QUOTE(Rand @ Feb 14 2017, 04:11 PM)
The more I look at your cad/plasma work the more I want to say keep it simple and light. I like minimalist on a build like this. I'd love to see you keep as much metal as possible OUT of the design without sacrificing strength. Clean and functional before intricate extras that add weight without contributing to strength.
Not criticizing, just thinking out loud. Adding a pic below... Outside the green makes structural strength sense. Inside the red box, I'm not sure it adds anything except visual noise?
Click to view attachment To everyone: I appreciate all the comments, opinions and perspectives. Your input helps me step away from my view and think about things differently. As I said earlier, I'm a brain-stormer who nearly always gets a better result when working with others.
Rand, "Visual noise" = great observation! I agree. The way the car is going to be used, I probably don't need anything aside from the cross bars. My goal is certainly not "noise" but to come up with something I think "looks good" and "is interesting". Whatever I put in there will contribute to the strength.
The fun/challenging part about design is that, invariably, it gets a range of reaction: Love it to hate it. As
76-914 implied:
At the end of the day, it's my build and I'll (eventually!
) do what appeals to me.
As always, it's a blast working with you guys and, in all seriousness, you're helping me build my car.