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**jeff s** · #1 10-16-2006, 11:16 PM

We've got a few new vehicles in the planning stages who's renderings we'll have with us at SEMA.
1) A wide body 67 Chevelle with several innovative items and real Carbon Fiber wheels. For an east coast customer.
2) A Roadster we know will be a Ridler contender and set new performance standards for Rods. Think F1 meets Track T.
All at a fraction of a normal Ridler car. Looking for a Customer for this one.
3) 2nd Gen TA, with our chassis and twin turbo 6.6L engine. Project TT TA?
Not real crazy, except for engine and chassis.

**XcYZ** · #2 10-17-2006, 07:38 AM

I'd like to check out those carbon fiber wheels. I've seen pictures of them on the net, but never in person.

The TT TA sounds cool. Keep us posted.

Diognes56 · #3 10-17-2006, 05:50 PM

Sound like some sweet projects

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David

Bowtieracing · #4 10-18-2006, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by XcYZ

I'd like to check out those carbon fiber wheels. I've seen pictures of them on the net, but never in person.

The TT TA sounds cool. Keep us posted.

Jeff let us know more about those wheels!!!!!!!!!!!!

fatlife · #5 10-18-2006, 12:53 AM

teaser;

**jeff s** · #6 10-18-2006, 08:58 PM

Had carbon wheels on my Bimota motorcycle 10 years ago. Cost $4000 for the bike back then. These car wheels are $14,000 per set. I'll have the renderings and pics with me at SEMA.

tyoneal · #7 10-18-2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff s

We've got a few new vehicles in the planning stages who's renderings we'll have with us at SEMA.
1) A wide body 67 Chevelle with several innovative items and real Carbon Fiber wheels. For an east coast customer.
2) A Roadster we know will be a Ridler contender and set new performance standards for Rods. Think F1 meets Track T.
All at a fraction of a normal Ridler car. Looking for a Customer for this one.
3) 2nd Gen TA, with our chassis and twin turbo 6.6L engine. Project TT TA?
Not real crazy, except for engine and chassis.

Tell us about the Roadster you need a customer for.

Thanks,

Ty O'Neal

Bowtieracing · #8 10-20-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlife

teaser;

Arggh camon guys..let us know more? Is there different models ? Pricing ? Strenght?

Blown353 · #9 10-20-2006, 02:09 PM

Dymag makes carbon wheels. There are other mfg's out there but Dymag is the one that comes to mind. They are the ones making the wheels for the Mosler MT900. The weight savings is amazing, and it's probably the best place in the whole car to save weight (unsprung AND rotational mass savings.) The Dymag wheels on the Mosler are mag centers with carbon hoops.

Cost is expensive obviously, and for a street car that may see potholes and other impact-loads I'm not too hot on the idea of CF wheels. I work with CF every day for my job (aerospace engineer that specializes in spacecraft structures where every ounce counts) and I personally would not want carbon wheels on my street car. Even wheels made from low modulus fabric would be too brittle IMO for a street car. For a track car I would run them, but not a street car. Think what you'd rather have... you hit a pothole and put a little bend in the bead of your aluminum wheel, or you hit a pothole and shatter that portion of your carbon wheel. One of these situations may end up in you losing control of the vehicle.

A well designed carbon-centered wheel on a street car would likely be acceptable given enough design margin, but I wouldn't want a carbon-hooped wheel on a street car.

Again, just my experience/opinion.

GvEman · #10 10-20-2006, 05:09 PM

Here you got carbon fibre wheels, these can be bought as an option at the Koenigsegg CCX. Koenigsegg say that they save 3kilos at eatch wheel compared to their titanium wheels.