Dear Netters,
On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Keith Wheeler wrote:
=%OI once scrounged parts from a 'B that had a
=%Ohead-on with a Bronco. I could've won a modern
=%Oart prize with the radiator. Driveshaft pretzeled,
=%Oengine shoved back, rear axle input flange bent,
=%Ocarb sheared off, front suspension collapsed
=%Oand total garbage.
=%O
=%OThe doors still opened and closed on the 'B. Guy
=%Oin the 'B walked away. Guy in the Bronco didn't.
I've heard similar stories about the survivability of our LBCs in the
past. What I have been told is that because computer similation and CAD
were not available to the engineers that designed LBCs, they calculated
the necessary strengths as best they could, then added a larger margin of
error than designers do today. Thus our cars are stronger than they need
to be and survive collisions better than one would predict given their
size.
=%O
=%O-Keith Wheeler
=%OTeam Sanctuary http://www.teamsanctuary.com/
=%O
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu
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