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09-26-2008, 05:12 AM
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Ex-Brit
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Evora Aluminium Structure Award
Chassis Award
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A/C Improvement Modifications http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/e...ent-mod-59938/ 1) Insulate the cockpit from Solar (3M Crystalline Tint) & Convected (insulate sills) heat. 2) Replace evaporator thermostat with an upgraded electronic version to prevent freeze up. 3) Increase airflow into cockpit by removing both driver & passenger side footwell intake panels & blocking 2 outside air intakes in nose. |
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09-26-2008, 05:20 AM
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I heard Dodge has a good frame comin out too !!
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09-26-2008, 06:20 AM
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Really?? Can you link me to a thread on that??!!
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09-26-2008, 06:48 AM
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So... Wanna Race?
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09-26-2008, 06:56 AM
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G-200 Driver
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He doesn't know our humor yet.
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74 Europa Zetec TC Special 3614R Elise #2292 / Chrome Orange !! / Starshield / Sachs suspension / RTDbrace / Uprights machined / Down Low rails / ... "My daily driver does .85 Mach" " I started flying when Sex was safe and Hang Gliding was dangerous " BUY My Europa ! http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f94/...pa-sale-43829/ |
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09-26-2008, 07:13 AM
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So... Wanna Race?
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oh... lol didn't realize it was Bavarian Motorist... was just trying to help a noob out.
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10-03-2008, 06:24 PM
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How much stiffer is the Evora chassis compared to the Elise chassis ?? anyone know
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10-03-2008, 09:20 PM
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10-06-2008, 06:21 AM
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I don't think this is correct.
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10-06-2008, 07:30 AM
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2006 McLareghini Bugatterrari, Storm Titanium... <mods> installed: air horn, Scroth 4-point ASM harnesses, Sector111 halon extinguisher and mounting bracket, Von Hep exhaust and rear panel delete, Pagid brake pads, red Volks CE28n wheels, Toyo RA-1 tires, Nitron SA coilovers, Sector111 (WorksBell) quick-disconnect steering wheel kit. awaiting installation: Scroth "pull-up" lap belts, Sector111 RTD Brace, Tony's heater bypass mod, and dropped steering rack mounting plates. </mods> |
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10-06-2008, 08:53 AM
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The roof and body skins are fiberglass, like the Elise, and are not designed to be structural. The Evora's chassis is similliar to the Elises having a bonded aluminum tub. However, the Evora has separate front and rear subframes that can be replaced. For rollover protection Lotus adds a roll bar to the central tub, just like an Elise. Here's a picture of the Evora chassis:
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10-06-2008, 09:19 AM
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I remembered reading it in the extended engineering version of the press release:
"The Lotus Evora employs a composite roof as a stressed structural member to give an exceptional vehicle stiffness of 26,000 Nm per degree, thanks in part to the seatbelt anchorage frame's secondary function as a roll over structure, and partly because the high-tech composite body panels are stressed items. However, despite this high stiffness, the complete chassis and modules weight just 200 kg (prototype weight), helping to keep the weight of the whole car to just 1350 kg (prototype weight)." I'd guess they somehow mate the composite roof structure to the aluminum chassis with one of their now-famous glues. Imagine how expensive that will be to fix in the event of an accident!  Tom |
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10-06-2008, 09:21 AM
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McLareghini Bugatterrari
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2006 McLareghini Bugatterrari, Storm Titanium... <mods> installed: air horn, Scroth 4-point ASM harnesses, Sector111 halon extinguisher and mounting bracket, Von Hep exhaust and rear panel delete, Pagid brake pads, red Volks CE28n wheels, Toyo RA-1 tires, Nitron SA coilovers, Sector111 (WorksBell) quick-disconnect steering wheel kit. awaiting installation: Scroth "pull-up" lap belts, Sector111 RTD Brace, Tony's heater bypass mod, and dropped steering rack mounting plates. </mods> |
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10-06-2008, 01:52 PM
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 Dunno. I was just going on what I remembered from Roger Becker's presentation at LOG 28. He put up slides of the chassis and I don't remember him mentioning the body being structural. Perhaps when they mention the 'roof' being structural they're referring to the roll bar?
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10-06-2008, 02:29 PM
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