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8 Jul 2004, 21:02 (Ref:1030669)
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Martin Schanche Escort Xtrac
Theres always been a question I have wondered.
When Mike Endean and Gartrac built the Escort Xtrac why was it built as a RHD machine when I would of thought it would of been LHD? |
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8 Jul 2004, 23:57 (Ref:1030813)
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i think it was for weight distribution, when ford designed the escort it was rhd and therefore all the stuff in the car was designed so that the car was to an certain degree ballanced..?
if you jack up an 106 rhd just at the hardspot between gearbox and engine you will notice that the car will tilt to the right as you look at it, yet jack up the same car exept in lhd and it will remain perfectly level. Im not sure if thats why the rhd shell was used, i dont think there is any handleing gain tho... Last edited by Cryos; 9 Jul 2004 at 00:02. |
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Cryos, thats me! To keep the national IQ higher, we prevent links in the signatures. Its clearly in the notice, but that doesn't stop some people moaning about it..
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