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Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

I think it's parts of a billet Cobra built for Larry Ellison.
 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

Just go to:

http://www.kirkhammotorsports.com/book_aoe/

to see the whole thing.  Beautiful!  But "cost no object" it should be.  Beats the heck out of the usual chromed blower hot rod.

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

Wow, I can't believe that they machined an entire vehicle structure, suspension, etc. out of Al.  Larry Ellison has more money than he knows what do with...bluegreedy

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

Very impressive.

Still, with main frame rails open section aluminum and only ladder type crossmembers, I wonder how the torsional stiffness compares to the original Cobra largish steel tubes

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

So will Larry Elison ever get as much fun out of owning and driving this car as the guys got who made it?
Hand's up those who would rather build the car than drive it, if they could only do one or the other?

JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com

 

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

Build it, no question.
 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

The frame appears to be bolted together with an hardware and MS21042 type nuts. While pretty to look at, would it really hold up under real driving conditions?

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

I'm more concerned about the front/rear lower "ball" joints which appear to support the vehicle weight through a laterally loaded heim joint !  

RE: Automotive Engineering in Spades (Aces)

The front does appear to be that way, the rear looks to be OK with the spring/shock link going to the upright.

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