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Originally Posted by freebeard
That's a unit construction body. Lighter, but modify at your own peril.
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Why? You have to brace pretty much any car you chop.
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The big tension nowadays is the grounded half-Zeppelin and modern [electric] sedans and CUVs. The Metro is neither. Better to start with a Porsche 356. Or an old SAAB.
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Why?
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Pretend this isn't a VW. It is a four-passenger vehicle with a Cd of 0.21 or better. It would do 90mph with a 25hp engine. That's down to the shape of the body, but it was nothing special underneath.
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I like that. A VW would be a good starting point. But they're on par with the Metropolitan as for construction. Either could be modified for a bit more protection.