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Originally Posted by Snaps
Guys, there seems to be some discrepencies between the actual height of the FT-86... Some people are saying 49.6", the beginning of this thread (and the 'FT86 info thread') states 48.1. What is it really?
I've done a little photoshop too, should clearly show the size difference. Both the cars are aligned to the right side of the picture, and aligned to the bottom.
Edit: The bottom of both cars is clearly not right, this is because of my shoddy selecting.  Don't use the 'wheels' as a reference, just the body.
Edit: Also note, this is using the height of 48.1", not 49.6... These were done by cropping the pictures I used to the edges of the car, then changing the width + height to 10x the car's height (in inches) in pixels, so should be pretty much completely accurate.
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Actually, I would scale the image only based on
one direction rather than both. You either scale it based on length or height,
but not both. If you do that, given that the numbers could be mistaken, the picture would then be distorted on the direction with wrong numbers.
I scale the images based on length rather than height since the height can be changed depends on the source image that you have. (people redue ride height sometimes..) However, if there is no aftermarket on the front/rear bumper, it can be said that the length should be accurate. Therefore, you scale based on length and see how the height compares.
I would also like to stress the significance of aligning the images to the front wheel. If you want to see which car is longer, you can see that simply based on the reported numbers. There is no need to do this work. However, if you align to the front wheels, you can compare the wheel base, along with the possible engine placement to gussestimate the possible weight distribution, and also the overhangs on each car. That is something that you cannot see if you align the pictures to the front or the back of the cars.
My $0.02.