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freebeard · 08-31-2013, 01:14 AM

Which comes first, the rotisserie or the pre-preg carbon-fiber body kit?

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I posted this at http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post372117

At #15-#18 Frank Lee and I discussed an upside down transom-first single-wheel trailer. Could you hold the single wheel back [forward] toward the middle to improve maneuverability? Maybe an electric in-hub motor?
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Edit: Now that I think on it, castering and propulsion would be A-B switched.

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Edit the 2nd: If the hinge line is at mid-transom, the excursions would be minimized and you could suck up closer to the tow vehicle.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,720 Thanks: 8,151 Thanked 8,934 Times in 7,376 Posts	Which comes first, the rotisserie or the pre-preg carbon-fiber body kit? __________________ I posted this at http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post372117 At #15-#18 Frank Lee and I discussed an upside down transom-first single-wheel trailer. Could you hold the single wheel back [forward] toward the middle to improve maneuverability? Maybe an electric in-hub motor? __________________ Edit: Now that I think on it, castering and propulsion would be A-B switched. __________________ Edit the 2nd: If the hinge line is at mid-transom, the excursions would be minimized and you could suck up closer to the tow vehicle. Last edited by freebeard; 08-31-2013 at 01:34 AM..