George,
In MS class any frame is allowed. There is no need to maintain a portion of
the stock frame for use in the vehicle. The factory pan does not have to
remain. Just gut the body and drop it on your chassis. Beverly's response to
your spoiler question is the one I would have given. Remember that any wing
used in MS must be OEM.
Dan W
----- Original Message -----
From: George Mitchell <americanpartner@yahoo.com>
To: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
Cc: LAND-SPEED <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 2:27 PM
Subject: Was Wing vs Spoiler -- now chassis
> Thanks , that helps a great deal.
>
> New quesition.
> I am used to building drag cars where you cut the
> floor, build a chassis and then lay the body over it .
> The Porsche -- because it was a torque tube
> configuration has what you could call a built in belly
> pan. Kind of looks like a VW Bug from underneath.
> Now , can I build the frame inside the car --cover it
> with a sub floor and ,besides limiting my headroom
> even more , would that be within the rules?
> That way the factory pan would stay in place and I
> would be building inside to car.
> I am kind of confused with the definition of "frame
> outside vs frame inside " and "frame no lower than the
> body" etc.
> George in DC
>
> --- DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net> wrote:
> > George, A spoiler only has one surface. You can
> > build it to the rule
> > book picture and be OK. A wing has air flow over and
> > under it. My car
> > and the Alfa of Rich's have spoilers. They never
> > came with one from the
> > factory. Hope that helps.
> > one of the other dougs
> >
> > George Mitchell wrote:
> > >
> > > List,
> > > I got the rule book this morning-- thanks Wendy.
> > > Now I have a couple of questions.
> > > In MS ,the rule says that spoilers have to be
> > factory
> > > with documentation. I was trying to find in the
> > > rulebook the definition difference between a
> > spoiler
> > > and a wing .
> > > Most of the pictures that I have of MS cars have
> > a
> > > fabricated wing on the tail end. The Porsche has a
> > > spoiler in the rear but I will throw it in the
> > trash
> > > in favor of a fabricated one.
> > > The thing that is confusing me is a spoiler to me
> > is
> > > something that has its flat portion attatched to
> > the
> > > car as describe in the drawings in the rulebook.
> > > A wing would be attatched to the body by posts --
> > > raised off of the body( think a top fuel wing )
> > > Am I just thinking about this too much ?
> > > Should I just put an "item" that looks like the
> > > picture in the rulebook on my car and forget about
> > it
> > > ?
> > >
> > > George in 65 and sunny DC
> > >
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> >
> >
> Do You Yahoo!?
>
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