Thanks on the answer here... Brad is gutting his Trans Am this weekend. and
he wanted to know just how far he could go....
He had the same read... Door Panels and Dash Top..... nothing else
matters...
Keith
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> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
> To: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> Cc: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Pro class interior
> Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 10:12 AM
>
> 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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