I like the look you've come up with. I think the flat-top front fenders suit the style and spirit of the Locost. From the artwork, I'm presuming a composite body, but it carries on the look and feel of simple fabrication from sheetmetal, which (even when we're faking it) suits the circa 1960 vibe. As MiataV8 pointed out, it's easy to improve the aero of a Se7en...but to improve the aero without losing the spirit can be a challenge.
clifton_76 wrote:
I borrowed a 3D model of the chassis from SketchUp, not sure who drew it, but it was an excellent model. With some tinkering i was able to get it converted for Blender 3D and then i took it from there. Both of the programs are free btw.
Well cool! My hat's off to you. blender.org is currently can't-be-found ("Firefox can't find the server at
www.blender.org. "safari can't find the server") but as soon as it's live again, I'm gonna download Blender for Mac.
I recommend you take your model of the chassis and overlay the wheels in full jounce and droop at full right and left lock, and see where the tires might contact the body. Bodies that look good with the wheels pointed straight often have interference issues when suspension travel and steering are added to the mix. Unfortunately, modern race cars are poor inspirations for real world street cars, because modern race cars tend to have limited suspension travel (as aero is now more important than suspension) and steering angle.
I am way impressed by what you're doing with a couple of free software programs and some research, and of course your own skills and talent. Welcome to LocostUSA and I hope we hear lots more from you.