[DeTomaso] Different Headers

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Kelly can get away with much more backspacing as they are oversize (17"?). 15" wheels can not extend past the lower pivots. 15" Gr4 and narrow body rims have similar backspacing and do not reach all the way to the pivots.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "GW" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>; "John Bentley (jab)" <jab at cisco.com>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Different Headers


> OK,
>   
>      Looking at this picture of Kelly Coffield's Pantera from Pantera Place:
>   
>  http://www.panteraplace.com/Tech%20Info/Coffield%20Rear%20View.jpg
>   
>  it looks like your wheels are set out farther from the upright.
>   
>  Ken
> 
> GW <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>  In this position the frame would be on the ground and the tire would be 
> above the frame. It is hard to see the exhaust but you can see there is 
> still room above and the tubes are still inside the curved frame inside 
> the wheel well:
> 
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/ex2/excomp.jpg
> 
> This is using GR4 wheels:
> 
> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/fit/wheel.jpg
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> John Bentley (jab) wrote:
>> Gary,
>>
>> Nice work. I'm still a little worried about tire temps for you, but
>> that is a different problem! :)
>>
>> JB
>>
>> 
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On Behalf Of GW
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:58 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Different Headers
>>
>> Not that anyone cares, but I did get one side pretty much finished
>> tonight:
>>
>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/ex/exc1.jpg
>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/ex/exc2.jpg
>> http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/1905/ex/exc3.jpg
>>
>> Ran out of gas on the TIG.
>>
>> Gary
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