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freebeard · 02-23-2018, 04:38 PM

This would be my most buildable concept: Supereliptic Morelli body with single-speed Toyota HSD axle.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post562058

The Lexus axle is 18" across so you could attach wheels directly without axles and get a narrow rear track. If the front wheels are held within the maximum width of the teardrop body, there will still be turbulence flowing down the sides. I think it might be better to move the front wheels forward and out for a stance like this Beetle:

The superellipse can be as close to square as is needed to accommodate the solar cells and flat sheet materials. And as curved as possible for crosswind performance.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,726 Thanks: 8,154 Thanked 8,937 Times in 7,379 Posts	This would be my most buildable concept: Supereliptic Morelli body with single-speed Toyota HSD axle. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post562058 The Lexus axle is 18" across so you could attach wheels directly without axles and get a narrow rear track. If the front wheels are held within the maximum width of the teardrop body, there will still be turbulence flowing down the sides. I think it might be better to move the front wheels forward and out for a stance like this Beetle: The superellipse can be as close to square as is needed to accommodate the solar cells and flat sheet materials. And as curved as possible for crosswind performance. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.