As stated here, I wanted to update the cars from the AADA Car Guide vol. 3 (see
first attempt here). Even with my untrained eye, I knew the designs were problematic. But that was just about the *ideas* behind the car. Since then, I've read that every design is actually against the rules. Here's another example:
Original (as Claimed in the Book): Camper, X-Hvy. Ch., Heavy Sus., 450 cid IC (VP), 15-gal. Duelling tank, 6 Plasticore Tires, driver, MFR (B) 2 AP MRs (F) 4 FCD (2U.1R, 1L) 2TLs (1F, 1B), ramplate, Spoiler (no airdam), Safety seat, 3 Links (FCD R-FCD L. MFR-MRs. 2 U FCDs), HRTC. LGL (8 rockets), HD brakes, ABS. Overdrive, No-paint windshield, 5 Blow-through concealments (MRs. TLs. and MFR), 4 fake WG/WH,
169 pts FP plastic armor: F65 (Ram) R30 L30 B30 T6 U8;
HC: 2 (3), Acc 20, Top 132.5, 7,797 lbs, $59,449
Problems: From a
design perspective: A ramcar with HC 2? Medium Rockets, in a pickup? No wheelguards?? Why not put 1 TL in a zero space turret? Who needs the BTC? Top and U armor is laughable for div60.
But from a
factual perspective, according to my calculations, the car is
255 lbs overweight, does not have enough gas (it needs a 16 gal tank, which adds 16 lbs and 1 space). It's total weight is 8055 lbs, $58,943. It also has 1 space left (maybe for the tank? I added it). To make it legal without changing the whole essence, you'd need to take away 20 pts armor. That's leave: 7791 lbs, $57,808. Put another way:
Camper, X-Hvy. Ch., Heavy Sus., 450 cid IC (VP), 16-gal. Duelling tank, 6
Plasticore Tires, driver, MFR (B) 2 AP MRs (F) 4 FCD (2U.1R, 1L) 2TLs (1F, 1B),
ramplate, Spoiler (no airdam), Safety seat, 3 Links (FCD R-FCD L. MFR-MRs. 2 U
FCDs), HRTC. LGL (8 rockets), HD brakes, ABS. Overdrive, No-paint
windshield, 5 Blow-through concealments (MRs. TLs. and MFR), 4 fake
WG/WH, 149 pts FP plastic armor: F65 (Ram) R25 L25 B20 T6 U8;
HC: 2, Acc 20, Top 132.5, 7791 lbs, $57,808
And this is without redesigning this turkey. Here's a set of attempted updates:
First Attempt:
Camper, X-Hvy. Ch., Heavy Sus., 300 cid IC (Blue/VP/Spr), 10-gal. Duelling tank,
6 Plasticore Tires,
driver, MFR (B) 2 AP MRs (F) 4 FCD (2U.1R, 1L) 2TLs (1F,
1B), ramplate, Spoiler & Airdam, Safety seat, 3 Links (FCD R-FCD L. MFR-MRs. 2 U
FCDs), HRTC. LGL (8 rockets), HD brakes, ABS. Overdrive, No-paint
windshield, 5 Blow-through concealments (MRs. TLs. and MFR), 4 fake
WG/WH, 9 pts LRFP Component Armor each around (a) driver, (b) engine (c) gas tank;
157 pts FP plastic armor: F45 (Ram) R30, L30. B30, T7, U15
HC: 2 (3), Acc 20, Top 112.5 (overdrive 132.5), 7,800 lbs, $61,623
- First Attempt Notes: Originally, I changed the 2 TLs to 1 in a zero-space turret. Except that the original needed to have idiotic blow-thru-concealment! So what would be better: (1) a zero-space pop-up turret for 1 TL (my first fix) but this is 1 more space, 100 more pounds than just 2 TL! (2) a zero-space turret with a fake turret on top. But that is also an unnecssary 50 lbs! so (3) I just kept the 2 stupid lasers, and used the space I saved by shrinking the engine on a spliff-load of component armor.
Second Attempt: Pickup , Heavy. Ch., Heavy Sus., 300 cid IC (Tubes/Blue/VP), 10-gal. Duelling tank, 4 Plasticore Tires,
driver, MFR (B) 2 AP MRs (F) 4 FCD (2U.1R, 1L) 2TLs (1F,
1B), ramplate, active suspension, Spoiler & Airdam, Safety seat, 3 Links (FCD R-FCD L. MFR-MRs. 2 U
FCDs), HRTC. LGL (8 rockets), HD brakes, ABS. Overdrive, No-paint
windshield, 5 Blow-through concealments (MRs. TLs. and MFR), 39 points FP WG/WH;
195 pts FP plastic armor: F65 (Ram) R35, L35, B35, T10, U15;
HC: 3 (4), Acc 15, Top 105 (overdrive 125), 7,148.5 lbs, $59,530
- Second Attempt Notes:
After making the first version, I realized that after shrinking the engine to a manageable size, I had a lot of room left over. While I love Component Armor, I thought if I reduced this to a regular pickup, there's be more regular armor. When I did that, I needed to toss the supercharger, and then I had a HUGE amount of weight left over. Even after raising the ramplate back to 65, and adding active suspension and full wheelguards, I had so much weight left over that I didn't think I could make the div60 cutoff. So I made the chassis Heavy - which not only changed the cost, but allowed me to drop 2 tires.
Third Attempt: Pickup , Extra Heavy Chassis, Heavy Sus., 300 cid IC (Tubes/Blue/VP), 10-gal. Duelling tank, 6 Steelbelted-Radial-FP Solid Tires,
driver, MFR (B) 2 AP MRs (F) 4 FCD (2U.1R, 1L) 2TLs (1F,
1B), ramplate, active suspension, Spoiler & Airdam, Safety seat, 3 Links (FCD R-FCD L. MFR-MRs. 2 U
FCDs), HRTC. LGL (8 rockets), HD brakes, ABS. Overdrive, No-paint
windshield, 5 Blow-through concealments (MRs. TLs. and MFR), 38 points FP WG/WH;
111 pts composite Armor (36 LR Metal/75 reg Plastic armor): F13/10 (Ram) R8/13, L8/13, B7/13, T0/10, U0/16;
HC: 4 (5), Acc. 15, Top 100 (overdrive 120), 7,799.5 lbs, $59,997.75
- Third Attempt Notes:
Since I had so much weight left over in the second attempt, I decided to see what metal armor would allow with an extra-heavy chassis, especially if it allowed me to change tires to the best available. I dropped the plastic FP armor to save some money, especially as the tires were FP.
That's all I'm willing to polish this turkey.
Type: Pickup, Chassis: Xtra-Heavy, Suspension: Active-Heavy, Engine: 200 cid IC engine (Tubes/Blue/VP/Spr, 12 dp, 4500 pwr), 6 gal. dueling tank (8dp), Tires: 6 FP-Radial-Steelbelted-Solids (14dp), Crew: Driver (no equip), Weaponry HL (pulse, 4D+4, fire 2/0) front, ramplate Weighted Accessories: laser battery, Active Suspension, IFE, safety seat, HD shocks, spoiler & airdam, Unwgt. Acces.: HRSWC, HD-antilock brakes, no-paint windshield, [0 total links],
Dischargers: 10 total: 4 ice (FBRL) 6 hot smoke (2T, 2U, 1R 1L), Defenses: Styx Defensive System*; Wheel Armor: 35 total = 2x10 pt WG rear, 15 pts WH front (choose where), Component Armor none Cargo: 11 sp, 1.1 lbs.; Vehicle Armor: 164 pts LRFP Plastic: F 50(ram) B32 R33 L33 T8 U8; HC: 4 (5 over 60), Acc. 20, Top Speed 85, MPG: 34, Range: 204, DM: 1, Hit Mod: 0, Weight: 7798.9 lbs. Max 7800, Cost: $89,900.00
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