11th June 1999:
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11th June 1999:
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Arrived at Paul's to see this, the third attempt so far at flaring the rear wheel arch. A fillet has been added into the split so the crease line down the side of the Y10 will split into two lines at the rear wing. Paul is still not happy with the way this attempt has come out, the angle of the wing below the crease is too steep outwards. While I was there we were also discussing what to do at the back of the arch. The wheels are not centrally spaced along the length of the rear quarter and so if a constant radius is used (in plan view) then the arch would meet the back corner of the car about 6 inches behind the car! Looks like a vent will be used to fill the gap at the back - a bit like the vent on the rear of the front arches of an Integrale Evo. She is sitting extremely low in this shot - the spring has been taken out completely! Its a shame but she cannot run this low as the angles of the rear suspension links are all wrong. Imagine when the springs are made up that the tyre will still be up inside the arch. Another option would have been to channel the car such that the body was mounted lower on the floorpan but this couldn't be done as the dashboard would have stuck out of the windscreen. |
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Doesn't she look a lot better with the Series 3 taillights. You can see how the arches will not meet at the corner. We had a few discussions as to how to do the back - should we move the lights out further and stretch the centre of the moulding. Think leaving the lights as they are is the correct move but it is likely that the bumper will need stretching - join two together so they butt up to the arches at their full width. More surgery will be needed to the rear bumper as the standard Y10 Turbo bumper has a single cutout for the exhaust on the left, and I will be running twin tailpipes, most likely one each side unless we can find space for a centre outlet. Also need to find somewhere to put the number plate - I favour sinking it into the rear bumper so the number plate lights will be inside the bumper, but this may not be possible - time will tell. I have obtained the number C 7REV for her so she will need to be re-registered as soon as she has an MOT. Go back to Nyssa Ltd |
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