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freebeard · 03-03-2022, 12:26 AM

I almost forgetted... welcome to Ecomodder.

I was just acknowledging the post, You might hope to attract the attention of toecutter or other's that play in that space. Review his post at ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/my-electric-velomobile-39095.html#post643137

Were I to design such a thing, I'd eschew welded tubing and splash-molded fiberglass. That's a lot of fabrication and skilled labor. A cut, braked and riveted monocoque seems easier.

A fiberglass shell around an ICE is going to be filled with NVH. And a human/ hybrid would be a problem.

Why not three wheel drive?

edit: That headlight was placed for a California legal requirement (24" to center of reflector). And the scoop could be anywhere else, it disrespects breakover angle.

Don't get me wrong, have fun doing it.

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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	I almost forgetted... welcome to Ecomodder. I was just acknowledging the post, You might hope to attract the attention of toecutter or other's that play in that space. Review his post at ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/my-electric-velomobile-39095.html#post643137 Were I to design such a thing, I'd eschew welded tubing and splash-molded fiberglass. That's a lot of fabrication and skilled labor. A cut, braked and riveted monocoque seems easier. A fiberglass shell around an ICE is going to be filled with NVH. And a human/ hybrid would be a problem. Why not three wheel drive? edit: That headlight was placed for a California legal requirement (24" to center of reflector). And the scoop could be anywhere else, it disrespects breakover angle. Don't get me wrong, have fun doing it. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence. Last edited by freebeard; 03-03-2022 at 12:35 AM..