I hope to tap into the expertise of the group. I wish to build a locost semi-clone of the VW ein-liter: http://images.google.com/images?q=vw%20ein-liter I was...
Nick, You could start with a donor that is a 4 wheel off road buggy that all the M/C companies build. Change the tires to something skinnier and the rear...
... "R.Q. Riley, on the web sells plans for two types of three wheelers. One uses a volks front end/motorcycle rear (engine, etc.) and one has a single front...
Nicholas, A nice engine for you: http://www.dieselmotorcycles.com 102mpg at 55mph is a bike should enable you to do maybe 80mpg in an ein-liter. Andrew...
hello im builting a car very high mileage locost im using all of the tipical locost seven chassis the ford sierra donor parts but the engine is the fiat diesel...
Speedway motors has an aluminum spindle/brake setup for modified racers - you might want to check those out if you are going for a totally lightweight car. ...
... Are those uprights mounted upside-down? That must be one of the very few vehicles with negative king pin inclination, as the upper ball joint is outboard...
Check out all terrain cycles(4 wheelers) for spindles and A frames, some are 4 wheel drive, others are two wheel drive, most now days have hydraulic disk ...
Thanks to all in the group for chiming in. I had planned to use three wheels and at least 250cc since this allows US highway use and commuter lane use with...
Nicholas Cafarelli <nicke@...> wrote: Thanks to all in the group for chiming in. I had planned to use three wheels and at least 250cc since this allows ...
Nicholas Cafarelli <nicke@...> wrote: Thanks to all in the group for chiming in. I had planned to use three wheels and at least 250cc since this allows ...
i think they are mounted upside down. the lower ball joint, with the pushrod acting on it that way, can not have a very long life. Some interesting forces on...
Hello All, I wish to build a vehicle meant specially for drag racing and I think I have come to the right place for a solution because you guys have a lot of...
I think it would not be the best configeration. A better configeration would be a rear engine/rear wheel drive using your swift engine if you want and aim to...
Using rear wheel drive means that on acceleration you actually increase the load on the rear wheels. Front wheel drive decreases the load on the driven wheels,...
The reason why I thought of this is because by making the steered wheels the driven ones, weight can be saved. If a rear drive config is used, weight in the...
... Here in the US, the FWDers are using wheelie bars to load the front suspension with drag slicks. The slicks grow in height when they leave the line....
... It may not be such a big problem, keep in mind that with a FF configuration you get the weight of the engine over the driving wheels. With a FR design...
Steve, the engine/trans weighs about 100 kgs (220 lbs.). I know, its heavy for a 1300, but motorcycle engines are not available here and even if they were, I...
... I think you need to get a grip on the physics. Weight transfer is a function of the position and height of the centre of gravity with respect to the...
Andrew, thanks for the inputs. About eliminating one of the rear wheels, its not possible because the car wouldn't qualify as a 4-wheeler. At this point I am...
... If you're going to do it, "Keep It Simple Stupid" AKA the KISS principle. No need to re-engineer a lower control arm for the rear, 4 rod ends and and a...
If you want inspiration for a design, why not have a look at this one, using your Swift engine and other parts. http://www.lusomotors.com/product_3_1_3.html ...
