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Old 11-23-2022, 12:36 PM
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Is there a rule preventing someone from changing the wheel base or length of the car or how much front overhang you can have?

Make the whole car longer by 2 ft keep the rear wheels where they are and shorten the wheel base 6inches. Gain 2.5’ on the competition till they copy you.

I don’t need an answer, just thinking crazy ideas out loud.
AERO is a function of many variables. The 67 GTO is not a AERO shape that travels smoothly thru the air.

OP, Instead of butchering a 67 A-Body Vehicle (it would look nothing like the original vehicle) if you are really after AERO improvements put the drivetrain in a much newer GM body where lots of GM $$$$ went into the aero design.

Thanks Keith for the great Aero Example.

Tom V.

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