i may have hinted at this in my early days but HERE IT IS. the Briger Bulldog. all British, all fun this car will feature a flat six engine and also come with an american V8 for mad skids. i"m gonna make a few versions of this car though. one is gonna be a rwd version with the option of a 3.8L flat six or a 5.1L american V8 (engine probably from gavril if gabe lets me) but the other will be a V4 in fwd. the understeer will be mad. yes there will be mods yes there will be a race version with a turbocharged flat 6. also it's pronounced Br-I-ger not bri-ger
i'm not very well respected. sorry - - - Updated - - - will try and update y'all as much as i can. basically made a few changes involving the overall shape of the car. made it longer, more aerodynamic, and added a front fascia!
Not true! I also like it quite much....I am sometimes just to lazy to write something...so I just leave a like... Kind of reminds me of a ford escort mk1/mk2(fascia excluded). I like the shape, especially from the top view. Also as Dummiesman said, good job with the poly density for the base model. Speaking from experience start adding details when you are 100%sure the main shape is finished. If somebody tells you that it is too low poly..don't listen and do your thing (but I guess you allready know that since the model seems to be very well done to this point)...anyways good luck and I hope you stay motivated along the way
I like it when people come up with their own designs, especially when they look good! But you can't expect too much excitement from a few screenshots of thr mesh. Few project threads ever make it past the modelling stage, we're kinda jaded!
Your design looks excellent so far, very original in terms of both concept and execution. It appears to categories into the likes of inexpensive sports coupes with 5 seats, such as the Ford Capri and Toyota Celica Liftback. The engine choices sound very feasible, although 3.8 litres may be a tad large for a British car of the time, which would usually be 3 litres or less. you may also want to revise the door a bit, it should go all the way up to the front wing, as opposed to having that strip of frame in between. Otherwise, it's brilliant, if you keep it somewhat low poly, it would be a good match for the Megami Mark II
ok. so for the first time, i'm stuck. i know that my rear suspension is going to be a solid rear end (limited slip, 3.65 final) but how am i going to mount the front end? keep in mind i need room for a shaft to come through on the fwd version and it needs to be stiff. are there any examples of pr 1980 british sports car front ends that would suit this?
Most British cars of the time (i.e Ford Capri) used MacPherson struts, or double wishbone in some cases. As for the drivetrain, I suggest you keep it RWD only. Most manufactures will use different chassis for different drivetrains, seeing as going from FWD to RWD requires quite a few changes. For a car like this, FWD is not really desirable it is sporty after all), so it would be best to keep all models with an FR layout, and perhaps have a different vehicle altogether that is FF (perhaps something smaller and more economy minded)
I only know of 1 vehicle available in both fwd and rwd, ford transit. Otherwise you tend to only find cars that come in fwd/awd or rwd/awd Fwd cars are usually served with a transverse engine with shaft running rearwards from transmission for awd conversions. Rwd usually longitudinal with a transfer case or centre diff of some sort which then runs a shaft forwards under the engine and gearbox for awd conversions. Although I guess hypothetically you could have longitudinal engine, then have the awd centre diff in the gearbox with its outputs being available on the front and rear of transmission housing (well, likely offset to avoid hitting engine) for awd. Then the fwd and rwd versions would only need the front or rear driveshaft fitting and a solid gear in place of centre diff. Bit of a weirder setup though.
This is looking very promising so far, looks very much like the period of car you have chosen for it. Keep up the good work!
This looks great! It has some similarities with a Jensen Interceptor, one of my favorite cars around. I'm looking forward to new progress, keep up the good work
