CHESNUT Coupe rough mock up-what do you think?

[Ozgur_Tan]

take a look to my fastback hardtop with integrated windscreen and split rear window that I made for my scratch built cobra project @ "Scratch Builders Forum"

[RICK LAKE]

John Chesnut John looks good. The only problem will be getting into and out of the car with the door opening and seat in the body. Head room clearance will be the other issue. John will you still be able to get into the trunk without removing the top? A water test and side curtains are next. Some people get nervious in tight places. Is the roll bar in the body? Work in progress. Rick L. Ps John can you add a set of Lambo door hingles to the doors? Will make getting in and out alot easier, just a thought.

[landerson]

John, I like where you're heading, but I have a couple of suggestions:

1: The car is very curvaceous, and the flat top and upright windscreen don't match the body. I recommend a more curvy approach where the windscreen angle and top curve blend into one another better. You might even consider a more "coupe-like" look with less of a fastback.

2: You could improve accessibility by utilizing the same flip-up roof design that I think I saw on the Dragon Mk2, and that Meyers uses on the Manxster. That way you might even be able to dispense with the doors altogether to keep it simple.

3. Unrelated to the roof, you might want to think about moving the visual center of mass on the front a bit toward the rear. This could be fairly easily done by making the fender aft of the wheel opening as thick as, or thicker than the same area in front of the wheel. It'd be a bit less like the original Lister, but I think the proportions might be even better than they are now. Hmmm... On second thought, you'd have to do the same thing to the rear fenders, so it might be more trouble than it's worth.

I like what you're doing with the chassis, and that you're willing to try new designs (that no one can sue you over). I'll see you at Carlisle.