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The core of the whole structure will be the passenger-driver area. This was built from the outside in, basically the aero template drawn on a large steel plate on his floor. From that he bent the sides to match the profile perfectly. Connect the two halves, two more connected halves 18 inches above the first two running parallel, then fill in the rest with his freehand design and knowledge of building NASCAR type racing chassis'.
The tubing is 1/8th wall, 1.5 inches diameter. The sides will have sheet steel welded in the occupant area from the lower to upper paralled tubes. There will be cross bracing behind the seating area and where you would normally see a dashboard (good observation). Both front and rear ends are designed to progressively collapse in a front or rear impact, intentionally weak areas to avoid the situation where there would be no structural deforming and impact would be transferred to the occupants directly. Crush zones, in other words.
The top line front to rear matches one half of the parallel bottom bars, also the template published on this forum. It was designed that way from day one.
Controls are not absolutely configured at this point. It's a tight fit inside, by design, very snug if I have to wear a helmet. I dont' think my butt will be more than 10-12 inches from the ground.
regards
Mech
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