Orange You Glad We’re Done?

Per
Update by Per Schroeder to the LeGrand Mk 18 project car
Jul 21, 2011

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The new bodywork helped us drop 20-plus pounds.

The new wing is pretty aggressive, but it should help a bunch.

And here's the money shot with the new bodywork. The graphics are a copy of what we had on our green body.

We wrapped up our new bodywork and finished our wing element this week. We’re nearly ready for Nationals—about the only thing we’ve got left on our to-do list is to get new Hoosier tires. We’re going to try a rear tire with a slightly smaller diameter, and we’ll add a corresponding bump in gearing to compensate for the change.

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Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
6/20/11 10:09 a.m.

That's a leading edge slat.

Alan Cesar
Alan Cesar Dork
6/24/11 4:47 p.m.

/maturity

Haha! Money shot!

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
7/21/11 12:31 a.m.

We wrapped up our new bodywork and finished our wing element this week. We're nearly ready for Nationals—about the only thing we've got left on our to-do list is to get new Hoosier tires. We're going to try a rear tire with a slightly smaller diameter, and we'll add a corresponding bump in gearing to compensate for the change.

spritedriver28
spritedriver28 New Reader
7/21/11 8:21 a.m.

If you squint just right it looks a bit like a CanAm McLaren. Maybe some Reynolds aluminum sponsorship???

Luke
Luke UberDork
7/24/11 9:07 a.m.

What's the graphic on the front fender below the air ducts? (Looks great, btw!)

Tom Suddard
Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Associate Editor
7/24/11 12:18 p.m.

I believe it's a Scooty Puff Sr sticker, from Futurama.

Per Schroeder
Per Schroeder PowerDork
7/24/11 3:12 p.m.

Yep.

Coming from an HS MINI...this is the Sr., not the Jr.

http://shop.cafepress.com/scooty-puff-sr

Gasoline
Gasoline SuperDork
9/20/11 4:00 p.m.

Where do you get the fender vents?

rusty_wood
rusty_wood
11/10/11 10:47 p.m.

when you did the edge trim on the back, did you cut the rounded leading edge (now the trailing edge)? and how did you keep the screws that mount the trim to you Element??

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