Search for F1 drawings

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Keisar
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Search for F1 drawings

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Hi,
I'm a french formula one fan.
I have bought some book for the F1 functionment, but it's not very good.
And I want to study and understand all system of F1, brakes, gearbox, engine etc..
But I can't really read your language and I search since 2 month technical draw like this :
http://www.si.ens-cachan.fr/ressource/r ... vierge.png
Or technical photo, but in very good quality and large.

Can you help me ?
Old systems good for me !

Thanks.

marcush.
marcush.
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look into this site:

www.gurneyflap.com

they have some Prost GP AP04 technical drawings available ,you can look into low res online.

woohoo
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marcush. wrote:look into this site:

http://www.gurneyflap.com

they have some Prost GP AP04 technical drawings available ,you can look into low res online.
That pack of images is a joke.
The paid version is a grand total of 35 images of random stuff. An intake here, a brake disc there.
While I did not expect a 700 page Stehney type scan, I had excepted a bit more.
The only way to close a stupid question is to give a smart answer

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Ciro Pabón
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wohoo, I don't get it. What do you call a complete set of plans?

It seems to me that you can see the whole car: chassis, plank, tube, cockpit, steering wheel, A-arms, engine mounting, rear and front wing, profile of rear wing, etc. What I see is the whole kit and kaboodle.

These are plans, paper plans, the kind we used before CAD and CAE, remember? Perhaps there are some plans missing, but I think I can build a car with them. It even includes the list of parts, for the love of Pete.

Perhaps 3 euros is too much (for some people) for them, but I'm sure Stepney collected more than that for his 700 pages... not to mention that Prost surely paid more than 3 euros for them.

Anyway, this is the first concrete response (like I like) to the perennial question: "Do you know where can I find a full set of plans for an F1 car?".

I've lost the count of how many times I've read that very same question.

Of course, I can understand your point: I have an aunt that complains about everything. I'm sure she will complain about the wings being too feathery and the halo being too bright, if (and that's a big if) she goes to heaven.

Of course, she doesn't post here that I know(she's 106 years old, so...), unless wohoo´s real name is Cecilia and lives in Segovia. That's a joke, just a joke (and a way to confirm the rumours about me staying around for the next 56 years, complaining about the complainers: it's in my blood ;)).
Ciro

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Jesus Christ Ciro, that sounds like my Mum! I would expect to pay about a $1 million USD for a complete set of 7 year old F1 plans from a loser like Minardi.

PS - I like Minardi and always have. This is not a comment on the team but on the value of their design.