Wrote Bruce:
> Back on topic....
Yeah, it's been a while. This thread morphed into a foreign-vs-domestic thread, but I let it go 'cause I got my answer (the answer was yes, there are other people interested in the concept) so I'm going to carry on with the project.
> Any updates?
No, just my thanks to those who've given me encouraging words.
MetroMPG suggested that...
> It'd also be fun to see any doodles you have kicking around! (I have a feeling more than a couple of napkins have met this fate already.)
I don't doodle much. I'm not very good at it. No napkins have met that fate, though a couple of Metros and a Swift have. I have an engine/trans/strut/LCA mount placement fixture welded up, and CAD drawings of the engine/trans mount bits ready to go to the laser shop (CAD has been my salvation as an artist) but my plan is to build a chassis and make sure everything fits before I take a serious look at the body.
At present, I haven't even decided if it will have a deDion rear suspension or Chapman strut rear suspension. I was leaning toward deDion when this car was going to be a roadster but as a coupe it's not a big deal and deDion will be more difficult (and more pricy as well) than struts. I want this car to be easy and inexpensive to build, like a Locost only moreso, and I'm calling it the Skate mostly so I can get a "cheap Skate" joke on the book cover--the Cheapskate will be the rat rod version (cycle fenders, flat sidepanels, exposed engine and suspension), the Skate will be the aero version which, sadly, is going to take some time and money.
But most important, I have an obligation to aero up a Locost first, so the Skate has to Wate 'till the MAX project is done.