Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:
Very entertaining! Now you get the joy of making it even better. Small aero changes are so much more noticeable with low power. Maybe raise the rear deck enough for <snip>
I am tempted to pursue that joy, however first I'm going to ask if this body as shown is of sufficient interest that I should make the Lola-like rear fenders again and make molds for them. Curtis has front fender molds, I have a hood mold (I'd make another one to cover Miata and similar sized powerplants), I'm planning to make patterns and molds for a smoother and more attractive front-of-the-pontoon part (to tie/blend the front fenders to the pontoons), I already have fuel cap covers made, and once rear fenders are added to the mix, everything else can be sheet aluminum in simple curves. So, figure $2000 for all the fiberglass bits and laser cut bulkheads for the pontoons...are there any takers? I figure I'll need to sell three sets to break even on the mold and fabrication costs, and that's my outside costs; I won't cover the cost of my own labor until...oh mercy, our minimum wage is $8+ an hour, I'd have to sell an awful lot of these, it's a good thing I enjoy this work.
Are there three people who would want this body for their Locosts? If not, I think I'll start with a clean slate from the shoulders back. As I'm sure Miatav8 knows, a small aero change like raising the rear deck is a major undertaking, to raise the deck I have to make different fenders from scratch, I can't just raise the deck by itself. If I go that route, then when it's done, it's not going to look at all like a Lola.
Here's the last known photo of the car before I smashed up the stern. That's me leaving the shop, headed east.