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bobby · 12-09-2008, 07:33 PM

whoa....url switched in mid stream,not what I wanted....will try again

here it is......from a different site....

http://www.kladblog.com/content/html/200812/laag.asp

....................xoxoxoo

fresnelly · 12-09-2008, 07:39 PM

Getting lower by the mile apparently.

Flow · 12-10-2008, 04:42 PM

How low til they get to the gas tank?

QuasiMondo · 12-10-2008, 05:08 PM

Gas tank is usually relocated when they drop a truck that low. No danger of spontaneous combustion.

BadNick · 12-10-2008, 07:15 PM

I think they usually, though not always, build skid plates into the underneath specifically for that purpose...I know I would. I do like low riders. Something about that extra step of extremism appeals to me.
People have told me "...awesome, your car shoots flames out the exhaust..." but this would take it to a new level.

telekinetic · 12-10-2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

I think they usually, though not always, build skid plates into the underneath specifically for that purpose...I know I would. I do like low riders. Something about that extra step of extremism appeals to me.
People have told me "...awesome, your car shoots flames out the exhaust..." but this would take it to a new level.

I've been told that skid plates are considered 'pussy'...real men drag frame and patch it when it wears out.

QuasiMondo · 12-10-2008, 08:20 PM

I think I'd rather go with the skid plates rather than jeopardize the integrity of the frame.

telekinetic · 12-10-2008, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuasiMondo

I think I'd rather go with the skid plates rather than jeopardize the integrity of the frame.

hence, pussy.

BadNick · 12-10-2008, 09:15 PM

Yeah, that's one of those "pussy" things my better judgement will override regardless of what some think about it. I'll cheat too...the material of the skidplate can be chosen to make a lot more sparks than just steel on pavement.

telekinetic · 12-10-2008, 09:27 PM

Yes, but they'll be white or blue sparks, not yellow like steel. It's hard to cheat spark color, as that's one of the quick and dirty metallurgical identification tools.

BadNick · 12-11-2008, 04:52 AM

ahhh, a true spark afficianado. Now I understand.

I'll have to work out the colored sparks routine. I wonder what color sparks tungsten plates would blow off? Or just use replaceable steel skid plates.

bobby · 12-11-2008, 07:08 AM

F-1 cars used to use titanium skid plates...white sparks !!!...now they use plywood ?
........yellowy dust...PUSSY !!!

xoxoxoo

Leto · 12-11-2008, 07:53 AM

Apparently Pussies have a longer life span.
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Quote:

Originally Posted by bobby

F-1 cars used to use titanium skid plates...white sparks !!!...now they use plywood ?
........yellowy dust...PUSSY !!!

xoxoxoo

lol But with the plywood, judges can measure wear, and determine if there has been cheating:

Further, the FIA requires a "plank" made of plastic be bolted to the under side of the tub. It serves two purposes. One is to keep the monocoque from grinding off on the track surface when the car bottoms out on bumps.

The other is to make sure no one is cheating on the 6 cm minimum ride height. The "plank" is made of a known thickness. After the race, the FIA measures it, to see how much has been ground off. If it's anything over about a millimeter, it is assumed the team was running the car too close to the ground and the car is disqualified. Michael Schumacher was once stripped of a race win because of this.

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I do believe that the material isn't necesarily wood, there are rules around the density and material to be used.

BadNick · 12-12-2008, 04:59 AM

After a little research, I'm starting to believe that depleted uranium skid plates would leave a radioactive trail.

12-09-2008, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	ever seen a low rider ? whoa....url switched in mid stream,not what I wanted....will try again here it is......from a different site.... http://www.kladblog.com/content/html/200812/laag.asp ....................xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo Last edited by bobby; 12-09-2008 at 07:37 PM..

12-09-2008, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
fresnelly Functionally Appropriate Location: Toronto	Getting lower by the mile apparently. __________________ Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life

12-10-2008, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	Gas tank is usually relocated when they drop a truck that low. No danger of spontaneous combustion. __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator

12-10-2008, 08:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
QuasiMondo Wise-ass Latino Location: Pretoria (Tshwane), RSA	I think I'd rather go with the skid plates rather than jeopardize the integrity of the frame. __________________ Cameron originally envisioned the Terminator as a small, unremarkable man, giving it the ability to blend in more easily. As a result, his first choice for the part was Lance Henriksen. O. J. Simpson was on the shortlist but Cameron did not think that such a nice guy could be a ruthless killer. -From the Collector's Edition DVD of The Terminator

12-10-2008, 09:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	Yes, but they'll be white or blue sparks, not yellow like steel. It's hard to cheat spark color, as that's one of the quick and dirty metallurgical identification tools. __________________ twisted no more

12-10-2008, 04:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Flow Upright	How low til they get to the gas tank?

12-10-2008, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	I think they usually, though not always, build skid plates into the underneath specifically for that purpose...I know I would. I do like low riders. Something about that extra step of extremism appeals to me. People have told me "...awesome, your car shoots flames out the exhaust..." but this would take it to a new level.

12-10-2008, 09:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Yeah, that's one of those "pussy" things my better judgement will override regardless of what some think about it. I'll cheat too...the material of the skidplate can be chosen to make a lot more sparks than just steel on pavement.

12-11-2008, 04:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	ahhh, a true spark afficianado. Now I understand. I'll have to work out the colored sparks routine. I wonder what color sparks tungsten plates would blow off? Or just use replaceable steel skid plates. Last edited by BadNick; 12-11-2008 at 04:54 AM..

12-11-2008, 07:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	F-1 cars used to use titanium skid plates...white sparks !!!...now they use plywood ? ........yellowy dust...PUSSY !!! xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

12-12-2008, 04:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	After a little research, I'm starting to believe that depleted uranium skid plates would leave a radioactive trail.