GRM Exclusive Reveal: Exocet Spec-A

thestig wrote: I am so close to pulling the trigger. Do you know if the kit can be ordered without body panels. Is there any credit for that? I am liking the naked look of the exocet.

Did you get an answer to this yet?

Curious to see the side profile. I think that's what makes the Exocet so unattractive.

PHeller wrote: Curious to see the side profile. I think that's what makes the Exocet so unattractive.

I think that it's totally fixable. Fingers crossed......

dyintorace wrote:

GameboyRMH wrote: That should look really good with a 2-tone paint job

That is awesome looking!!

And now I will walk around with a magazine covering a certain part of my body. Thankfully I have the latest issue of GRM at work :) Very nice.

Now we are talking. I haven't had a chance to talk to Kevin about ordering without body work. This settles it though. I want this body work. I have been busy with work and looking for a donor.

Joining this party - we put a black framed/blue bodied Exocet on order with FM the week before last. We started tearing down the '96 doner car Monday. Our goal is to have a fairly mild stock engined car up and running by next March in time for the start of track and autocross season up here in the great (too often) white north.

Be sure to make a build thread in the Builds and Project Cars section!

It's a shame this couldn't come to fruition.

^The back end from that would have been a big improvement looks-wise but you can see it would've been an aero nightmare. The front end isn't too different, obviously no side stuff but maybe something similar could be added on.

PHeller wrote: It's a shame this couldn't come to fruition.

I think part of the reason that looks so good is the size of the wheels. I'd imagine scale wise those are 18"-19" wheels, lots of unnecessary weight.

FYI, I measured those wheels once. 27".

They're not 19". Given that they're level with the top of the main tube, that means they have to be closer to 28" in diameter. Compare to this - the tire is about 23" in diameter.

I think there were some issues with this not actually being possible to produce. Or, at least, in an affordable way. There's a lot more to designing a body than simply trying to draw the Lost Transformer. How would those panels come out of a mould?

Keith Tanner wrote: How would those panels come out of a mould?

Keith Tanner wrote: They're not 19". Given that they're level with the top of the main tube, that means they have to be closer to 28" in diameter. Compare to this - the tire is about 23" in diameter. I think there were some issues with this not actually being possible to produce. Or, at least, in an affordable way. There's a lot more to designing a body than simply trying to draw the Lost Transformer. How would those panels come out of a mould?

Notice I said 19" WHEEL, not tire. A 19" wheel with an appropriately low profile tire would have an OD of ~27.5-28".

Yet, Warren is saying 27" for the WHEEL.

Either way, too bad they can't be reasonably produced because it looks awesome.

Sweet!!!!!

z31maniac wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote: They're not 19". Given that they're level with the top of the main tube, that means they have to be closer to 28" in diameter. Compare to this - the tire is about 23" in diameter. I think there were some issues with this not actually being possible to produce. Or, at least, in an affordable way. There's a lot more to designing a body than simply trying to draw the Lost Transformer. How would those panels come out of a mould?

Notice I said 19" WHEEL, not tire. A 19" wheel with an appropriately low profile tire would have an OD of ~27.5-28". Yet, Warren is saying 27" for the WHEEL. Either way, too bad they can't be reasonably produced because it looks awesome.

Yes, I read what you typed correctly. And I can see that the drawing shows a ridiculously low profile tire, meaning that you can't assume the same sidewall height as an "appropriately low profile tire". It's almost all wheel. Looks like Warren and I are on the same page here, my eyeball and his ruler are pretty close.

A 19" wheel does not imply a 27" tire OD. Heck, I've seen Miatas with 18" wheels and approximately 24" tire OD. You're imagining a fairly high profile tire on that 19" of yours, the same sidewall found on a Miata with 14" wheels. In other words those are SUV sizes.

Now, Warren's new renders, that shows a 15" wheel with 23" OD tires :) Which is how most Exocets will be fitted.

For what its worth, I really, really like the front end. Not sure the "trunk" is quite there for me yet. Looks a little like its tacked on as an afterthought. Its not horrible, just not quite there. I think its the slight rake up from the roll bar to the back end I don't like.

All that said, I will now be out in my driveway waiting for my Miata to rust so I can justify this to my wife. . .

Keith Tanner wrote: Yes, I read what you typed correctly. And I can see that the drawing shows a ridiculously low profile tire, meaning that you can't assume the same sidewall height as an "appropriately low profile tire". It's almost all wheel. Looks like Warren and I are on the same page here, my eyeball and his ruler are pretty close. A 19" wheel does not imply a 27" tire OD. Heck, I've seen Miatas with 18" wheels and approximately 24" tire OD. You're imagining a fairly high profile tire on that 19" of yours, the same sidewall found on a Miata with 14" wheels. In other words those are SUV sizes. Now, Warren's new renders, that shows a 15" wheel with 23" OD tires :) Which is how most Exocets will be fitted.

Is a 35 series considered low-profile?

A 255/40/19 is 27.2, a 285/35/19 is similar as well.

Either way, we continue to prove that everyone will argue anything on this forum with the goal of having the last word and being RIGHT!

kazoospec wrote: For what its worth, I really, really like the front end. Not sure the "trunk" is quite there for me yet. Looks a little like its tacked on as an afterthought. Its not horrible, just not quite there. I think its the slight rake up from the roll bar to the back end I don't like.

I like the way it's angled up. If it were angled down I think it would remind me of a '30s car too much. This way it looks kind of like a sportbike tail from the side.

I think it might look better if it were more angular though, to match the front styling.

27" wheel, 30" OD tire.

I wonder if the donk crowd would buy some of those