I think thanks should go out to Dick for all his work that he is about to embark on!!
"My" design for the Mangusta wheel if I'm being totally honest was an amalgamation of Mangusta/Fiat 131 Abarth Group 4 and Porsche 911 RSR Campagnolo as it was also an after market wheel, similar in design to the Mangusta wheel.
We had designed the wheel with -12 to +12 ET on the 8". Along with the 9" that I proposed in the first place the 2 sizes would fit several applications and make the wheel more affordable due to it's (relative) bigger market.
The more I have got involved here, it hasn't taken me too long to realise that a stand alone wheel is needed for the Mangusta. This however makes the exercise more costly.
What I propose, after a little reading/research, is an 8 x 17 and a 10 x 17 to make full use of tyre availability. What we would do is to produce a brand new rim form (the wall of the wheel), top core (face back) and bottom cores (face), this way we can produce an enlarged exact copy of the original wheel.
A costing has been carried out for this and a set of 4 wheels in low pressure die cast LM7 alloy would cost £1740, around $2800, these figures are based on 60 front and 60 rear wheels. Wheels are guarenteed for race/rally applications and come with full product liability insurance.
Everyone would be involved in the design process and have their say and see the wheel evolve from CAD and technical drawings, through the production process to finished product.
Your thoughts....?
Regards
Jonathan