Hi to everyone following my build,
Before I start, I have no or very little experience working with timber or plywood, you may need to wish me luck!
I just got a price for a sheet of plywood 2.0 meters long x 1.2 meters ( 6 feet 6 3/4 inches x 3 foot 11 1/4 inches).
The price was $89.95, bugger! I say that because I also have some utility bills I need to pay as well, plus I need some varnish, screws, dowels etc.
Also the plywood from my local hardware store looks to be of poor quality or seconds so I am going to go to another store. I really want the surfaces that can be seen to be very smooth.
So I have decided to do a run to the scrap metal merchant to generate some cash, I have enough scrap built up that should pay for the plywood.
I am also going to go to a bed supplier or a ducting supplier to get some large sheets of cardboard to mock up the body.
Here is a picture I drew to get an idea of the proportions of the body, to begin with I had the front the same length as the opening for the cockpit and also the rear that covers part of the motor too high.
So now at this early stage, the bonnet will be 1 meter long ( 3 feet 3 3/4 inches ), the cockpit 600mm long (24 inches approx. ), the tail section 400mm long ( 16 inches approx. ).
The tail section will be 100mm ( 4 inches ) higher than the bonnet, I am trying to have the fill cap for the fuel tank poking up through the rear body panel.
Of course these dimensions may change once I get the cardboard and mock it up.
Cheers,
Dave.