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Old 10-27-2012, 12:36 AM   #122 (permalink)
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Hi Jim,

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Originally Posted by HydroJim View Post
How do you plan on making the doors? and will the windows roll down?
It is a design experiment, and it may or may not be practical; but I have designed the seating etc. so that you get in and out the back doors. On this first prototype, the side windows will be fixed; though I may have a small sliding section on the window to the left of the driver. The side windows are two layers with an air space for thermal insulation, by the way.

I'm intending to have robust air flow through the inside (as needed), and if that is done well, then the drag of open windows can be avoided.
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