This is a typical Lotus Super 7.
I am going for something a little different.
This is what I am basing my design on. Because it is a Right hand drive car and I flipped it in the picture, ignore the license plate reading backward.
Because this is not typical, there was no place to mount the taillights so I had to fabricate the entire back end of the car. This turned out to be more complex than I had figured but think it will look good when done.
You will notice that instead of the standard roll bar, I decided to go with two loops.
I welded tubes to the chassis and will later adjust the height to match the seats.
Next thing was the fenders. I found steel fenders at Tractor Supply but they were not quite the needed radius so I decided to notch them and make a smaller radius. Made notches every 10 degrees, reshaped and welded. Here are steps involved.
I have totally removed everything from the car back to the bare chassis and will be looking to paint the chassis next. Unless I change my mind.
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