Tmoose
Mechanical
- Apr 12, 2003
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About 1/3 way down the page.
"The Chaparral Frame
The basic frame of the Chaparral 2 is a most interesting and unusual piece of engineering. It was conceived jointly by Hall and Andy Green of PlasTrend, Fort Worth. The design requirements laid down by Hall called for a maximum frame weight of 150 Ib, combined with an axle-to-axle torsional rigidity of at least 3000 lb-ft deg."
3000 lb-ft/degree ~ 4040 Nm/degree
Are all modern cars so much stiffer than an early Chaparral?
Please say it isn't so !!![[sadeyes]](/data/assets/smilies/sadeyes.gif "[sadeyes] [sadeyes]")
"The Chaparral Frame
The basic frame of the Chaparral 2 is a most interesting and unusual piece of engineering. It was conceived jointly by Hall and Andy Green of PlasTrend, Fort Worth. The design requirements laid down by Hall called for a maximum frame weight of 150 Ib, combined with an axle-to-axle torsional rigidity of at least 3000 lb-ft deg."
3000 lb-ft/degree ~ 4040 Nm/degree
Are all modern cars so much stiffer than an early Chaparral?
Please say it isn't so !!
