Progress: finished basemesh and applied subdivision. Started to cutting parts and optimize topology. Blueprints are combined from Heller manuals and contemporary Jaguar advertisements.
Currently, almost all my favorite cars, which can be simulated in the LFS are done already so I do not need more
Moreover, with each mod my personal demand for mod quality grew. A quality mod needs a lot of time and I soon started to focus on a quality result instead of having fun from the creative process. High quality mods are cool and I enjoy driving them, but the modding itself soon became frustrating, because I am an impatient person
Despite that I started this Jag, because I wanted to learn a different workflow. Instead of adding triangles, I decided to try an inverted approach. It is an old car and it has reasonably simple wheel alignment and interior, so it is much easier to recreate than the Kit Car. Workflow is so different from my previous mods, that I enjoy the process again.
Progress: Created physics and started with interior modelling. Created accurate suspension according to technical blueprints and wheel alignment according to a manual. The rear axle needed little tweaking, because upper arm is identical to driveshaft which is not supported in the LFS Editor. Despite that, camber changes during suspension travel should be accurate. Defined aerodynamic drag and lift of the body.
Did a little driving test and I am quite amazed, how fast this thing was. Despite strong aerodynamic lift and skinny tires, handling is much better then I expected. The only thing which I do not like is geometry of the front axle. The scrub radius is huuuge and causes hard force feedback kicks during sharp braking. Did some research about this issue and found out, that IRL exist modern third party front axles with better values. However, I would like to keep it historically accurate and will try to reduce it using proper damping forces. For players who will like to try versions more suitable for racing, derivatives will be allowed.
Progress: working on interior, created seats and minor topology optimization. Found a better source of technical specification and fixed physics according to it. Handling is better, but braking kicks still.
Progress: created gearbox, cage and minor details. Basic interior shape is done and Blender work is almost done (missing clocks, mirrors and suspension parts).
Progress: added steering wheel and animation, suspension parts, front disc brakes (rear are hidden inside of the axle IRL), reworked wheels and created a skin support. The 3D model is done, now it is time for mappings, textures and shading effects.
Progress: created mappings and started working on materials and textures. Textured chassis and interior cloths (except seats). Started with dashboard. Created an aluminium middle panel from a tweaked chrome material.
The diagrams in the first link look good for scaling lengths and inclinations but it looks like you have already done that.
The second link is more relevant because it shows a setting height that you could use in LFS editor but adjusting the vertical position of the inner pivot. That should give you the correct angle for the lower wishbone (providing the tyre height is correct ).
Thanks for the suspension diagram cross-check and for valuable resources (the current diagram is made according to the first link, but the second link is new to me). Yes you are right, those front pivots are too high. I ran into the same issue as you had with your F67L mod. The "half upright length" is too limiting in the current LFS Editor and it does not allow precise IRL pivot positions. Therefore, I intentionally moved pivots to reproduce the same camber changes during compression as the original suspension. It might not be optimal and will try to rework it together with springing and damping forces after I finish the graphics. The main problem of the current solution is that force-feedback kicks hard during braking. Otherwise, the car is well balanced
Progress: finished dashboard, added ambient occlusion, optimized glass and chrome materials, textured tailpipes and steering wheel and added a "fancy logo" The graphics is done, now it is time for testing, final physics adjustments and some additional skins. Tested a new method to create headlights using a tweaked chrome material with tweaked normal vectors to prevent excessive dim caused by two glass layers while keeping look of a parabola with environment mapping.
I have reworked front axle to be more realistic. Unfortunately, I was not able to solve the force feedback kicks when one of front wheels gets locked during braking. Looks like it is a downside of a realistic suspension diagram (found a similar behavior in BMW Sauber).
Despite that, I have decided to release the mod for public testing. Derivatives are allowed to enable creation of classic racecars for specialized classes of historic LFS leagues
Graphics update: reworked steering wheel materials. Reworked fictional logo (the old one was disliked by players). More accurate c-pillar, headlight and windshield shape.
another british classic hell yeah