The Chassis
The chassis as finished follows fairly closely what could best be described
as Westfield or Locost type. Whilst if the three chassis were stood together
little difference would be immediately noticed a few minutes with a tape
measure would show up some notable differences [the torsional strength
of the "Wasp" over the others basic chassis would be the first.]
The "Wasp" has a wheelbase approx 100mm longer than the westfield,
this accommodates the inboard rocking suspension and has the benefit of
making an excellent long distance cruising vehicle and can also fit the
tallest of drivers.
As mentioned before, Ron Champion wrote a book on how to build a clubman
type car and a lot of people worldwide have started to build their own
cars, unfortunately [or fortunately] I didn't hear of his book until I
had almost finished my vehicle. I started with a very sketchy drawing
of what the earliest Lotus 7 had looked like. It was amazing really that
whilst in development I tried all manner of various configurations the
more I worked at it the more it turned into a resemblance of the modern
clubman type.
What's it made of:- 25mm sq x 2.3mm 450 grade steel tubing accounts for
most tubing with 21mm round tubing to diagonlise the chassis.
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