In ‘Days of Thunder’ he drove his Nascar head-on into the side of another car that had spun!
Not trying to produce a race car here, just seeing if it is possible to make the front of a split van any safer. As it stands there are 2 walls of 1mm steel about 6” from your legs and then fresh air on...
My thoughts exactly, although didn't want to say I was planning on using the other vehicle, which is bound to be modern, as the crumple zone!
Weight wise it depends on the material used. A typical full cage used in motorsport is made with CDS and weighs around 45kg, obviously in the van I would...
The original 1200 engines these things had are long gone, everyone runs at least a 1600 now and most people a lot more than that, so you are now flying along at 80mph in your metal coffin! Hence the advice being sort to try and make things a bit safer.
Those seatbelt airbags look great, wonder...
There is obviously a trade off between what I would be willing to add to the van for strength and usability, for example, I am unlikely to consider cross bracing the doors something I can live with! It is also unlikely I am going to roll the van so maybe a full rollcage is not really adding full...
Lots of replies already, thanks.
I understand the van is a huge risk anyway, but what is the best way to try to reduce that risk (obviously not including selling it and driving a modern vehicle!).
The van is quite high, by rally car standards, so I don’t think there is a huge risk of hitting...
Hello,
First post. I would like some input from knowledgeable vehicle body structural engineers around a debate that is raging in the Splitscreen van community (whilst most of the people involved have been working with the vehicles for 20+ years none in my opinion have your level of knowledge)...
