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Originally Posted by drmiller100
I'm a huge fan of the Myers Briggs Personality Index, and it helps me understand myself, and others. FWIW, I am the classic, old school ENTP.
I am NOT visual. I have a tough time Imagining the LOOKS of things. I have a tough time making things LOOK good. I can't imagine how things will look SPECIFICALLY.
I'm good at understanding how things WORK, and how to improve how things WORK.
I thought the idea of a FWD reverse trike would be cool. So, I built a frame. put the engine in. suspension. Then I scabbed on a nose from an old mold I had laying out back.
Then I hired a guy to do a bunch of body work to make it all look a little better, then I ran out of money to pay him more. Now I'm going to work on making it drive.
Lets be real. I'm going to make it drive, grab some numbers off it, and then report back. I certainly hope I am better then .40 Cd.
I honestly believe .20 is realistic based on the current shape, and some clean up on the rear of the fenders.
I hate the rear scoops. I'm probably going to cut them off, smooth it over, and put a HUGE stripe on the side like the pic from Kach has.
Is there anyone else out there who has the desire to build something like this? I sure am curious no one seems very interested in building something like it.
It was pretty easy.
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I was 'constructing' mine when the T-100 showed up and I haven't looked at it since.
Mines a VW forward pan section and front axle grafted into a 1.5" mild steel roll cage,married to a Honda 700cc V-twin Shadow,with bubble canopy off of a Sonnaire (or somethin' like that)kit plane.
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I think you can get to Cd 0.20 no sweat!
Some things to look at are :
*1981 X-100 Gyronaut by Alex Tremulis,Cd 0.20,100 mpg at 55 mph.
*1982 California Commuter by Doug Malewicki,155 mpg at 55 mph.
*1982 Ford/Ghia Cockpit concept.
*1982 Lone Eagle,by Alex Tremulis,Cd 0.13,7.5 sq-ft Af.
*1982 3-wheel urban vehicle,by Stewart Reed
*1982 Litestar/Pulse GCRV,by James Bede,Cd 0.18-19
*1982 VW ARVW,Cd 0.15
*1983 X200 by Alex Tremulis,Cd 0.11
*1985(circa)Tri-Magnum by R.Q.Riley
*1986 VW 'Scooter',Cd 0.25
*1990 VORTEX
*1990 UTAH 7,by Luigi Colani,Cd 0.18
*1991 DORAN,by Rick G.Doran,Reno,Nevada
*1992 Shamu,U.C.Davis,Davis,California,Cd 0.15
*1993 Sylph by Matt Van Leeuwan,Cd 0.103(model @ Cal Tech)
*1999 Sparrow,by Corbin Motors,Hollister,California
*2002 Coast to Coast (C2C) by Doug Malewicki,Newport Beach,California
*2002
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*2005 Robert Q.Riley Enterprises