When
I was in my 10th grade, there was a strong liking that was being
developed towards automobiles, 'Cars', to be precise. Since my exams
were over, I wanted to do something new, make something new so that I
could fulfil my creative thirst. And this time it was to make a car, all
by myself, which I could drive!
For
that purpose, I thought that buying a car's engine even from a scrap
store would prove to be a bit costly if the idea didn't work and also, I
had no idea on how to assemble/make a chassis, etc. All in all, it
seemed to be very complicated. I needed to think of something much
simpler, something that I could understand easily and make others
understand also easily.
At
that time, my summer holidays were going on and I was travelling with a
suitcase (with three wheels). One day when I was thinking over it
again, it suddenly struck my mind that what if I used three wheels at
the back, that is an engine attached to a wheel (which is the case for
two wheeler engines of Scooters). This way, I wouldn't have to think of
literally installing the engine on to the chassis and I just had to weld
it to the rear of the frame that would be the rest of my car.
 |
| A simple visualization of the first version of my idea of the car |
The
rest of the mechanism could be inheritied from the small pedal cars
that are used by small kids. I looked at that and understood the
steering wheel mechanism, how do the wheels turn actually in a car when
the steering wheel is rotated. Instead of using a steering wheel at the
top, for which I would have to again, think about installing the
accelerator, I devised that it would be better to use the same scooter's
handle with all the wiring done. (The only thing left now was the
brakes, which I left for later.
At
that time, I took my idea to some welding shops and had a talk with
them, but, none of them showed any interest in helping me out. So, at
last, I had to drop the idea at that time, but still, there was a
feeling that I would make it someday.
Guess what? I did!
