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#159311 - 10/11/05 03:10 AM gettin radical
ThunderBat Offline
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I went round the bend on this one I think...moved the front wheels forward again...shortened the rear overhang about the same amount...oversized C5 wheels and the whole roof section from a T/A...had to section the "B" pillar and stretch the backlight so the door/window would line up...the hood looks a little short but then I think it does on a T/A as well...C5 running gear for footwell room since you have plenty of space out back for the transaxle (if you toss the back seat, since you'll need fuel cell space as well)...check it out.


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#159312 - 10/11/05 07:46 AM Re: gettin radical
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Nice work. But that nose looks way too short and the rear looks way too tall. Maybe if you chop the roof a bit it would look better.
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#159313 - 10/11/05 08:13 AM Re: gettin radical
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It looks like a rear-engine setup. Nice.
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#159314 - 10/11/05 08:22 AM Re: gettin radical
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Very nice concept!
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#159315 - 10/11/05 05:29 PM Re: gettin radical
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I agree that the nose does look short which is compounded by the front wheels being moved forward...I also agree that an L67 "under glass" a'la the Ferrari 360 Modena, would be a way-cool set up...maybe that would be the way to go instead of cramming the back half of the engine under the firewall/cowl area like the T/A did...I've always thought the LS1 had better be a pretty dependable engine cuz its stuck back ina cave in the F-bodies...a lower roofline might not be a bad notion either...I did go slightly lower than the GP but I didnt want it to look "squashed" either.
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#159316 - 10/12/05 05:31 AM Re: gettin radical
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Someone has too much time on there hands ,get out and mod the T-Bat (I know you wanna).Chico.
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#159317 - 10/12/05 11:01 AM Re: gettin radical
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I love the C5 wheels.

Wish they'd fit on GPs. frown
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#159318 - 10/12/05 09:35 PM Re: gettin radical
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I would be modding the T-Bat Chico...but this is free and modding burns cash...as I'm sure you know...(but I would prefer to be doing it for real)
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