Let's Talk Cyclecars

Check out the steering on this GN...

 

You need to look at the book build your own cyclecar you can build two versions of the steering either wire and bobbin or direct steering ,
Both seem to give about 3/4 turn lock to lock just like driving a kart ,

Buy the book from my friend Tim gun owner of the grafton

http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/how-to-build-a-cyclecar-1951-p.asp

Tell him Adrian sent you

 

Adrian,Model A. Keith sent a copy to me earlier in the year! I'm sure Tim was the source.Your JAPIC workshop is the kind of place I had envisioned these vehicles being birthed from.

Bob

 

I just can't seem to keep my workshop tidy, I think it maybe a backlash to all the years I worked in F1 where everything was spotless and tidy,
But on second thoughts, lazyness maybe the problem

 

Interesting book

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycl...tterature_ET&hash=item3f1b864afd#ht_756wt_922

 

Make no apologies for your shop. A.A. Milne(author of "Winnie the Pooh") said this: " One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries" .

 

That frame is looking purty.

 

Today's progress on the jappic project , was working in the room with the laser cutter at school so I made the mock up parts for the spring mounts and the rear radius arm friction damper mount , these are cut from 3mm mdf

 

Bugatti 350 cc car http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrscharroo/6466011597/in/photostream/

 

UKAde: Your Jappic has a great looking start!! I`ll follow this carefully and cool looking model on table..

 

courtesy of Mr. Bob, I have now learned that the rear axle width on a GN/FN is 3'10". In many images that rear width looks extremely narrow, and given the size of my ass narrow gets uncomfy. I also learned that the early FN's ran a wb of 8',8'6" and 8'10". THis is great as I am long time T speedster geek and pen most of my "specials" out at 96". the mind wheels are turning...

 

good run of images here...

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/48912169@N00/tags/gn/

 

Some of the best shots of those cars i have seen.I like the "Beetle".

 

Here is a link to Austin Harris website he used to work for lat photos and scanned in a great collection of vintage car pics

Sorry if you havnt seen this site before as you will spend hours looking at stuff on here

http://www.austinharris.co.uk/search/results/taxonomy:815,320

 

great...just great...exactly what I need to be doing...

 

Looking fantastic Ade!

A little off topic, but in period, a very interesting web site...
http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/image-galleries/raf1a-engine-reproduction

 

Well what do you know, drive-by-wire is not a new concept.

That 8 engine go-kart must sound like a dozen cats in a blender!

Your chassis is looking great. Fine workmanship there.

This thing is just raw raccoon butt sex. (just a weird way of saying super cool.)

 

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This thing is beyond cool - any more information on it?

 

Any information gratefully received...

 

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Time Traveler..it's an Austin Seven with chain drive.

 

That is beautiful. So is the six-cylinder (Blackburne?) FN beside it.

 

1927 BNC 527 Monza on offer through www.PreWarCar.com along with this 1930 Rally ABC at 1110.000 Euros!

 

Messerschmitts

 

Enjoy...

 

I saw that at Retromobile a few years ago. I think the front wheels pull inwards and it rises up and becomes very narrow for parking and garaging.

 

Good weekend at beaulieu auto jumble sold a lot of stuff , and bought some bits for the jappic project, small oil tank small fuel tank , fuel tank air pump and presure gauge ,
Also met a couple of very useful contacts ,,

Done some more drawings just fiddly details ,

More pictures soon

 

Hi. I'm new to the group and have just worked my way through the first 152 pages. The photograph here is an internet find. I've been through the 152 pages and I don't think I've seen this one.

Enjoy.....

 

Red bug, there were two electric ones at this years festival of slowth but I havnt seen the Briggs and Stratton version

 

There's one in the AACA musuem. If you come to Hershey fall show, I'll show it to you. And welcome Stan.

 

I've been lurking on this site for some time now. Always been into motored and pedaled things, so naturally gravitated to cycle cars. I've built a couple of motor bikes but I really want to build a cycle car. I'll be registering this for the street as a "modified" motorcycle. It will be a three wheel version of Tim Gunn's GN Grafton. That's the plan, at least. It will have wood frame members (ash or oak), motorcycle 21" front wheels and a 17" rear. I'll be using a Honda SL125 motorcycle as a donor, so will use that engine for power. I have to work out the jackshaft arrangement. I've assembled many of the parts already and will start with a fir frame to begin with, then once all the brackets and suspension points are figured, transferred to a more proper hardwood timber frame.