Hello guys,
We have all discussed some form of front crash attenuator to improve the safety of our cars in a frontal impact, and protect our legs and feet. This is a well known safety concern for DB-1 owners, and I like being able to walk. I think that an attenuator has never been available due to the fact the nose has been deemed too short to make a "perfect" crush structure. I am no longer looking for "perfect". I am looking for the best we can get within the confines of the swift nose area. There is no SCCA requirement at all for pre 86 cars as I understand it, so whatever we have will be "legal." Since this has been batted around for over 7 years that I know of, with no results, I've contacted SE composites to make the best structure we can get within our nose area. The "football face-guard" we currently use is nearly useless, and quite possibly dangerous. The new design will be significantly safer.
This will be a PROFESSIONALLY BUILT,CARBON-FIBER, BOLT-ON STRUCTURE with probably a two-zone design [crush-area backed by a bulkhead type zone just in front of the master cylinders]. It will COST $550 and be ready in about 6 weeks, but it won't happen unless I can get 5 more people to give firm orders, and put down a $250 down-payment. The plan is to drill out the rivets holding the tube structure, expose some frame at each corner where the tube structure had been mounted, and weld on a bolt to attach the new structure, so it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt to, yet will still hold on in an angled hit.
If we get enough interest, we can get this done.
Contact Ben at SE composite:
55 Pearl Industrial Avenue,
Suite 100
Hoschton, GA 3548
770 712 7977
Also post here, so others will know if we are getting enough interest to make this happen.
We have all discussed some form of front crash attenuator to improve the safety of our cars in a frontal impact, and protect our legs and feet. This is a well known safety concern for DB-1 owners, and I like being able to walk. I think that an attenuator has never been available due to the fact the nose has been deemed too short to make a "perfect" crush structure. I am no longer looking for "perfect". I am looking for the best we can get within the confines of the swift nose area. There is no SCCA requirement at all for pre 86 cars as I understand it, so whatever we have will be "legal." Since this has been batted around for over 7 years that I know of, with no results, I've contacted SE composites to make the best structure we can get within our nose area. The "football face-guard" we currently use is nearly useless, and quite possibly dangerous. The new design will be significantly safer.
This will be a PROFESSIONALLY BUILT,CARBON-FIBER, BOLT-ON STRUCTURE with probably a two-zone design [crush-area backed by a bulkhead type zone just in front of the master cylinders]. It will COST $550 and be ready in about 6 weeks, but it won't happen unless I can get 5 more people to give firm orders, and put down a $250 down-payment. The plan is to drill out the rivets holding the tube structure, expose some frame at each corner where the tube structure had been mounted, and weld on a bolt to attach the new structure, so it shouldn't be too difficult to adapt to, yet will still hold on in an angled hit.
If we get enough interest, we can get this done.
Contact Ben at SE composite:
55 Pearl Industrial Avenue,
Suite 100
Hoschton, GA 3548
770 712 7977
Also post here, so others will know if we are getting enough interest to make this happen.
To all Swift DB-1 owners; crash attenuator
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