especially with the spoiler on, still think it should have side pods.
Has anyone ever built a small single seater for the road (similar to the SAE race cars)
Have a look at:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=64181
and http://www.mkdevelopments.co.uk/
Cheers
Ian
thanks a lot, that was a quick reply
and doesn't it look a great car especially with the spoiler on, still think it should have side pods.
but it is significantly bigger than a fsae car but that is a good thing. fsae cars are very small as it makes them very easy to drive on the tight courses but they would be awful on the road. also they are possibly the worst car imaginable to have a crash in with you feet well in front of the front axle. but they are quite quick with our car this year weighing about 220kg and having hopefully slightly above 100bhp and without the restrictor that could be alot more.
Problem with "small" is that being so low to the ground anyway the smaller you get the more vulnerable - I'm sure Nitram would agree
with me on this as despite being fluorescent orange & lime green I know some people still find his car invisible.
For something a little larger, with sidepods a second seat & impact protection take a look at http://www.furorecars.co.uk/
i basically am planning on building a sae-esque car using an r1 engine with sva capabilities. But im also going to be fitting a tow hitch to allow it to be towed behind a car to track days etc
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Originally posted by russbost
Problem with "small" is that being so low to the ground anyway the smaller you get the more vulnerable - I'm sure Nitram would agree with me on this as despite being fluorescent orange & lime green I know some people still find his car invisible.
For something a little larger, with sidepods a second seat & impact protection take a look at [url]
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oh such a blatant bit of self advertisingquite right too.
You must get some looks from folk driving that down the road, do you have kids? Just imagine being dropped off at school, super cool
nitram38 - 11/4/07 at 10:56 AMRuss, it is invisible to idiots!!!!!!!
Mine is for sale by the way!
It will be at Detling this Sunday, weather permitting.
As to "feet behind the Front Axle", mine are behind the front wheel centre line and a bulkhead. I also have sidepods for some side impact protection which are about 18" deep.
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russbost - 11/4/07 at 12:32 PMquote:
invisible to idiots!!!!!!!
Was exactly what I meant! I have to say if I saw a "F1 car" coming down the road at me the last thing I'd be doing would be pulling out in front of it - doesn't seem to stop some people tho'. Hope to see you on Sunday Martin, hoping to get down there with the Furore (waiting for a new fuel pump to arrive at present).
Blatant self advertising?????????????? Don't know what you mean
designer - 11/4/07 at 03:21 PMI have a set of plans for the Indycycle I want rid of.
It's a 3 wheeler, two up front with bike chassis attached to the back end.
http://www.indycycle.net
Hellfire - 11/4/07 at 03:55 PMSingle Seater - school run??? Explain dear Sir...
Steve
Surrey Dave - 11/4/07 at 04:21 PMLove that Indycycle , I've thought about making a 3 wheeler with a bike on the back!!
nitram38 - 11/4/07 at 04:28 PMquote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Single Seater - school run??? Explain dear Sir...
Steve
Because it is really a two seater like mine that has a fake airbox over the second hidden seat!
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russbost - 11/4/07 at 05:04 PMBeat me to it!
designer - 12/4/07 at 01:28 PMThe Indycycle is single seat, the unmodified bike frame fills the rear end.
Simon W - 12/4/07 at 02:46 PMMK will soon be offering a 2 seat version of the MK Sprint R. Should be nice!
liftarn - 29/4/07 at 01:09 PMhttp://www.sdrsportscars.co.uk/index.html has an interesting layout. It's a three seater. One front in the middle and two behind it.
