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PostPosted: March 16, 2015, 10:03 pm 
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While looking at random locost pics on the web I found this one....

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I wonder how weird it would look... and for sure a lot of shortening will be needed to make it fit, but seems like an option.


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PostPosted: March 16, 2015, 10:25 pm 
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That's awesome! I'd love to see another view.

By awesome I mean excellently done and great creative thinking, I don't necessarily think it made my trousers any tighter. :oops:

I'd have never thought to do something like that.

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PostPosted: March 16, 2015, 11:12 pm 
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Yes, interesting and well done. Although, it wouldn't necessarily be my choice. Do I spy a second row seat in it too?

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

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PostPosted: March 16, 2015, 11:24 pm 
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Too bad I couldn't find any other perspective on that work.. and I definitely don't think the rear part of the bug roof will work on a locost. But, how about taking two fronts of the bug roof and used them for both front and rear on a locost?? I did some copying-pasteng in bug-locost drawing... hope it helps get the idea...

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What do you think?? to much work involved?


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PostPosted: March 17, 2015, 1:28 am 
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That's a pretty good looking photoshop on the blue car. Although, I don't think that the two fronts idea would look quite as good in 3D as it does in the profile view you made.

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PostPosted: March 19, 2015, 1:20 pm 
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I remember meeting a guy in a bar that said he worked for the Pasadena School of Auto design. I think he said the windshield slope should never match the rear window slope or the car would look "funny". I think he tried to show me by lining up different shaped glasses along the bar. But I lost track of what he was saying. They had pretty good beer there.


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