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R9 break???

January 14 2002 at 12:17 AM
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This is a message mostly directed to Juha, but anyone can answer this...

I've found that R9 Break very attractive!!! Is it a regular R9 Picture, but edited, or is it a transformed R9? Maybe it would be possible to build a R9 turbo break...

Eduardo Antunes

 
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Juha

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it's a virtual car

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January 14 2002, 3:39 AM 

It's an edited picture, not a real car. I guess someone handy with sheetmetal surgery and welding might be able to do that in real life as well?


The break's rear end is just a little longer than a sedan's. I've added a few centimeters behind the fuel filler flap. That means also the rear bumper must be longer.
As the sedan's reinforcing solid steel parcel shelf would no longer be present in a break, some sort of a compensating structure would have to be constructed instead. This would mean the slimmer than original C-posts would have to be quite strong, with maybe a tubular section under the roof connecting the tops of the new C-posts to give that area sideways strength.
Similarly, the tailgate surrounding would have to be strong. Maybe it could be adapted from some existing estate/stw? Tailgate lock&hinges placement, movement arcs and sealing issues would have to be dealt with, too.
Then finally we'd have to tie the C- and new D-posts together lengthways. For the roof, this could be done with a similar structure as in the existing roof between A-/B- and B-C-posts. As for the waistline, maybe a thick enough strip of sheetmetal running between C- and D-posts. Spotwelded from its top to the top edge of the rear quarte panel, creating a flange for the rear side window seal?


For someone handy, that might not be too difficult. More difficult would be various minor details like making a mould for rear and rear side windows, their seals, tailgate construction and its movement plus correct palcing of support struts etc etc. Then, depending on country, trying to convince the local authorities that the conversion is safe and approvable for road.

But, like you, I also would like very much to see my vision become reality!

 
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194.65.14.81

Me too

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January 14 2002, 7:25 PM 

Hello, Juha. You Fooled me well. I must have taken a lot of hard work to "build" this SW!! Which program did you use? About the real-life sw, that should be studied. It would need full-lenght circular-sectioned bars, from the A to the D posts, along with a new crossing bar from a C post to another. The D post would be also like that. The car would not need to be longer, that lenght is ok. Rear windows should be thought, maybe like the R21 Nevada's... I gues that with a bit of knowlege and skill it would be farely easy to build... Here is something for us all to think about...

Regards from Eduardo

 
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Juha

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PSP7

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January 14 2002, 10:17 PM 

I used Paintshop Pro 7 (www.jasc.com).

It's not as advanced as Adobe Photoshop but a lot easier to learn! And with quite enough goodies, still.

 
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It´s a pitty...

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January 17 2002, 2:08 AM 

...that Renault never took the chance! I think a small station wagon would have been a good seller, especially for people who thought the R18 or R21 Break was too big!
Juha, what about creating some more models of the R9/11, like pickup/coupé/roadster(convertible with lower roof)/...etc...??? Maybe somebody gets the taste and let one of these become reality!
Nevertheless, very well done!

Regards,

The Candy

 
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