Thank you for the additional information and I shall look for the Simon Jansen blog. There were a couple of things raised, which I missed, in the earlier replies.
Mark:
The car will be used for general road use, not racing or trials use.
Simon:
I had not really considered one way or the other whether to use the body specifically to stop chassis flex. If I opt for a lightly constructed tubular frame with an aluminium skin, do I need to add bracing to the chassis? A basic question, really.
At this point, I should like to make something that keeps at least a vestige of a rear bench seat, even if is only only very small. It will keep doors as I cannot envisage my wife wishing to clamber over the side of an open cockpit with low sides. I like the idea of an open car, but prefer the practicality of a saloon. I am mulling over creating something which has a canvas roof on some sort of roller so that the entire roof can be open without having a hood on a frame scrunched up on the rear of the car.
Regards,
Jamie.
Mark:
The car will be used for general road use, not racing or trials use.
Simon:
I had not really considered one way or the other whether to use the body specifically to stop chassis flex. If I opt for a lightly constructed tubular frame with an aluminium skin, do I need to add bracing to the chassis? A basic question, really.
At this point, I should like to make something that keeps at least a vestige of a rear bench seat, even if is only only very small. It will keep doors as I cannot envisage my wife wishing to clamber over the side of an open cockpit with low sides. I like the idea of an open car, but prefer the practicality of a saloon. I am mulling over creating something which has a canvas roof on some sort of roller so that the entire roof can be open without having a hood on a frame scrunched up on the rear of the car.
Regards,
Jamie.