Craigslist to the rescue. I now have a drivetrain, wheels, a seat, and spindles for less than 200 bucks. Pictures will follow. Also doing some surfing found this, but appears to be dead in the last 6 months.
http://switchvehicles.com/switch-electric-vehicles-0
Do not like the one seat in the front and two in the back. Shorten it up and make it a side by side. Has not the ATV trends taught you anything. We like to socialize!
Also found this interesting camper
Single camper
Okay, off to the steel yard for 1 1/4 inch square tubing!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
2 in the front or 2 in the back?
So, I know how many wheels I want, but where to put the wheels? I know I can cause a Miata with slicks to understeer so I think my only choice is 2 in the front! I imagine that with one wheel up front I will miss a lot of turns or look like Jeremy on Top Gear in a Robin! This is nice start. It has plans!
http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/suburba-car-diy-3-wheeler/
This is real nice, but looks like many years of work
Roopod
This is what I think I will attempt. Looks like he has been making plans for a kit for many many years. But with the PM plans and a bit of guessing I should be able to make it work.
Sceadu
So off to craigslist to look for parts!
http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/suburba-car-diy-3-wheeler/
This is real nice, but looks like many years of work
Roopod
This is what I think I will attempt. Looks like he has been making plans for a kit for many many years. But with the PM plans and a bit of guessing I should be able to make it work.
Sceadu
So off to craigslist to look for parts!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The start
Ever since second grade while reading a popular mechanix or popular science I wanted a 3 wheel car. A long lost friend and I would draw for hours all of our ideas when we were suppose to be doing school work. Some were simple, others had large bubbles covering the top, Some were single seaters, other were more like vans. Some came in two parts so you could just drive the front half alone. Now some 50 years later I am going to give it a try. Follow here for the journey. And the other thing I always wanted to build is a rocket ship. Guess I will see how the 3 wheel car goes first. This is also my first blog!
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