How much interest in a book on how to...

[DCColegrove]

Weird double post...

[DCColegrove]

Lets see that picture.

I bet it's a candid photo of Chris Bangle committing unmentionable (but blackmailable) acts with a clay model of the first bangle-butt trunk, a fleshlight, and about a pound of unsalted, whipped butter.

I supose this needs some explaining...

The short version:

Big Company used an image I shot without permission...

I sued for copyright infringement.

Big company caved in and settled...

I bought a house.

[2002maniac]

I think you should title it "How to make a lightweight, strong, unibody" and go over basic principles in lightening/strengthening chassis' in general. Then use an E30 as an example. Make it relevant to other car owners. I think this could sell if it was not so specific.

[accident]

I would buy this book. I may not use anything contained within it, but I think it would be an awesome read.

[daniel]

just make sure you use lots of ellipses....

in the book...

to help get each point across...

[kishg]

I'd buy one even at $100, just to see you come out with some actual details. Most likely I would not do any of the lightening but I'd like to know.

[Money$hit]

I came up with a cover idea:

[e30s52]

I would buy one. I think this is a great idea but it will would turn into a pdf file.

[deutschman]

i would buy it in a hart beat!

[DCColegrove]

I think you should title it "How to make a lightweight, strong, unibody" and go over basic principles in lightening/strengthening chassis' in general. Then use an E30 as an example. Make it relevant to other car owners. I think this could sell if it was not so specific.

This would be a possibility but the principles are not all that hard for a semi bright guy to figure out on his own.

The specifics like where, and how much steel you can cut out without everything going to hell in a hand basket is what is important... And are not the same at all for every uni-body construction chassis.


At any rate...

This is something else for the back burner for when I have time.

[parkerbink]

Half the people on r3v can't even read.

Which half do you belong to?

[whterice]

it would be nice to see such a book as for it ending up on pdf file you cant really say that cause were are the downloadable bentleys when you need them

[gearheadE30]

I certainly think it would be interesting depending on how much of the information was actually new or different. If it really was something special, I'd probly be down for it, even if just for the cool factor.

[DCColegrove]

I certainly think it would be interesting depending on how much of the information was actually new or different. If it really was something special, I'd probly be down for it, even if just for the cool factor.

Definitely different and not the typical empty out your car throw away the washer bottle and run with no bumper cores kind of thing...

One thing that occurred to me today though, a lot of stuff requires pretty good welding skills... something I lumped in with being a good mechanic in an earlier post but I guess isn't necessarily the case.

However... Like I said it is on the back burner, I start brainstorming on things and forget that I'm too busy to even tie my shoes.

[AlarmedBread]

pm when I can buy a copy.