Spiraling Spike on the Impulse...

In the construction of the first few impulses, I never really paid attention. With the impulse rumors flying around Cedar Point, I was wondering how the spike is manufactured.

The majority of the spike stands alone with no supports, so is the spike manufactured in one piece, or several pieces like any other? It seems that one piece would be very difficult to transport. If there are several pieces, issn't there a lot of stress on the fasteners that hold them together?

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It's just several sections, like any other part. If you look around, I seem to remember really good close-up shots of the SFMW installation with the twists sections on the ground. Search the news section... it's there somewhere.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

Yeah, I know www.sfmwonline.com had some very nice pictures of Vertical Velocity's spike parts. Like this: http://www.sfmwonline.com/construction.042101.10.php

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*** This post was edited by SFMWManiac87 on 11/6/2001. ***

Those are the ones I was thinking of!

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

I kinda had a feeling that those were the ones you were talking about when you said "Search the news section..." :)

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"I’m more than a bird..I’m more than a plane...More than some pretty face beside a train...It’s not easy to be me"-Five for Fighting "Superman" dedicated to all of the hardworking rescuers of the WTC...

That's what I figured. Those are some really nice pics. Thanks!

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Mayday - Memorial Day Weekend - Nonpoint, Nickelback, Oleander, Staind
Ozzfest - June 8 - Drowning Pool, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Black Sabbath
Awake Tour- June 15 - Darwin's Waiting Room, Puddle of Mudd, Deftones, Godsmack