The Maximum Wheelbase for M/S is 130 inches.... Yes you can stretch the
car.... and Stream line everything forward of and including the cowl....
Keith
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From: <Want1937hd@aol.com>
To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <Want1937hd@aol.com>; <kturk@ala.net>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Lotus 11 Modified Sports
> In a message dated 2/16/01 9:25:30 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> lsr_man@yahoo.com writes:
>
> << Just out of curiosity - are you stretching the
> wheelbase on that Lotus or running it stock?
> After all this discussion on long vs short
> wheelbase last week or so, I'm now wondering why
> so many cars are stretched so long. Steering can
> be slowed down with linkage modifications. Seems
> like it'd be cheaper and simpler to slow down the
> steering than stretch out the car? ? No?
> >>
> As I understand things,(no rule book yet) I can't stretch the wheelbase
and
> run as a modified sports. How much steering do I need to go straight? Bob
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