the .120 wall tubing your are putting back.
If the rules screw your car, ask for a waiver/grandfather clause.
We race a pair of 1973 240Zs which are pre most crumble zones and stuff. The 73 has a bit more structure that the 72 and earlier cars and a 75 and later has more structure than a 73 as safety standards went into affect through the 70's.
We reinforced our cars do deal with the variety of cars in Lemons like a Crown Vic. Most our our reinforcement is in the rear. Primarily, to protect the gas tank/fuel call.
Unlike the 280Z on the other end of the CRX/MR2 incident, I don't think either of our cars would have been significantly affected. Thankfully we have not had to find out but we have had the foresight to consider those possibilities and try to prevent a problem.
On the front end, we both have tube bumpers that are welded to the factory brackets. So they actually bolt on. Since our cars are so low, the bumpers are less than knee high. So while they are beefier than the factor tin foil, they only help so much. Crunched headlight buckets and rolling the hood are pretty easy.
I've rambled enough.
Troy
#35 LRE
1973 Datsun 240Z