oadamo
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:25 PM |
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car size
hi all is there a size limit on how small or how big a car can be made to go through the sva.
adam
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DIY Si
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:31 PM |
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I don't think there's a minimum size, but there is a max length of 44 ft, IIRC. I don't about width, or height.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:36 PM |
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Why how big do you want to make yours?
There must be a width restriction because of the size of our roads. i would think its around 3 metres because thats what most HGV's are. 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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oadamo
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:46 PM |
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hi i want to go small  about the size of a mini. but i was thinking there might be limit for a self build on what you can and cant do.
adam
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DIY Si
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:52 PM |
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Well, mini's are allowed, so something the same size is fine! Hell,t hey can make the GWizz, which is tiny, so just about anything should be
fine!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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scottc
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 05:55 PM |
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is the gwizz a car?
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smart51
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 06:06 PM |
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The G-Wiz is a quadricycle because it weighs less than 400kg and has less than 15kW of power.
I don't know of any reason why you couldn't make something smaller than a smart and register it for the road. So long as it meets SVA
rules you're OK.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 06:10 PM |
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Ah, I'd forgotten about the low power making it not-a-car!
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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t.j.
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 06:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by oadamo
hi all is there a size limit on how small or how big a car can be made to go through the sva.
adam
Around here, and I think UK is also europe:
2.55 metre wide and 12.00 metres long.
Happy building
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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oadamo
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 08:13 PM |
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this is the sort of car that iam hoping to make but about the size of a mini and with a 1000cc bike engine.
adam
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Uphill Racer
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| posted on 13/8/07 at 09:09 PM |
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Sounds intresting, how are you intending to package the drive train on an 80in wheelbase?
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 06:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Uphill Racer
Sounds intresting, how are you intending to package the drive train on an 80in wheelbase?
I am sure it is possible - Series 1 land rovers had 80 inch wheelbase. (well, that is what the model was referred to, let's wait for a LR
spotter to tell us the actual wheebase was )
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Matty Dog
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 01:47 AM |
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Things like Mini's and Landrovers and Smarts can get awat with very short wheelbases becuase everything between the wheels is very uprifht. The
car in the concept sketch on the previous page is very low, so the passengers and mechanicals are more spread out.
For that sort of car, have a close look at the Smart Roadster and see if you can improve on the packaging.
I'm not saying you can't do it, but I was suprised at how much space I had to allow for people/engine/gearbox/fuel tank/diff etc. when I
was designing my chassis.
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