[TC27] Generic '70s Pickup Truck

[Fluwoeb]

Hello all,

I am working on building a pickup truck, that will ideally look much like a late 70's Ford truck, but I will keep the look generic as per the contest rules.

My planned functions/features:

- Independent front suspension/steering

- Rear suspended live axle with Panhard rod

- Lights

- Drive by PF L motor

- Steering by other PF motor

I have built a prototype chassis already, and have settled on a good rear axle configuration similar to my 42138 Mustang Upgrade but this one includes a Panhard rod. I was going to build a solid axle for the front (non-driven) but I don't think I will be able to keep the vertical footprint small enough to allow me to fit a motor above the axle. I will probably end up putting an independent suspension in the front but I don't currently have any 5L suspension arms available (I currently have them in my RC build that I posted some pictures of in the Technic Generic WIP thread) so I might have to divert to a similar design that I used in my previously mentioned Mustang.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any thoughts? I know this is early on in the design process, but are there any suggestions as well?

[Zerobricks]

I think the steering wheel is way too back, unless the driver will sit in the bed? 

[Fluwoeb]

5 hours ago, Zerobricks said:

I think the steering wheel is way too back, unless the driver will sit in the bed?

Yes, I will adjust the location of the steering wheel. The driver will sit much farther forward in the final design. I just placed the steering wheel there so I could test the front steering while I tried a few different axle designs. lol

Edited July 29, 2024 by Fluwoeb