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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Feb 27, 2005 21:12:20 GMT
It went to The Great Garage in the sky...
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Post by Revolution 9 on Feb 27, 2005 21:16:45 GMT
True! ;D ;D I bet the scrappie was a bit miffed as well, Trabbies don't have much scrappable metal on them, since all the panels are made of duraplast, which is a plastic compound a little different from the more normally used in the car industry GRP and FRP, and Trabbies are even smaller than Imps so even the metal bits aren't much! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Feb 27, 2005 21:21:32 GMT
Can't we just recycle them?
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Post by Revolution 9 on Feb 27, 2005 21:23:53 GMT
Well duraplast doesn't recycle as far as I know, for a start there are few uses for it these days, actually I think it was used in the first place because it wasn't in high demand, so it wasn't going to use up the USSR's supplies of valuable steel or plastics that were needed for other stuff.
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Feb 27, 2005 21:29:13 GMT
I see. It will make the cars body last longer right?
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Post by Revolution 9 on Feb 27, 2005 21:32:45 GMT
That's true, it's part of the reason fibreglass is so popular for panels etc for older cars in rallying, although the main one is the weight reduction, which is part of why my Imp is getting some composite panels on it soon. The weight reduction also allowed the Trabi to use a very small engine and not be sluggish, it had a V-twin engine of 600cc, or later a VW 1 litre engine, and yet they're still surprisingly nimble.
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Feb 27, 2005 23:42:04 GMT
Ok! Some GT race cars have fiberglass bodies to be light weight. The Supra has some fiberglass compoents. It even has fiber carpeting! ;D
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Mar 4, 2005 2:26:03 GMT
Found these pics while exploring the net. I'm speechless on how these cars got in this accident!: This one is kind of funny:
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Post by Revolution 9 on Mar 8, 2005 17:35:46 GMT
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Post by L u c k y S u p r a 7 on Mar 8, 2005 19:24:56 GMT
;D ;D ;D How ironic is this one! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D VERY ironic! Folks don't know how to drive sometimes!
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Post by rally mad nutter on Apr 2, 2005 8:09:07 GMT
;D ;D ;D How ironic is this one! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D lol
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Post by rally mad nutter on Apr 2, 2005 8:09:47 GMT
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Post by rally mad nutter on Apr 2, 2005 8:14:33 GMT
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Post by rally mad nutter on Apr 2, 2005 8:17:00 GMT
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Post by rally mad nutter on Apr 2, 2005 8:19:03 GMT
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