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Old 01-27-2012, 09:47 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
........giant wheel flairs .........
Not the only problem, the rear tapers at an angle greater than 20 degrees, air will not stick.

The only way to get the extreme cab-forward look (without causing a Pontiac TransVan effect of driver disorientation) is to put the drivers feet in the middle, out of the wheel wells. See attached image far below.

In a design I'm sketching up and playing with, I've resorted to a tandem 2-seater with electric hub drive. I'm sure that is not really socially acceptable either.

The two seats behind the middle front driver in the Honda are at odds with a true teardrop canopy greenhouse. Side head clearances may be a problem.
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