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Old 04-26-2017, 01:48 PM   #721 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grant-53 View Post
If wind tunnel time is pricey look around for someone with a camera drone. You could do tuft testing on a lonely road with the drone.
That would require a functioning car - which would be a lot more work. If I can at least test the aero, I could make molds and new body panels that could be used on a much more conventionally built chassis. And possibly get to a working car with less time / money / effort.

Another way to go, that I have been thinking about, is to build a new prototype with the method used for the Trev:

https://teamtrev.com/

Which is a folded "box" of composite sandwich panels, with foam added on the outside. This is MUCH quicker and has much better 3D accuracy, and has structural strength built in.

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