I'm thinking you might have missed the original point. I've cut out all but that. The original thought is that "to be accepted" it must have "minimal ...
Consider this a brainstorming post. I figure affordability and range are both key for high milage and/or electric vehicles to gain wide acceptance, whether as...
I also trying to plan the same goal I ordered Doran plans over a month ago and i am still waiting for them my plan is to use as much recycled parts as posable...
Soon as you build that car, you may as well go and win the Auto X-Prize with it (auto xprize.org). Those are some higher goals than it sounds like, prooved by...
... Mark, I think It's safe to assume that most of us are here, more or less, because we like to dream of what "could be." Don't get me wrong, if the tech is...
I couldn't get any audio. Very cool slide show. Any ideas on the base material. Obviously they laid out the supports in wood. Then laid some kind of cloth over...
There has been a lot of talk on the above subjects on this list, but they do not further the discussions relating to the XR3. They have been discussed many...
Does anyone have here know if the blue foam insulation sheets, like they have at home depotand lowe's, are usable with polyester resin? I've used it for making...
-Thanks Tom. Your reply reminded me of what I was told years ago about glassing over styrofoam-making a barrier layer,but in that case, they used regular latex...
Oh absolutely it will melt styrofoam immediately. Each plastic has specific set of chemicals that do that. What will melt acrillic may not melt polyethylene....
Greg All the lithium ion batteries I've done research on have a minimum of 3000 duty cycles. The li/po batteries have had an average of 7000 duty cycles. ...
Hey donnie, thanks for the reply. Do you have any specific brands that you can share that data about duty cycles? I'll admit that I haven't done a lot of...
Greg I'm going to have to eat crow. I spoke quickly without reviewing the research data that I had sitting in my computer. I inflated the duty cycles by ten....
... topic. ... Thanks. This list is really user-unfriendly. I'm used to a full fledged forum structure where you can quote people and track threads. Right now...
Wow. That was an extraordinarily snaky response to a genuine topic, and not at all helpful. I'm just trying to see what people think of ideas to make the XR3...
ah...well, not so much luck with Yahoo, although the groups are easy to set up and maintain, so you just gotta go with the flow. The search area is lower on...
I say go for it. The size, convenience of installing, and cost are worth the risk. If it works, even not as well as advertised, it wouldn't be the first time...
check out www.knowledgepublications.com They have lots of print and video material on hydrogen fuel, multifuel, and automobile conversions. Darren Disclaimer:...
Even a few coats of Epoxy without the glass will protect the foam from the Polyester. Just make sure the foam has a good layer of epoxy. If not, there will...
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RQ is building a good little vehicle... it is not going to please everyone... he is not building it to please everyone... I too am designing and building... so...
so you are correct but where are the plans...and if i may add if this is possible to build a m/c or auto with this kinda fuel mileage why hasn't the auto ind....
... Hey JL, Thanks for the input on Kubota life expectancy. I was trying to go "worst case" on diesel and "best case" on Li-po electric. This info sways me...
Jim, You asked the question 'If it was possible...why hasn't the auto ind. jumped all over it? Reason #1 Petroleum producers are also MAJOR share holders in...
styrene is styrene is styrene... the white bead type is "expanded bead styrene"... the pink is light weight "extruded styrene"... the blue is denser more heavy...
This is a fairly common technique, stretch nylon or lycra over a frame, apply epoxy, let it cook. You get a (semi)hard shell that you can build up. You do want...
When I built my sons Jr Dragster I questioned a number of ways to make a body. A friend of mine makes airplane props. I asked him what he thought about...
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