Yeah, that about sums it up.....
Ed
C/GT
John Beckett wrote:
>
> Chuck
>
> It's my understanding that in /PRO or /GT you need a dash...of some
> sort...to go along with your door and side panels. However if you have to
> cut it to fit around the roll bar...so be it. All the other car classes do
> not require a factory dash.
>
> Anybody else want to weigh in on this?
>
> John Beckett
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 22, 1999 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Pro class interior
>
> >John,
> >
> > I want to keep my options open and play games with Racing Beat and their
> >E-GT record since they sounded worried that I was building a car similar to
> >what they had run. (Without ANY of the budget the had.)
> >
> > The dash went to the scrap yard with the first load of scrap metal and
> red
> >crushed velvet, since it's a full width blob of vinyl with a uselessly tiny
> >gage cluster. If I do sort the car in /GT before doing any sheet metal
> work
> >on the front end (another consideration, since it won't fit the trailer if
> >it's any longer) how much dash, if any, do I have to retain? Everything I
> >removed was either flamable or sharp, and I have gained no real weight or
> >aero advantage by scrapping it. I'd have had to cut it to pieces to fit it
> >around the roll structure anyway to get the leg room I need. Safety has
> >always been my first consideration, but it's become even more important to
> >me after this past weekend.
> >
> > Does the SCTA rule book say anything specifically about dashes? For the
> >next few years anyway, what does the the ECTA rules committee want to say
> >about it?
> >
> >Chuck "ask before you weld" Rothfuss
> >
> >
> >
> >at 09:06 PM 7/22/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Chuck
> >>
> >>Are you going to run in /GT or /MS? Cause in /MS you don't need a dash
> >>anyway.
> >>
> >>JB
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> >>To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >>Date: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 9:51 AM
> >>Subject: Re: Pro class interior
> >>
> >>
> >>>Ed, Rich, List,
> >>>
> >>> The comments I've seen so far are exactly what I was looking for and
> have
> >>>answered some of my questions. The one that's still nagging me is
> >>>specifically about bolt-in dash assemblies. Since this light weight
> frame
> >>>serves no purpose but to support the flamable vinyl cover and to house
> the
> >>>defroster, heater, and stock gage cluster, can it be deleted without
> being
> >>>considered gutting? Having a glove box and defroster ducts sure isn't
> >>gonna
> >>>make anybody faster, but I'd rather not argue this while sitting in the
> >>tech
> >>>line. My plan is to mount all gages on a pod above the steering column
> and
> >>>run the roll cage structure through where the dash had attached. Tech
> >>>inspectors?
> >>>
> >>>Chuck
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>My second question (which might start a fire on the list) is about Pro
> and
> >>>GT car dashes. I noticed that Lionel's truck has a hunk of stock dash,
> >>>while some of the Pro cars seem to have complete interiors. (with A/C,
> >>glove
> >>>box and headliner) If my dash assembly unbolts from the firewall can it
> be
> >>>trashed and still pass tech? No way that removing the big hunk of vinyl
> >>and
> >>>thin metal frame is gonna make me any faster. It will however, remove a
> >>>fire hazard and give me leg room at the front of the roll structure.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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