Trivia question about the Roadster
 

this is just meant to be a little bit of fun :)

a question about the Roadster......

not counting suspension brackets or CP plates

can anyone tell me the correct answer?????? ( i do know the answer, )

question.............

How many tubes are in the chassis?
(counting RP1 RP2 as 2 parts )
basically the qty of the 25mm & 19mm box tube parts & the tubes for RP1 & 2.


if you do know the answer then don,t post it just yet please, lets see how many answers we come up with :D

cheers
andy

It's a scary scary number when you're standing next to the pile of 6metre lengths with a hacksaw in hand.:D So I don't know yet.

I know :p

Cheers

Chris :)

go on ;) have a guess???

andy:)

Quite a few :)
But Im not going out to the garage to count them lol
Ray:)

103 I hope it's less, but doubt it.

Id say 89....

no correct answer yet :D


andy

sorry Adrian afraid not :D

like said, just the 25 & 19mm box tube plus the RP1 & 2 counted as 1 per part number.
no trick question, so roll bar/back stays are not part of the question.

maybe i do need to get out more :o :D

cheers
andy

Indeed you do.

Could you at least do a high/low reply?

:D its all due to me making the chassis kits,

you are the closest to the correct answer ;)

andy:)

Not got a clue :confused:

I can only count to 20 & 1/2 when I am naked :D :D :o

I'll change my guess to 127.

"Landlocked " is the closest with his first guess:D

andy

i know but it depends if you count the left and right ff tubes as 2 or 4 tubes :D

count them as 2 tubes only as it is 1 piece of steel each side with the notch cut into it....:D

come on the Ash give us your guess


andy

How about 107?

nope :D

come on Ash whats the answer? :p

andy

K, if the FF's are counted as 2 not 4 i'd have to say 101

spot on , well done that man :D


right.... do you want another boring question or should i get back to work?:o


cheers
andy

Thank you, though 'twas merely an edumocated guess.:cool:

Yes throw us another.;) I don't wanna go outside n fix my mates car.(hate rattles in suspension):rolleyes:

next question.......

how many actual cuts are needed to make the main frame of the chassis as per the parts in question 1 ?

now i,m getting really sad :o :D

andy

You really need to get out more Andy :D :p

Will the total include cock-ups :o :o

Beyond sad.:p

107 ? uhm no notches add a few, 111?

i,m thinking each tube has 2 ends so that gives 2 cuts but then also all the other cuts such as the compound angles etc, so if it helps its over 200 cuts :D

the 3rd question is even more sad :o


andy

400 + cuts in my case :eek:

I square cut all of my tubes first ( To get the steel out from under my feet )

The angles were cut as & when I needed them ;)

Yep, there's a right way a wrong way & Ronnies way !!?? :confused: :confused:

Bonzo i cut all of my rails like that as it meant i had a flat edge to then mark the next piece up from. Im guessing 243 for the amount of cuts...Now what really would be sad Andy, is asking us how many mm of steel we had to cut through and the amout of steel removed by making them cuts...:p :D

doh went out to lunch and missed it all. andy i thought you was busy :D

sorry guys, i was busy but was posting when had chance of a cuppa ;)

the answer is between 202 to 250, maybe that narrows it down a bit for you :D

cheers
andy

Is that on a hot or a cold day Ronnie? :D

I knew the answer too, but then i should. If your talking chassis plates though Keith's your man, he knows them all off by heart.

Kind regards

John

20 & 1/8th On a cold day John :eek: :D :D

An interesting consequence of having 101 tubes in the chassis: you can estimate how many percent your chassis is complete by counting the tubes you have welded in place.

You all need to get out more !!!!!!:D

I was out, spent all morning in the garage, fixing suspension noises. (YUCK):o

Also had a good look at my garage roof, it's in a sad state.:( Going to have to do somthin about it before I start putting me chassis together.

Now just waitin for the fire to be ready so we can get some lovely bits of pig all cooked up.

Could be worse LL you could be freezing to death here working on VAG stuff !:D

Thats true. At least here I'm sweating like a pig working on VAG products.:D

'twas good n warm today.

ps. The bits of pig were awesome!

Does this mean you can build one using DALMATIONS????

Chris

accepting that no "cock-ups" are made there are 234 actual cuts to make the main frame of the chassis as per book spec :o

now who would like the really sad next question????

:o :D :D

andy

We know you're dying to ask the next one, so go for it.:D