Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 07:41 AM |
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Big back tyre
Big back tyre
So I’m like sketching this three wheeler thing, big plans, new enthusiasm…thinking about what I could do and what I have sitting the garage. One of
which is my Lambo set of wheels, how about two 225’s up front with a single 295 at the rear?! How crazy would that be?  how would it handle…hmm
certainly lots of grip, would not us it in the rain, I think it would be brill? The wheels are 3-piece spun alloy, even the big wheel & tyre only
weigh 20kg so the unsprung weight would not be all that great. For now it’s a bike engine/ gear box / custom swing arm thingy but that might change…
Oh and I have decided that it will have only one door on the driver side but it will include about halve the roof when it opens so its easy to get in
to the passenger space, doors are such a pain to do and take so much strength away from a shell.
[Edited on 29/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 08:24 AM |
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I thought that narrow wheels were better for light weight cars?
Would look pretty smart though!
What do the alloys look like?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 09:02 AM |
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yeah might be like riding a chopper trike but it would look well cool, this is one of the front wheels (have nicer tyres on them now), the back ones
are very deep dished with road/race tyres on them 
With such a light ground pressure it would be great on the beach 
anyone built a midi trike using a locost front end? btw
[Edited on 29/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
 
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 10:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Big back tyre
Oh and I have decided that it will have only one door on the driver side but it will include about halve the roof when it opens so its easy to get in
to the passenger space, doors are such a pain to do and take so much strength away from a shell.
[Edited on 29/7/08 by Mr Whippy]
Should make picking someone up/dropping someone off an interesting proposition if you don't want to get out of the vehicle!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 10:55 AM |
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true but it's not that often only one person gets in and out, usually it will be both. Two doors make a huge difference to the strength I just
don't think its worth it plus I was wanting to use the passenger side wall for mounting the radiator.
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smart51
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 12:00 PM |
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My 3 wheeled project (see other posts in this section) has 1 door. It includes both sides, the roof and windscreen. A bit like a bond bug. The
chassis is not unlike a seven chassis with integral roll hoop. opening up a big area won't remove any of the strength of the underlying
chassis.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 02:18 PM |
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Won't work --- just consider what happens in roll ie the tyre will run only on the outer 1/8 of the tread.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 29/7/08 at 03:53 PM |
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I suspect that once you lower the pressure enough to get a reasonable amount of grip it will be like driving through treacle..........and then bang
goes the economy , surely a major reason for building it ?
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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iank
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| posted on 4/8/08 at 03:04 PM |
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The custom chopper people in the states currently use 300mm bike tyres for the rear, which 'could' work.
http://www.chubbyschoppers.net/widetirekits.htm
I like the 'would not us it in the rain' considering where you live
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