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Detroit, 7:39 PM
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But I would still be weary of an all aluminum chassis, I'd want to know what factor of safety was used and what type of lifetime they're talking about before the chassis splits.
Could this car go 100,000 miles? If its designed for 500,000 miles then OK no big deal.
With aluminum it will fail from fatigue eventually, its just a matter of how long. #cobra
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I'm guessing here, but if a bajillionaire, with bajillionaire buddies wants a cost is no object one-off vehicle, he's going to find the guys who know what they're doing, and after going through the whole book, I'm pretty sure he did.
Are their engineering compromises? Sure, every design is a compromise of function, weight, cost, space, kinematics, and aesthetics. But within the scope of building a billet car, i'd say they smacked it out of the park. #cobra
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Aluminum has no minimum fatigue strength, so I suspect cracks may pop up after even small amounts of driving. The 917 chassis was notable for the fact that it had a much shorter lifespan before it was replaced.
Also, no amount of money or material can fix the cardinal sin of rod ends in bending.
Don't get me wrong, its a beautiful piece of work, I just find it to be more of a showpiece than a genuine engineering accomplishment. #cobra
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If it said how much he paid, I missed it, but until it fails miserably under moderate driving conditions, I will just sit back and appreciate the amount of work that went into it. And the amount of money that I cannot fathom. #cobra
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Swimmin' in women wit' they own condominiums
Five plus fives- who drive milleniums?
It's all about aluminum- what
I get a five hundred pound block for the month
I want it all billet out wit' the clutch
Reynolds wrap on my hands and a dutch
It's all about the aluminum baby-
Now whatcha wanna do?
It's all about the aluminum baby- Wanna be ricers- half-ass quarter-milers
It's all about the aluminum baby-
v-tec short-throwers- I be dippin' in billet Cobras
On the low while the Poles sing the chorus
It's all about aluminum- what?? #cobra
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"LJE" is engraved on top of shifter know where gear pattern should be.
There's an Oracle usability/documentation joke in there somewhere.
This really is a stunning work of art. I wonder how it drives? #cobra
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@comedian: Something like this, #cobra
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Cheap build.
/sarcasm #cobra
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I'm a bit of a machinery aficionado, and am completely enamored with the craftsmanship involved in creating this work of art, but even with its shinier crown, it's still a pretender to the Cobra throne.
On the plus side, someone making an entire chassis out of billet might be just what we need to kill the "billet for billet's sake" mentality in the custom car circles. #cobra