09-10-2020, 09:48 PM
Here we see the jig in action. I took the opportunity to tape some strips of plywood around the jig at waist level - from B-post to radiator shell just to see the lines of the car and immediately decided it needed adjusting. I narrowed the screen by 1 1/4" (you can see where the jig is wider than the posts) before I was happy with the proportions. Suprisingly this has been the biggest deviation from the drawings so far.
Once the rear panel was made up I ran a straight edge across the top of the jig, marking the height to make sure all the uprights ended up in the same plane. The wheel-arches are now profiled correctly and the structural glum-lams fixed in place. The boot floor is yet to be cut to size and there is a structural rail to be added underneath. The hole in the boot floor is the battery box - making use of that space between the spring and torque tube.
Taking a lead from the design of the RK saloon the rear panel is slightly curved in plan (except where it joins the boot). The top and bottom rails of the rear window are also curved in elevation. Straight lines look wrong, even on what appear to be very square cars!
Once the rear panel was made up I ran a straight edge across the top of the jig, marking the height to make sure all the uprights ended up in the same plane. The wheel-arches are now profiled correctly and the structural glum-lams fixed in place. The boot floor is yet to be cut to size and there is a structural rail to be added underneath. The hole in the boot floor is the battery box - making use of that space between the spring and torque tube.
Taking a lead from the design of the RK saloon the rear panel is slightly curved in plan (except where it joins the boot). The top and bottom rails of the rear window are also curved in elevation. Straight lines look wrong, even on what appear to be very square cars!