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"THE LIGHTENING"
The ‘34 Lightening Thunderod was designed by Tom McBurnie, owner of Thunder Ranch. This car uses an all composite stressed skin monocoque structure as its body and frame. Carbon fiber, Kevlar, "S" glass and Divinycell are bonded together with vinylester resin and are the components the composite utilizes to create the strength needed for the unibody roadster.
LIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS
| CHASSIS SPECIFICATIONS Length: 160" Width: 69" Wheel base: 120" Curb Weight: (1850 lbs.) Track width front: 55.5" Track width rear: 66" Ride height: 4.5" Total height: 48" |
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| WHEELS front: 16x8 rear: 15x12.5 Tire front: Michelin 225x50 ZR16 rear: Mickey Thompson 29.5 x15LT |
ENGINE SUGGESTIONS Oldsmobile Aurora V-8 Cadillac Northstar V-8 GM Corporate V-6 Ford 4.6 Modular V-8 |
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| PASSENGER AREA Width : 49" Depth: 27" Length: 56" |
STEERING Modified Ford Escort rack & pinion I.T.S. Column or Column of your choice |
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‘34 LIGHTENING INFORMATION
It isn’t all that often that something really new comes along that changes the way people have thought about a product. The ‘34 Lightening Thunderod is such a change! This car uses an all composite stressed skin monocoque structure as its body and frame. The carbon fiber, Kevlar, "S" glass and Divinycell bonded together with vinylester resin are the components the composite utilizes to create the strength needed for this unibody roadster. These materials together have long been used in the aircraft/aerospace industry but until the ‘34 Lightening never before in the automobile nor the Hot Rod industry.
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