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Re: Car inspired by "Muscle Cars" of the 60's and 70's
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Date: 
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:32:57 GMT
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sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob Sparre Andersen) writes:
If you take it that way. - The smallest I have _attempted_
to motorise was something of about the same size as these
sports cars:

I think it helps a lot if you build around the motor instead of trying to
squeeze a motor inside an existing body.  For my car, I first built the
front bumper and lights, and then built the chassis of the car.  I built
the body on top of the chassis.  I was afraid I wasn't going to have room
for the seats, but with some creative hingework, they fit.

PS: The real challenge is of course [1] to motorise a
   City X'er [2].

Steering would be the most difficult part.  I don't think it would be too
hard to just motorize the rear wheels with a micromotor.  When I get
another micromotor (soon, hopefully), I'll have to try that.  Or maybe
I'll just get impatient and rip the micromotor out of it's spot in the
"muscle car" :)
--Bram


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  Re: Car inspired by "Muscle Cars" of the 60's and 70's
 
Bram: (...) If you take it that way. - The smallest I have _attempted_ to motorise was something of about the same size as these sports cars: (2 URLs) It's true that it would take some effort to cram a battery (...) I haven't gotten as far as trying (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.modelteam)

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