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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Aww, named after me?!? Go longtail; the rise is too abrupt after the rear wheels. Look to the GM Aerotech cars for inspiration.
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Yes, Frank, named after you. Short for Frankenstein, it's a motor comprised of the Honda K series 2.4 and 2.0.
I didn't want to go to a long tail for aesthetic and size reasons but I'm really starting to like it. It's still only 11.6' so would be fine on the road. Has a pretty cool retro look. What do you think?
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Originally Posted by jerryd
Depending on what you are going for, better mods would be less intersection angles to reduce intersection drag and better wheel well design like rear wheel skirts and front ones like the old Honda Insight and EV-1 did.
Your undeside rear needs more work, less angle and sharper cut off.
Nice look though for a Lowcost7
Jerry Dycus
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Ok. I'm looking for an extruded aluminum edge that the flat aluminum sheets can connect (rivets and Dzus fasteners) to, which would avoid complex sheet bending and soften the edges. I would like to open the body behind the front wheel but with large grills to maintain the body shape if that makes sense. The rear wheel skirts might be too much for me but will think about it. The wells are very close to the tires, however. The rear underside will have a diffuser so the area behind the rear tires might be angled for appearance - although I'm digging the "Frank Lee Longtail".
