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That would just fall over!
Ya, Ive been trying to design it light. 1/2 a car is definately lighter than a whole one.
Drawing half of a bilaterally symetrical object actually saves alot of time. And its much easier to see "inside" to see the relation of parts. It's super easy to copy and paste the second half when your done. This is only one of dozens of prototypes I've been playing with in an attempt to bring down weight and size , and also to improve the aero. If I have to build and mount a nose and 2 front fenders anyhow, why not just build a whole flip front end and clean up the aero at the same time? If everybody is using curved side bars on their cages anyways in order to gain shoulder room and keep the main chassis narrow, why not wrap the skin over the outside and gain some aero,style and interior volume at the same time?
Sorry for the thread highjack. I only included my prototype to demonstrate that I've been "thinking" about this.
How wide will it end up with this tranny setup? 2x 1" chassis sides + 2x seat width + 2x .75" tunnel sides + driveshaft = 42" in the book. Alot of us end up with plus 442
at 46". Now add a transmission to that width (guess at 8-10" width) . Thats wide and wide equals heavy.
I often feel the old addage, choose any 2 : fast, cheap, reliable often applied to engines , should become the mantra of the locoster in a slightly modified form . Light , cheap , reliable . Choose all 3 through elegant design.
Phil