[Healeys] Ali body panels

[allen c miller jr]

far more important that weight savings is the substantially lower rotational 
moments of the four panels in cornering. the mass centers of each panel is 
3-4 feet from the yaw axis of the Healey, which
runs roughly through the gear shift. assuming you save 10 lbs off each panel 
at this distance (a bold guess on my part; i've only held up steel panels 
and am hypothecizing), this  lowers the Yaw Moment by the equivalent of 500# 
distributed within a foot of the CM, or the equivalent of a 225# passenger 
sitting next to you as you go around Big Bend. probably the same cornering 
improvement as removing the bumpers

allen miller
bn2/m