Radar Scrambling

[Scot O. Stockton]

~Passive radar evasion on the other hand....  Why do you think the 
~radiator on the LT-1 cars is tilted back and not at a right-angle 
~with the road?
~
~Actually, to lower the hood line and still get the correctly sized 
~radiator in the car.
~
~ Why do you think Vette's and F-body's are almost entirely fiberglass? 
~
~In the case of the 'vette, it is as much tradition as anything else. 
~ Would you believe that it is faster and cheaper (to meet the federal 
~impact regs and) to manufacture these parts in plastic than in metal 
~(for the size of the production run)?
~
~I'm sure they didn't build these cars with radar evasion as a
~top priority, but it seems like an awfully nice side-effect.
~
~-tim

But fiberglass bodies tend to have metal structure underneath.

Also, do you know that there is radar absorbtive material?  It is a nice
flat black color also.  Makes for a nice, if expensive, bra.  Trouble is,
you can't do much about your glass area.

L8r,
-S                                [EFI Rat infested '39 Ford Tudor Sedan Deluxe]
{Chopped, nosed, shaved, slammed and frenched -
                                       - sounds sorta like Cher or Michael, no?}