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Once we get everything lined up and functional, to the point where we can turn the front wheels and know precisely how far they will stick out from the frame then I will probably hand form them out of aluminum sheet. I am following two thought pathways right now.
1. Make them flush with the sides, then have them fold either up, hinged at the top, or out, hinged at the front. They can be activated by a linkage to the pittman arm on the steering box, or by the steering stop arm. The stops will have to be adjusted anyway since the tires rub on the upper control arm when you turn the steering as far as possible, so I have to reduce the travel with the stops anyway.
2. Make them fixed with minimal clearance from the wheels when turned to maximum lock. Hand formed aluminum, teardrop shaped falring back to the sides behind the wheels.
I am leaning to the first option since it would not increase the overall width and with the skirts perfectly following the shape of the rest of the vehicle it would be slightly more efficient. There is a perfect spot right above the wheel to mount a hinge like Basjoos has on his car. They could be spring loaded an contact the tires, but I would prefer to have them moved by the steering box. I was thinking about doing that with the headlight as well, but I don't want to get mired in complexity.
regards
Mech
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