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Old 01-25-2010, 09:02 PM   #15 (permalink)
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The rear is ~4'-6" wide, and virtually the same from the ground to the "peak". My biggest mistake so far is the bottom of the rear should not curve up -- it should be straight back, and have a crisp corner, like the sides and top.

I can't narrow the back unless it extended farther back, and the top slope is already limiting the usable headroom. I'm going to try to draw it and see how I can arrange the seats, etc.

BTW, I'm thinking that the front wheel skirts are articulated by connecting them to the steering rods. The wheels will be able to move a small amount without moving the skirts, but at low speeds, which is the only time you steer up to the lock, the skirts kick out as required. The bottom could be a truncated circle, that rotates with the skirt.
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