I found myself free for a few hours today , so made a start on the new body.
I have decided to keep the cockpit position the same as the S*mmio , avoiding the need to move the bulkhead , pedals , stretch steering and gearstick etc...The original concept work well , so why change it ?
The bonnet will be stretched back to the screenline to give it a longer look on the front without changing too much . The nose will be slightly longer than a S*mmio helping give a long nose look too .
I'm starting with a Miglia / Cordite body so I need to move the cockpit a bit but as the car is going to be a few inches wider and I am changing the cowl area and cockpit shape , moving the cockpit is not too bad a job ...
I have started on the pass. side rear wing and rear deck area ...the arch is being modified to give it a lower top lip and a slightly less round shape compared to the original ...The rear wing has been split along the flash line and the rear pulled out a few inches to take the pinched tail look away ...
https://s16.postimg.org/wifuva27p/formosa.jpg
https://s18.postimg.org/jjrdeipe1/formo5a.jpg
I have started to fit the rear centre section of a D type to the rear as well , as I want to take the flatter rear panel look away and give this car a more curvaceous rear to match my intentions at the front a bit more ...It will need to be tied into the rear wings with a gentle , flowing curve ...
https://s22.postimg.org/od5xnklsx/formos5a.jpg
Its all looking a bit of a mess at the moment , but bear with me !!
front cowl has been cut away and a dash panel from a 356 is going to go in to give me a dash and short cowl area ...
https://s18.postimg.org/jb9lrycyx/formossa.jpg
I am hoping to get the panels glassed back together tomorrow and hopefully a bit of shape to the rear corner ...
when this corner is sorted , it will be templated and transferred to the other side to match it up ...