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- STAGE 4 - Major design change, engine installed (we got a hood!)
Posted by : Ideator
This was a major change that we had to think of during the construction. The upper part of the frame was adding weight plus was not getting stable, so we had to cut it off. Plus, there was a need to cover the engine and wiring to protect it from the natur (it was a rainy season).
Steering Assembly: We borrowed the steering assembly from the same car that we borrowed the axle.
Engine Installation: In scooters, the rear wheel is fixed on to the engine's rotor. This meant for us to again think of another hack or a tweak so that we could fix it with the front axle of the car. We put it horizontally (meaning that if the wheel was attached to the rotor, then it would have been perpendicular to the car's wheels).
A pulley was mounted on the engine's rotor and a belt from the rotor was connected to another smaller pulley mounted onto the front axle of the car.
Additionally, we used iron sheets (22 guage) to cover up the whole frame and make it look like a car, atleast from the front! These pictures will say the rest.
Also, we fixed the master brake cylinder, but the brakes were jammed due to rust, so we fixed them in further days.
Steering Assembly: We borrowed the steering assembly from the same car that we borrowed the axle.
Engine Installation: In scooters, the rear wheel is fixed on to the engine's rotor. This meant for us to again think of another hack or a tweak so that we could fix it with the front axle of the car. We put it horizontally (meaning that if the wheel was attached to the rotor, then it would have been perpendicular to the car's wheels).
A pulley was mounted on the engine's rotor and a belt from the rotor was connected to another smaller pulley mounted onto the front axle of the car.
Additionally, we used iron sheets (22 guage) to cover up the whole frame and make it look like a car, atleast from the front! These pictures will say the rest.
| Right now it looks like a cart but later on the rear end is covered |
| The hood, some patterns were made by the owner of the shop just for fun |
| Engine mounted inside the hood |