tibimakai wrote:
....
Also with a lower windshield I'm considering lowering the floor, maybe an inch(Caterham style). Do I really need that though? I'm 5'10".
rx7locost, what is the radius of that added part? I will make that myself, I like how it looks. I have added another steeper angled tube, just to add rigidity to that point, since I won't have that traditional roll bar. I will have those two round roll bars.
........
Personally, I would be worried about lowering the floor. I think some amount of protection is provided by the frame itself. Having my bottom lower than that protection was just a bit too much risk. That, and I couldn't lower it any further, since I was somewhere around 4-1/2" ground clearance to start with.
As for the radius, I don't know what is was. I started with the rear fender and simply drew on the metal to create that radius. You can easily tac-weld a piece to the frame, draw the radius on the plate and then remove it. Cut to the line. Then replicate that piece 3 more times. Easy-peasy process for a locoster. You could also create the radius with CAD too. (
Cardboard
Aided
Design) and duct tape. I tried to center it all on the wheel rear's center and added some DIY vinyl beading.
_________________
Chuck.
“Any suspension will work if you don’t let it.” - Colin Chapman
Visit my ongoing MGB Rustoration log:
over HEREOr my Wankel powered Locost log :
over HEREAnd don't forget my Cushman Truckster resto Locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=17766