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Old 02-02-2010, 07:36 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Here's an update -- I've started drawings of the CarBEN concept EV:



Next, I need to fit the major components into it ... and start to work out the structural ideas.

FYI: drawing foreshortened curved surfaces is not easy, and I've fudged things a little. The dotted arcs around each of the front wheels on the bottom view are the pivoting sections, that move along with the outer skirts, when the wheels are turned sharply.

I'm going to check the angles to make sure that they "comply" with known limitations. The wheels are ~25" outer diameter, so, the rims are 15" diameter. The rear wheel track is ~8" narrower than the front wheel track. The wheels are dashed when they are hidden within the bodywork.

The bottom slopes up towards the back (also shown dashed behind the wheels strakes). The sides are more convex than my model is, and the wheels are closer to the sides than they are in the model, as well. This makes the strakes more asymmetrical.
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