05-08-2018, 07:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-08-2018, 07:40 PM by Duncan Grimmond.)
I'd recommend digging up the technical drawings of the rolling chassis which are available on the web. Print out several copies, look at pictures of all sorts of cars you like and get busy with a pencil! It helps to make a scale card cut-out of a body (perhaps even with paper rivets at shoulder,hip,elbow and knee) in scale to the drawing to put onto your drawings so that you can get the anthropomorphics right.
With the fixed points of the chassis, steering wheel, gearbox, pedals etc. you will see where your limits lie and be able to work within those parameters. Spend a lot of time with your pencil, it will help enormously in your choice of body shape.
Doors are always a bit of a problem as you are weakening the inherent strength of the upper structure and will need to reinforce to compensate for the loss of this.
I agree that it may be difficult to incorporate a rear seat, even a rudimentary one unless you go for a dickie type which may be complicated for a first time builder.
With the fixed points of the chassis, steering wheel, gearbox, pedals etc. you will see where your limits lie and be able to work within those parameters. Spend a lot of time with your pencil, it will help enormously in your choice of body shape.
Doors are always a bit of a problem as you are weakening the inherent strength of the upper structure and will need to reinforce to compensate for the loss of this.
I agree that it may be difficult to incorporate a rear seat, even a rudimentary one unless you go for a dickie type which may be complicated for a first time builder.