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If I bore you with these car attempts, please let me know, rather than bore everyone to tears. I am working at the aerodynamic range to the bodywork which is something I have struggled to get to, sketchup is not really intended for this so I cannot complain too much.

The self imposed brief is for a three cylinder turbo engine with the potential for adding electric motor assistance. Two passengers and a fixed roof and potentially roof mounted intakes for carbs/injection system. I am taking a lot of care over fit and thermal efficiency with the radiator outlet AND the exhaust exiting the bodywork below the rear wing a la F1 blown diffuser with bodywork waisting to maximise aero and thermal wake separation. Hark at me talking like a pukka car designer, I must have read too many dictionaries.......

Moving on and the renders are showing me where there are problems with the surfaces. I find relying on sketchup views to be insufficient. I have added the white oblong as a contrast size wise, my design is just over 11 feet long and the Elise is just over twelve foot six inches long.

very difficult modeling in SketchUp

Thanks Fletch, working at it. I am trying to get data to recreate a Fiat Twinair engine from, well Fiat actually. Not that much in the way of dimensions for such a modern motor. I am definitely going for a turbocharged version with electric motor assistance.