DIY_EFI Digest V3 #316

[Joe Boucher]

I have that book.  I'd like to offer the opinion it wasn't that great for getting down
and dirty and actually designing a frame, which was the original intent of the
posting.  Lot's of general education for aprimer on suspension types and history.

I went to a swap meet a few weeks back (Pate) where a vendor had a table of books.  I
didn't have any money or I might have bought a couple.  I was on the look out for
injection harnesses and ecm's.  Didn't see any.  Anyway, I remember a couple of books
grabbing my attention.  They were about setting up stock cars if I remember right.
Bubba stock cars with bent sheet metal and stuff like "JoBill's Lawnmower Service"
hand painted on the side.  There would be great info about tube sizes and material
types in there.

I would suggest trying to find a Motorsports Books web page or catalog.  They usually
have a multipage ad in Hemmings Motors News.

Joe (Chassis, my real auto love) Boucher
'70 RS/SS Camaro  '81 TBI Suburban

> From: "Michael D. Porter" <mdporter at Rt66.com>
> Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 01:38:41 -0700
> Subject: Re: *way* off topic - chassis design
>
> Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
> >
> > Ex Lotus F1 and Indy designer wrote a good primer  on the basics of chassis
> > design 25 years or so ago I can't remember the exact name but it should still be
> > available from the some of the companies that specialise in old motoring books.
>
> I believe the book to which you refer is _Racing and Sports Car Chassis
> Design_ by Michael Costin. The book is published by Robert Bentley
> [Cambridge, MA], and amazon.com currently states that the publisher is
> out of stock, so it may be a hard find until the next reprint. The book
> is _very_ worthwhile. Lots of good anecdotal information, and a healthy
> appendix of formulae for calculation of lots of statics and dynamics
> related to racing. Has lots of that very good British line art and
> plenty of photographs, illustrating, principally, innovative Lotus
> chassis designs over the years which showed excellent stiffness at very
> low weight. Lots of detailed information on chassis and suspension.
>
> Cheers.
>
> - --
> My other Triumph runs, but....
>