BRAWN BGP01 from Mercedes MGP W01?

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Re: BRAWN BGP01 from Mercedes MGP W01?

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Hi James,

I have saved a Revel W01 for the conversion to Brawn BGP-001. I never have the time to start much. According to Giorgio Piola's book, the estimated wheelbase is 3180 mm. Front track is 1470 mm and rear track is 1405 mm. Front tire width (sidewall to sidewall) is 352.6 mm with overall diameter at 653.6 mm. Rear tire width is 395.6 with diameter at 654 mm.

I want to create a top and side view of the car in 1/24 scale so that I can work on the W01 for modification. I will post it here if I complete it.
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Re: BRAWN BGP01 from Mercedes MGP W01?

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I just do a quick check on my Revell W01. The wheel base is 135 mm. The BGP-001 should be 132.5 mm (1/24 of 3180 mm). The wheelbase can be changed by different suspension geometry. However, W01 front tire is about 1 mm narrow than required due to the 2010 spec front tire is 20 mm narrower than the previous year.

However, from photos and Piola's drawing, I find the wheelbase is more like between 3105 mm to 3150 mm, which is 129.4 mm to 131.3 mm.
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