From here, the real construction started, since it was a project and we wanted to keep the cost low, we had to use iron rods (round and square ones) for the construction.
Axle Parts: For the axle and suspensions, we used the parts of Maruti Suzuki 800, a car that was very popular in India and can be seen commonly on the road even today, though it has been out of production for more than a year now.
Suspensions: The next step was to install the front suspensions, weld them to the frame and set up the steering wheel rods so that we could fit them as per the width of the frame. There was some cutting and welding required. You can see it clearly from the pictures that follow.
These were mounted in a similar way like it's done it a car, except that this time there wasn't a complete body, we had to use to thick iron strips (0.5 inches thick) welded to the frame. The suspensions were then screwed on to them.
It can be seen clearly in these pictures. We still had to figure out the rear suspensions because we had to fit in an engine/motor at the rear also.
Wheels and Tyres: You can see that the tyres in the above pictures are much smaller than those of a small car. They are borrowed from a scooter (you can Google LML Scooter for getting the idea). The specification as marked on the tyre is 30:50:10.
The question here arises that how did we screw the wheels of a scooter to the axles of a car? Well, that was also not a straight task, we had cut a circular iron disk with holes cut out in two radii. The outer one for screwing the scooter wheels and the inner holes for screwing it to the car axle (It can be imagined easily). You can see it in the picture below if you zoom into the rear wheel.
You can contact me if you want to see more pictures.
Axle Parts: For the axle and suspensions, we used the parts of Maruti Suzuki 800, a car that was very popular in India and can be seen commonly on the road even today, though it has been out of production for more than a year now.
Suspensions: The next step was to install the front suspensions, weld them to the frame and set up the steering wheel rods so that we could fit them as per the width of the frame. There was some cutting and welding required. You can see it clearly from the pictures that follow.
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| Front suspensions |
It can be seen clearly in these pictures. We still had to figure out the rear suspensions because we had to fit in an engine/motor at the rear also.
Wheels and Tyres: You can see that the tyres in the above pictures are much smaller than those of a small car. They are borrowed from a scooter (you can Google LML Scooter for getting the idea). The specification as marked on the tyre is 30:50:10.
The question here arises that how did we screw the wheels of a scooter to the axles of a car? Well, that was also not a straight task, we had cut a circular iron disk with holes cut out in two radii. The outer one for screwing the scooter wheels and the inner holes for screwing it to the car axle (It can be imagined easily). You can see it in the picture below if you zoom into the rear wheel.
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| Zoom into the far end rear tyre to see the disk. |
You can contact me if you want to see more pictures.
