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Lotus 43

15.1k Johnnyynf  3.2 years ago

first, download this mod, or it won't work properlly

LimitlessSpin

drive tribe's video on this race car
the background track

Hot fix version
which added FT engine braking, better power band performance for the engine, and corrected weight.

AG1 to start the engine

Quote from wiki

"The Lotus 43 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman for the 1966 season. Hampered by its heavy and unreliable BRM engine, it won only one race, the 1966 United States Grand Prix."
so irl it kinda sucks

I have started to build this since February last year, so takes almost one entire year to build.
I would actually like to add some details such as brakes and cool looking rim, but it feels like my computer cannot really take more.

cockpit operation
the shifter
cockpit view

Mechanical details? Yes!
steering system
steering
spinning drive shaft
driveshaft vids
The H16 engine
engine
suspension showcase
front
Funtional rear anti-roll bar
rear

enjoy!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 6.0ft (1.8m)
  • Length 12.7ft (3.9m)
  • Height 2.7ft (0.8m)
  • Empty Weight 1,132lbs (513kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,189lbs (539kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 5.667
  • Wing Loading 499.5lbs/ft2 (2,438.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2.4ft2 (0.2m2)
  • Drag Points 601

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1858
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 6,519
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    Excellent work

    3 months ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @JUSTANOTHERBUILDER remove the spinning part of engine and drive shaft and that should do it

    3 months ago
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    How’d you make it to when you stop the spinning stop I’ve tried it on my own personal build well at least the code but every time I stop it keeps spinning and was wondering if you could help me out @johnnyynf please and thank you

    one year ago
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    12.1k Nanta02

    @Johnnyynf Can I use your gear shifter and you tachometer please;-; I'm trying to make a boattail speedster

    +2 2.6 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @Khanskaya of course, the suspension tester is very simple and I don't think I'm the first person to make it.

    3.0 years ago
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    377 Khanskaya

    woah youve even got your own suspension tester, thats incredible. everything is modeled and functional. i can safely say this is the best mid-90s F1 car out there. mind if i take inspiration from you and build my own suspension tester?

    3.0 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @Juanfly154 sure, though I'm not content with this version, it's a bit too simplified, and might work on something better if I got the time

    it's basically works on the FT of GS

    (clamp01(GS > lowest speed in that gear) * clamp01(GS < highest speed in that gear) * clamp(GS*gearing, lowest rev in that gear, highest rev in that gear)

    Noted: speed should match with rev by a certain ratio and here's how I do it
    take the second gear for example(clamp01(GS > 15) * clamp01(GS < 29.995) * clamp(GS*0.233,3.495,7))

    we know the highest speed in second gear is 30, and it correlated to 7 in the tachometer, so the gear ratio would be 0.233... .And then we can calculate where at the lowest speed how many revs it should have, which is 3.495

    repeat that for how many gears you want, and you will have a simple tachometer

    +2 3.0 years ago
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    64.0k Juanfly154

    @Johnnyynf @how did you do the tachometer work life that.. wanna help me?

    3.0 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @Thatguyinacomfy I want to recreate the skittish and floaty feel of 60's F1 car cause by big power, no downforce, light and mid-engine on it's 60's tyre

    there's only so much I can do without really understand how exactly the wheel in SP works

    3.1 years ago
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    Noice, I would say that the steering on the car is a little jerky

    3.1 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @Juanfly154 of course you can

    3.1 years ago
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    64.0k Juanfly154

    @Johnnyynf do you mind if i put a livery on it?

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    3,228 frank77831

    @Johnnyynf Many Thanks!

    3.2 years ago
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    12.0k 52

    Can you sit this on the stand (the car) and rev the engine I want to see how much it the car spins from the pistons

    3.2 years ago
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    3,572 JumpingJack

    @Johnnyynf it's a text editor you can get for free and it allows you to do much more than the overload mod

    3.2 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @JumpingJack never heard of Subline
    that's that?

    3.2 years ago
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    3,572 JumpingJack

    @Johnnyynf do you xml mod using a text editor like Sublime?

    3.2 years ago
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    Great build.

    3.2 years ago
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    300 AABBA

    thanks

    3.2 years ago
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    15.1k Johnnyynf

    @AABBA For example, I build the engine as a separate part at first, using fine-tune mod to relative scale, then create a subassembly, then finally drop it into the car

    3.2 years ago
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    13.9k ChrisPy

    Wow.

    3.2 years ago
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    300 AABBA

    Like how do you make shift parts smaller

    3.2 years ago
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    300 AABBA

    How to make the combined parts smaller

    3.2 years ago
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    12.0k 52

    I like how the pistons are like real life (like a semi truck on high rpm) it spins the whole frame) sadly the physics with suspension makes it turn to the side

    3.2 years ago
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    12.0k 52

    I was able to run this in apple ipad

    3.2 years ago
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