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Old 01-12-2013, 02:32 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Eighty four inches is way too wide - driving into an 8' wide garage door would only have 6" per side for clearance.

If you want wide, the make the out-to-out dimension 68"-72".

The leading edges on the wheel fairings don't need to extend as far ahead of the wheels. And the overall vehicle length is probably longer than it needs to be; in the front in particular. The driver's head is right about the halfway point, which means the nose is about 6'-4" in front of the driver's eyes. That's a long way.

Smaller = lighter. You mention a required bumper - front and back?

This earlier revision is much better in all the areas I mentioned:


I like your modeling program - it is SolidWorks or something else?
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