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Thanks Lonnie

Yes I thought of that so I built the side egress door so that you can't open it when the rear hatch is closed. There's a 'locating pin' that enters the frame plus a couple of tabs that guide the side hatch to engage the 'locating pin'. I have no idea iffin I am using the proper nomenclature (you young fellers will have to look that one up).



I've also had to do a bit of reverse engineering (I do that a lot), and added a second air spring to aid me in lifting the rear hatch.


I'm done with the sheet metal work
Need to place some red and amber reflectors on the enclosure and place some weather stripping where needed.

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

That sure looks clean, and bright, and sanitary! Very nice work You might have gotten by with moving the gas spring toward the rear. It looks like you can get close to 2x the power simply by moving the upper end 2x further away from the hinge. Of course, that might require moving the lower further toward the vertical gap. Still, good going!

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Chuck.

“Any suspension will work if you don’t let it.” - Colin Chapman

Visit my ongoing MGB Rustoration log: over HERE

Or my Wankel powered Locost log : over HERE

And don't forget my Cushman Truckster resto Locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=17766

Yep, what he said! Nice work, Perry!

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

You way ahead of me already (as usual), Perry. You'd already though through that access problem.

As Chuck and JD have said, it looks really good.

Cheers,

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

Build Log: viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5886

So today was the day to take the trailer outside and test fit the L.S.O. Some pics with descriptors

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

Looks great, I was worried the tailgate was going to come down on you when you began to drive on. I was sorely disappointed with the no drama.

But I've got to warn you about "trailer frog". Just ask JD. He's had so much trouble since trailer frog appeared, or was it disappeared?

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mobilito ergo sum
I drive therefore I am

I can explain it to you,
but I can't understand it for you.

Sooo, a friend says to me 'you have to christen the trailer'.
When I sent him some pics he says ' it looks like the trailer swallowed your car!'
I says Great idea! I christen thee trailer 'Deep Throat'
You young fellers will have to google that one

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

Ok, I'll bite, what the heck is "trailer frog"?

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

Very nicely done, Perry.

That`s too easy. How about Linda.

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Martin


My build log:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=14520&start=0
My build video:
https://vimeo.com/143524140 password "matovid"

Martin, that may be more apropos.

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Larry in Seattle

I’ll let JD tell you about trailer frog

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mobilito ergo sum
I drive therefore I am

I can explain it to you,
but I can't understand it for you.

I know , I know, but some times I like to take it to the edge of appropriate.

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle

Yo Perry-
I didn't want to trash up your build log with the story, so I put it in here:
http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19476


JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Thet thar is a fine 'un if'n I ever seed 'un. Jam up and jelly tight.

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Who knew so much time involved in building a car is spent simply staring at the pile of parts you've accumulated?

So after taking the trailer on a test run to Palm Springs I figured I needed to fabricate a 'trailer mover'. We had to place the car trailer in our stall along side the coach (once the car was off), there is plenty of room to do this. Unfortunately the trailer doesn't have a swivel caster, but a plain old fashion trailer jack. Even if the jack was a caster, I don't think wifey and I have the horse power required to push it around. I researched trailer movers, there's electric ones and manual ones and cost wise the skys the limit.
Anyhoo I purchased some pieces and because my labor is worth nothing I figure I could build one for less that $100 not counting the steel I have laying around my shop.
I'm using a forward/reverse trailer winch which I modified by putting on a chain sprocket.

Then a small 4.80-8 wheel that I modified by adding a sprocket on the hub.

I then fabricated an adapter that will fit in the ball receiver and let this whole deal pivot.

The winch is 4:1, the winch sprocket to wheel sprocket is ~2:1, should be enough reduction for this old guy to move an empty trailer around.

All this will make more sense once I have it all together and on the trailer with some pictures.
BTW it sure feels good to get back into the shop cutting steel and eating smoke, been awhile.

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Perry

'If man built it, man can fix it'
"No one ever told me I couldn't do it."
"If you can't build it safe, don't build it."

Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle