racing stripes

[Cobain03]

how wide do people usually do them and the gap size? i was thinkin 9 1/2 in stripe and 2 1/2 gap

 

[taylor4g63]

To make them look right they need to be tapered, with 2 inch space between them at all times. If nobodoy can find a link ill scan the deminsions out of a mustangs plus catelog.

 

[Pakrat]

Here is the proper way to do it. Click on the pic for the whole link.

 

[BobV]

Pakrat's got it. Here's another version with even more info. Click on THAT picture to see a "full-size" version.

 

[big block 460]

why does the strieps get bigger?

 

[BobV]

why does the strieps get bigger?

They taper so the stripe "appears" to be a constant width when viewed head-on. If they were cobstant width, the portion of the strip closest to the viewer would appear fatter than the portions further away.