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Old 11-09-2016, 06:54 PM   #138 (permalink)
jray3
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
.. Is it just the homebuilt nature of the solution that is tripping you up?
...a pusher that used a manual transmission! The clutch was actuated by a homemade servo consisting of some all-thread and a cordless drill. ]
My homebuilt pusher trailer was state inspected in.... CALIFORNIA! (in 1996, IIRC, after JB Straubel's original build)

JB experimented with a servo motor and lead screw for accelerator control, and I added an automotive seat adjustment drive for the clutch, but simply towing it around town in Neutral and jumping out to shift into 4th at the top of an on ramp was easy enough. Throttle was locked near wide open, and any extra power was scrubbed off with regen. However, the engine overheated on a rare 110 degree day in August, and I've retired that pusher to the Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation collection.

My next pusher has been through a State of WA homebuilt trailer inspection. It has a wedge body rather than the car carcass...
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1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser
1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker
1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc
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