How to save 12 lbs (remove bumper shocks)
04-13-2009, 08:46 AM
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How to save 12 lbs (remove bumper shocks)
Perhaps I'm going a little crazy with the weight savings ideas... but what the hell.
I had both bumpers off the car and realized that all 4 bumper shocks weigh 15 lbs. Seems like useless weight to me, so I spent a little time on the lathe and mill and made a set of aluminum mounts. The pictures pretty much tell the story - final weight of the four aluminum mounts combined: 2.5 lbs.
I had both bumpers off the car and realized that all 4 bumper shocks weigh 15 lbs. Seems like useless weight to me, so I spent a little time on the lathe and mill and made a set of aluminum mounts. The pictures pretty much tell the story - final weight of the four aluminum mounts combined: 2.5 lbs.
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04-13-2009, 12:10 PM
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now you can teach those other cars not to F with you because you will win every time lol
i like the idea and look of these but if i were making such a thing id build in a sort of crush-tube so that they could be lightweight but still absorb an impact and be sacrificial to protect the chassis
i like the idea and look of these but if i were making such a thing id build in a sort of crush-tube so that they could be lightweight but still absorb an impact and be sacrificial to protect the chassis
04-13-2009, 12:13 PM
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now you can teach those other cars not to F with you because you will win every time lol
i like the idea and look of these but if i were making such a thing id build in a sort of crush-tube so that they could be lightweight but still absorb an impact and be sacrificial to protect the chassis
i like the idea and look of these but if i were making such a thing id build in a sort of crush-tube so that they could be lightweight but still absorb an impact and be sacrificial to protect the chassis
04-13-2009, 12:35 PM
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04-13-2009, 02:24 PM
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Oh, I believe the shocks will do a good job minimizing damage in low-speed collisions. But, in a race car, saving weight is paramount (and if you hit, you usually hit big - in which case the shock absorbers won't help much).