[DeTomaso] Balsa bumper front!!!

[GW]

If your making bumpers out of Balsa, why not just make them out of party 
balloons?



Rob Dumoulin wrote:
> I was thinking the same. Not only the wind, but big bugs, sand, or other
> particulate that blows around the road.  At high speed, would that pit the
> bumpers?
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> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:52 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:
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>> As always, your craftsmanship is wonderful. But I hope those superlight
>> bumpers can take the wind blast at high speeds. There are some interesting
>> photos around of lightweight bumpers and hoods on drag racing cars that
>> wrinkle
>> and distort at speeds over 140 mph. Maybe the gauze and glue will reinforce
>> the structure? Cheers- J DeRyke
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