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Old 09-03-2013, 07:35 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
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.
*The rotisserie comes first.
*On my 1-wheeler,I went for tongue weight as a guide for wheel location and it ended up about centered under the body.It's awkward utility wise,but it was just a proof of concept project.
*And now that the CRX is back in service I'm eyeing the 1-wheeler a bit harder.I never got to complete it or testing.
*I saw 48-mpg average through three states at speeds as high as 80 mph.
*The carburetor had a vacuum line completely breached and she ran rich enough to leave soot down the side.
*With vacuum restored and gap-fillers,I think I'd see some tasty numbers.
*With your trailer as you and Frank have created it,I think you'd really like it.
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