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Originally Posted by freebeard
Do you have a 1971 donor car? Or is there a cut-off date in the regulations?
If you're doing it for the VIN number, it would basically be a one-off kit car. Else you could just use the VW front axle and make a reverse tricycle.
What are the dimensions of you intended solar panels? Are they flexible?
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If I can keep the floorpan then yes, it becomes just a modified car as opposed to an individually constructed vehicles. An ICV must meet many modern Australian Design Regulations which makes the whole process a lot more difficult.
The solar panels I was hoping to use are semi flexible. They are very lightweight and aluminum backed and will follow soft curves fine and I was going to use them AS the top bodywork. They are 2020mm long by 990mm wide. I was going to have 2 side by side in front of the driver compartment and 2 behind for a total of 24V @ 1200W.
I think a 2D wing shape might be the easiest to implement as it will leave me with a flatish top.
I've overlayed the shape on a VW chassis and it should work OK.