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Author Topic: Here we go again...  (Read 2284 times)

Blackjack

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Here we go again...
« on: September 14, 2009, 04:20:27 pm »
As you know I write this thing about trikes. The one in the "Backyard Built" thread is sort of on hold due to a divorce...

Which leaves me needing a trike project to blabber on about.

So, using the drivline out of a Reliant Robin, with it's mighty 750cc water cooled in line four, gnat crushing four speed manual tranny, and not entirely unattractive third member with it's all diff housing I present the lates pile of shit in mock up form...

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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2009, 10:02:48 am »
cool .. good start.. a reliant robin.. do we even have those in the states ??
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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2009, 02:16:46 pm »
I hope not for your sake...  :)

Vile things, but they've got some curiously horny mechanicals. The motor and box is stunningly light, I can lift them as a unit, and I have to walk with a stick. The axle has a cast ally center section and steel tubes, sort of looks vaguely like a mini Quick Change diff.






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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2009, 01:58:10 pm »
are they reliable drive trains ?? the weight factor sounds handy ..
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Blackjack

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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 07:58:01 pm »
Pretty reliable, though you get the odd problems with head gaskets.

Getting the motor out where the air can get round it should help.
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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2009, 12:05:38 pm »
Done stuff to this.

Got a fairly comprehensive 3D model which should give me all the bending information and so on I need. Used it to work out the amount of tube I need, getting that priced up.

In the real world I shortened the drive shaft to suit what I've drawn.

Drew it all in Google SketchUp, and it looks something like this...

http://www.thefont.info/trike/3Dtrike.html

That's not the model, just a bunch of jpegs slides of it stitched together, but it gives you the idea.  ;D
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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2010, 09:57:33 am »
looks like it all fits together nicely.. not to long in the gut like alot of trikes.. again it seems these are adept motors for a trike..
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Re: Here we go again...
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2011, 11:42:51 pm »
BLACKJACK!!!!!! Damn it's good to see ya here Brother!!!
Any thing you build has Class....this one oughta be a real doozy!!!
Cheers Mate....a Cybernet Pint of stout to ya!!! ;D
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