joined the forum for these trikes, quite a good forum it is too...
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then I saw how the chassis was done, I think thats just brill, personally I'd use a alloy front suspension for custom bugs but what
simplicity...
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Where do you sit......surley you dont have to sit with the bike engine level with your ear between you and your passenger
From the shape of the finished body , it looks like you sit with your feet in front of the front wheels
Your right in the thick of the action if you have a moment!
I looked at the trimagnum about 10 years ago when researching GRP over foam constriction for a recumbent trike I was building. The method lookd great and I had a go. The trimagnum itself was a bit ugly I thought. I woouldn't mind looking at some better pictures than on the FRP over foam page on the web site.
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From the shape of the finished body , it looks like you sit with your feet in front of the front wheels
Its still safer than riding a bike.
Erm... think I'd rather take my chances on a bike!
yip I though a frame infront of the axle would not go amiss, love the way the bike just bolts on, you could still convert the bike back to being just
a bike. Here's the interior, cossy Buck Rogers eat your heart out, silver seats
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WTF....That steering column would tear your gonads off......no thankyou!!!
Looking at that I don't think a head on crash would hurt that much as you'd probably have lost all sensation in your lower legs and feet by then anyway
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Looking at that I don't think a head on crash would hurt that much as you'd probably have lost all sensation in your lower legs and feet by then anyway
have you a link for this site as I wouldn't mind having a read of it?
Make sure you're well settled before making a fast gear change - or is that lever a handbrake - in that case watch out for hill stops.
I was actually referring to the seating position possibly not being ideal in terms of getting adequate blood flow to your feet!
Link to the Robert Q Riley FRP over foam page, featuring the Trimagnum
The link to the main site is here
I`ve ordered a set of plans from them........
To be a bit more serious the Doran actually looks like something you could drive on a day to day basis without having to wear a disguise of some sort! If you could stick a diesel in the front it instead of an obsolete Subaru engine it could even possibly be a practical cheap to run commuter type vehicle.
The Doran is the one I've ordered - my plan is to find a cheap Nissan Micra to supply all the running gear , and since the body will be made as a `one-off` it dosnt have to look like that
i don't see the flux capacitor or the mr fusion reactor anywhere? I'm confused.
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i don't see the flux capacitor or the mr fusion reactor anywhere? I'm confused.
Could quite fancy a HydroRunner for a future project.
I've just finished reading a bit about it, sounds absolutely ballistic with terrific handling. Apparently 3 wheelers need a very forward CG to resist any tendency to do a 360 hence the long nose in front of the axle. I doubt even in a big crash much damage would be done to the body shell, it weighs 500kg, has a strong chassis and large foam safety cells both at the front and the sides. The steering column isn’t going to be going anywhere as its right in the middle of the car (tips forward when the roof goes up and wearing proper harnesses you should not move either especially in that bucket type seat. I'm quite impressed with it tbh
I've just re read the FRP over foam page. It states "use 2 layers of 6oz cloth ... don't use mat because of the rough
surface."
I have 2 points to make here.
1) is 6oz cloth per square yard? That's 203 grammes per square metre. So he uses 400 gsm in total on each side. That's really light
weight. Have I got the maths right?
2) 2 layers of cloth? No mat in between? I thought that was a big no-no? Is it alright or is it likely to delaminate?
400 gsm of cloth either side of 1" foam = 1.9kg per square metre, the same as 1 layer of 600gsm mat fully wetted out. Readers of other threads
may see where I'm going here.
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1) is 6oz cloth per square yard? That's 203 grammes per square metre. So he uses 400 gsm in total on each side. That's really light weight. Have I got the maths right?
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2) 2 layers of cloth? No mat in between? I thought that was a big no-no? Is it alright or is it likely to delaminate?
Excellent! So do we reckon there's no SVA isue with the driver position? ie in front of the front axle line? I'm looking at the same issue myself with my design.
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Excellent! So do we reckon there's no SVA isue with the driver position? ie in front of the front axle line? I'm looking at the same issue myself with my design.
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Originally posted by Jesus-Ninja
Excellent! So do we reckon there's no SVA isue with the driver position? ie in front of the front axle line? I'm looking at the same issue myself with my design.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO... !
I will not allow it... do you hear me? I strictly forbid anyone from doing it... just... just... just... BECAUSE!
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Excellent! So do we reckon there's no SVA isue with the driver position? ie in front of the front axle line? I'm looking at the same issue myself with my design.
Not sure there are any SVA issues, but there could potentially be amputation issues involving blunt objects (eg BMW X5 or similar)
Oh... go on then!
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for full type approval I think this is no longer allowed
A naked Doran looks a lot like a fwd 3 wheel Lotus Excel might have done.........
Doran Linky
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
for full type approval I think this is no longer allowed
<ignorance> Full type? </ignorance>
Have you seen the Boonie Bug. I may see if I can releive the camper on my drive of it's chassis and running gear! Although brother may not be too
chuffed as freshly restored to show n shine standard
yeah they look quite cool, straight out of scooby doo
going by the headlights which are the splity and early bug ones thats actually quite a large van.
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I am the only one who isnt coo-ing over this design?!
Perhaps its an early 80s forgotten gem but I cant see it Im afraid!
If you really want 3 wheels on your wagon get a Robin
sure the one in the picture looks like an 80's spaceship that's wings have fallen off but this car can look like anything you want since it's sculptured, don't like a bit then change it. I'm very tempted to make a new body for my beach buggy too, one that has a roof and doors. Using this method the only limits my imagination scary! and no SVA either
That trimagnum really needs a jet engine. On youtube I've seen some rather nice twin-turbine jet engines made of old turbos, that should do nicely - and properly match the vehicle's looks
Ive gotta say I quite like the look of the XR-3