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Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 11-17-2017, 10:26 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 13,511
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGhnqxiVGjw/UgqAZw2BsRI/...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oGhnqxiVGjw/UgqAZw2BsRI/AAAAAAAAF04/q-rLAazN3x8/s1600/kia+k2700+4wd+double-cab+with+canvas+canopy.jpg

Since this truck has roughly the size of a Corolla (slightly...
Forum: Hybrids 09-13-2017, 08:16 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Indeed, but anyway, chain cases do improve the...

Indeed, but anyway, chain cases do improve the reliability, which IMO would be a desirable feature in a vehicle meant for off-roading where a tow-truck could not be so easy to come at its rescue if...
Forum: Hybrids 09-09-2017, 09:44 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
It turns out to be actually more complicated than...

It turns out to be actually more complicated than it initially appeared, since it's likely that you'll retain the chain drive between the GC axle and the motorcycle wheels. In case of a chain rupture...
Forum: Hybrids 09-08-2017, 11:47 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
That's a good point. Sometimes I...

That's a good point.




Sometimes I also get that willing to build a vehicle to match some very specific criteria, but now I'm more inclined toward building a tricycle for budget reasons and in...
Forum: Hybrids 09-08-2017, 05:05 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Makes me wonder how hard it would be to import a...

Makes me wonder how hard it would be to import a Maruti Gipsy and upgrade it to become compliant with DOT standards and turn it into a replica of the LJ-81. It might not be so impossible at all,...
Forum: Hybrids 09-06-2017, 07:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
IIRC the last 2-stroke Samurai was still...

IIRC the last 2-stroke Samurai was still available in '87, already in the SJ generation. But anyway, if I were going to pick a Samurai with a heavily-damaged engine, I would not disconsider use it as...
Forum: Hybrids 09-06-2017, 12:47 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
My dad has told me about some earlier versions of...

My dad has told me about some earlier versions of the Suzuki Jimny that were available in West Amazon due to the free port zone in Manaus back in the day, while import restrictions were strictly...
Forum: Hybrids 09-03-2017, 11:35 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Just a remind: the J40-series Toyota Land Cruiser...

Just a remind: the J40-series Toyota Land Cruiser had its parking brake at the transmission, with an independent drum at the output shaft of the transfer case. Maybe you could keep the stock brakes...
Forum: Hybrids 09-02-2017, 06:02 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
But this project has an individual...

But this project has an individual master-cylinder for each wheel, while it doesn't seem to be the case in most of the vehicles fitted with a single-lever hydraulic cutting brake.
Forum: Hybrids 09-02-2017, 12:54 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Assuming that you're going to use a regular pedal...

Assuming that you're going to use a regular pedal control for all 4 brakes, when I mentioned the selective braking for the rear wheels I was thinking about the setup used in some dune-buggies and...
Forum: Hybrids 08-07-2017, 10:36 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By gone-ot
Glad to hear that kidney transplant went...

Glad to hear that kidney transplant went well...and you're well.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 06-08-2016, 02:40 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,523
Posted By RustyLugNut
Style is the least of their worries.

Payload is. Efficient packages tend to be boxes. Aerodynamics tend not to be.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 06-08-2016, 01:40 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,523
Posted By freebeard
Because the perfect is the enemy of the just good...

Because the perfect is the enemy of the just good enough.

Well, that and regulation defining a maximum length width and height. It's the tyranny of the Cartesian coordinate system.
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-21-2016, 12:36 AM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,819
Posted By Frank Lee
Wouldn't it be great if roads were so smooth and...

Wouldn't it be great if roads were so smooth and lacking in dips and valleys that the truck/trailer relationship could tolerate that setup? Otherwise some extreme creativity is needed either in...
Forum: Aerodynamics 05-13-2016, 07:08 AM
Replies: 4,208
Views: 1,313,819
Posted By seifrob
Tatra 603 B5

I don´t know if this is the right thread, but still:

Tatra 603 - air cooled rear V8 engine, well known here. This Tatra is interesting because of its ejector cooling (exhaust gas augmented)....
Forum: Hybrids 05-12-2016, 11:18 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By freebeard
BASF Polyurethanes North America ::...

BASF Polyurethanes North America :: Cellasto<sup>&reg;</sup> (http://www.polyurethanes.basf.us/products/name/cellasto)

The snubbers I need for my Westfalia trailer come in 400kg and 800kg ratings.
Forum: Hybrids 05-11-2016, 01:33 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By Bill the Engineer
As an engineer, I can see a couple of places...

As an engineer, I can see a couple of places where the tubular frame design needs some adjusting. You need to make sure that you have enough reinforcing tubes in the load bearing areas so that any...
Forum: Hybrids 01-11-2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By freebeard
Urban Dictionary: nvm...

Urban Dictionary: nvm (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nvm)
Forum: Hybrids 01-10-2016, 07:34 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,082
Posted By redneck
. Warmer...??? Lol... :)

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Warmer...???

Lol...

:)
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-27-2015, 11:49 PM
Replies: 393
Views: 140,596
Posted By ToddT58
Subscribing Though not something for your...

Subscribing

Though not something for your project, reading through the 38 pages I had an idea. I see many here come from an aviation background. What about covering with fabric like the airplanes...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-14-2015, 02:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,270
Posted By Fat Charlie
Heh. Back in the 80s Car & Driver did a road...

Heh. Back in the 80s Car & Driver did a road test on a riding mower. They described the downforce package (underbody fan) in great detail, concluding that the air collecting bag was a bad idea...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 11-25-2015, 07:19 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,464
Posted By oil pan 4
Yes wireless charging, take a vehicle that is a...

Yes wireless charging, take a vehicle that is a model for efficiency and make it a lot less efficient.
Forum: Hybrids 11-03-2015, 08:54 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 11,823
Posted By cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
How are you considering to do the steering...

How are you considering to do the steering linkage?
Forum: Hybrids 10-31-2015, 08:04 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 11,823
Posted By freebeard
Let the hacking and chopping begin. Good luck.

Let the hacking and chopping begin. Good luck.
Forum: Aerodynamics 10-30-2015, 03:23 PM
Replies: 940
Views: 325,080
Posted By freebeard
There exist a few in museums. That 'someone'...

There exist a few in museums. That 'someone' should walk around one with a smart phone with a 3D capture algorithm (http://www.123dapp.com/catch) and convert the polygon mesh to a .stl file...
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