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New bodywork design
Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 07:55 PM

Hi all
This is my thoughts on a completly redesigned bodywork for a locost.
I dont know if it has been done anything like this before but i hadnt seen it so i decided to go ahead and design one.
Just after some opinions on the design please
All comments are welcome and hope you can come up with new ideas for it aswell mabye?
Also bear in mind the finished car will have front wheels and will have cycle wings.






sorry did the upload rong first time
Should work now... i hope

[Edited on 29/12/07 by Miks15]


blakep82 - 29/12/07 at 07:57 PM

i don't know why that didn't work...


Mr Whippy - 29/12/07 at 07:59 PM

a bit angular perhaps?


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:01 PM

Ye but i quite like the look and its def different.
Which is probably why i like it... I like to be different


Dale - 29/12/07 at 08:02 PM

My comments the same as above- It would be easy to do out of all alloy though. Then again I like curves in both my cars and women.
Dale


dave-69isit - 29/12/07 at 08:03 PM

a bit dutton like


Mr Whippy - 29/12/07 at 08:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
Ye but i quite like the look and its def different.
Which is probably why i like it... I like to be different


nothing wrong with that, had considered doing my 7 like the back end of this - http://www.speednation.com/store/product227.html


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:06 PM

Ye dale the design was also based around the fact i wouldnt have to do bends etc to get the desired look. eg on the bonnet.
This entinre body work can be done with simple bends on table so would be easier to make.


Andy S - 29/12/07 at 08:09 PM

More Sylva Star/Leader than Dutton or a blocky version of an S4 Seven when fitted with cycle wings.


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:13 PM

anyone got any new ideas mabye i could try and incorporate into the design?


Mr Whippy - 29/12/07 at 08:23 PM

side pods


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:24 PM

well another one of my thorts would be to scrap the cycle wings maby and have a full attached front end
any thoughts on that?


speedyxjs - 29/12/07 at 08:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
well another one of my thorts would be to scrap the cycle wings maby and have a full attached front end
any thoughts on that?


Thats what i want to do but cant decide how. Maybe also have the whole front end hinged a-la e-type?


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:45 PM

Im liking that idea
Do you mean to have the whole front end as one single section which opens up so essentially the whole front end is the bonnet?
Thats would make things easier in one way but also more difficult.
Hhhmmmm definatly an idea worth a think


Werner Van Loock - 29/12/07 at 08:55 PM

I always loved this one:




[Edited on 29/12/07 by Werner Van Loock]


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 08:59 PM

Ye looks nice!!
Im just undecided on whether to go with that now or stick with cycle wings:S
advantages and disadvantages of both
will require a think and some drawings for me to make my desicion


ravingfool - 29/12/07 at 09:19 PM

the rear wing in your design won't do anything where it is though, if it's for downforce then it needs to be in clean(er) air. Further up above the cage ala the widebody westfield, and preferably further back from the body.


Edited to add: I quite like a more angular style though

[Edited on 29/12/07 by ravingfool]


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 09:46 PM

Thanks for that ravingfool.
I mainly put it there for looks but i do take what your saying.
Would also look just as cool up high anyway plus if you get the functionality of it then why not
Any opinions on how to finish off my front end?


Paul TigerB6 - 29/12/07 at 10:22 PM

It looks far too much like a 2008 Ferrari F1 car - watch it they will be complaining to Max soon and having you sued!!!


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 10:32 PM

Im not gonna be complaining if my cars gonna look like an F1 car!!! haha
Doubt mine will be as quick as one tho to be honest


nick205 - 29/12/07 at 10:33 PM

I quite like the angular look. If you finshed the car in matt black it would have a stealth fighter type appeal to it.


Miks15 - 29/12/07 at 10:39 PM

ye i havnt realli thort to much about the colour scheme as of yet... i went with yellow and red intially to make it stand out...
But come to think of it Matt black would make it different plus discreet(well kind of) at the same time
Thanks for that


bassett - 30/12/07 at 12:07 AM

It could do with a slight angle in the scuttle to give an aero screen and got to say the look of the inclosed front wheels instead of cycle wings looks great.