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I don't know what I'm doing! ...Or maybe I do!

PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2014 11:02 am
by Morrigi
But, after a day or so of tinkering, I made this. Design year is 1970, and it's slightly Mustang-inspired.
Behold!
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EDIT: And, here's the engine.


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Edit 2: Here it is with a similar engine that's designed for lower service costs, as well as to be a bit more "eco-friendly" (ha)


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Thoughts? Suggestions?

Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2014 12:43 pm
by Pleb
Phew, the thread title was a bit misleading.

The car looks good for its time, but the engine seems a tiny bit too expensive, but that's just my opinion. If it was me, I would drop the cost to about $1000. Other than that, a solid engine and car overall!

Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2014 1:35 pm
by Morrigi
pleb wrote:Phew, the thread title was a bit misleading.

The car looks good for its time, but the engine seems a tiny bit too expensive, but that's just my opinion. If it was me, I would drop the cost to about $1000. Other than that, a solid engine and car overall!

This one cuts about $100 from the initial cost, over 20 man-hours of work time, and ~$700 from maintenance. Changing the block and head materials to iron from aluminium would save another $150 on materials,but that would push the weight up over 640 pounds.

Edit: Pic of "budget" engine used in the second car
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Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Mon May 26, 2014 5:37 pm
by strop
Agreed, this is very solid as a sports car from 1970! The design is perfectly good too.

But of course you'll eventually find ways to experiment and express yourself more fully as you get more experience with the design tool.

Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2014 2:46 am
by LoucurasdoPortal
Nice car! It would be a great competitor to the 70's Muscle Cars!

Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 12:57 pm
by TadZah
Gotta say, nice looking car you've made!
The engine has a nice horsepower-torque ratio too.

Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2014 6:31 pm
by Anthrax50551
Hey, Since you are talking 70's in here I figured i would share one of my most recent 70's Designs with you. The 70's was all about size.. and im sure this one would live up to the name and beat out the competition.

This is my Pegasus Raptor.

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Re: I don't know what I'm doing!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:22 am
by Morrigi
Great-looking car!
In the meantime, I decided to branch out and make a modern supercar.
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