I'll probably narrow up the front of the nose a bit to get the front wing assembly to do some more work. Do work.
Interaction between the main roll hoop and the rear wing assembly will be a challenge. In any event that kinda CFD is well down the road yet.
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Looks good.
We were always limited by our front wing on the FSAE car, because the aspect was smaller and the drag shifted the cp rearward. So it's probably a big benefit to narrow up the nose and widen the wings. Also, the roll hoop interaction with the rear wing might not affect overall performance much.
The car looks good.
Have you butdgeted yet, and if so, have you multiplied that number by Pi to see what it'll really cost?
Wings are at max width for the series as it stands.
Haven't costed it out. Need to start doin' that. It will be a good chunk of change, that's for sure.
A lot will depend on how many favors I can call in for CNC time, and getting a TIG I can borrow. Every weld on this thing will be exquisite.
Hi Tom,
The nose looks wide enough to come out of the '70's, so I'm wondering why you have made it so wide?
Puting a standard motor cycle clutch lever on the gear lever means you can get back to 2 pedals and have a very narrow noze which appears ideal for any aero car.
Motor cycles have hand clutch levers and I think the reason why MC powered cars have foot clutches is because we are copying "real" car engine type cars and not thinking of the benifits of no heal and toe work on turn in.
Look forward to your view.
Cheers
John
If you read back to some of the first posts here... the intent has been to build up a car that looks 70's-esque. So it would appear I've been successful! Though I've modified it slightly since the car I've modeled it after has almost no wing area.
With regard to the clutch, we (CU) have built cars with the clutch either up near the steering wheel or on the shift lever. The latter isn't a bad option. But, going into or out of a corner with a lot of wheel in the thing, having that clutch pedal is nice for quickly saving a spin.
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