Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:29 AM |
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wow this looks very easy
joined the forum for these trikes, quite a good forum it is too...
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:31 AM |
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then I saw how the chassis was done, I think thats just brill, personally I'd use a alloy front suspension for custom bugs but what
simplicity...
 
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tegwin
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:33 AM |
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Where do you sit......surley you dont have to sit with the bike engine level with your ear between you and your passenger 
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:39 AM |
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From the shape of the finished body , it looks like you sit with your feet in front of the front wheels
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Howlor
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:43 AM |
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Your right in the thick of the action if you have a moment!
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smart51
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:51 AM |
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I looked at the trimagnum about 10 years ago when researching GRP over foam constriction for a recumbent trike I was building. The method lookd great
and I had a go. The trimagnum itself was a bit ugly I thought. I woouldn't mind looking at some better pictures than on the FRP over foam page
on the web site.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
From the shape of the finished body , it looks like you sit with your feet in front of the front wheels
Thats what they call a crumple zone 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:57 AM |
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Its still safer than riding a bike.
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scootz
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 09:59 AM |
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Erm... think I'd rather take my chances on a bike!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:01 AM |
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yip I though a frame infront of the axle would not go amiss, love the way the bike just bolts on, you could still convert the bike back to being just
a bike. Here's the interior, cossy Buck Rogers eat your heart out, silver seats
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tegwin
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:13 AM |
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WTF....That steering column would tear your gonads off......no thankyou!!!
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D Beddows
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:15 AM |
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Looking at that I don't think a head on crash would hurt that much as you'd probably have lost all sensation in your lower legs and feet
by then anyway
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
Looking at that I don't think a head on crash would hurt that much as you'd probably have lost all sensation in your lower legs and feet
by then anyway
oh I don't know, if you look at the top picture then your feet are behind the start of the windscreen, must be about 2 ft of body then and thats
a solid foam block too
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:22 AM |
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have you a link for this site as I wouldn't mind having a read of it?
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Ivan
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:23 AM |
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Make sure you're well settled before making a fast gear change - or is that lever a handbrake - in that case watch out for hill stops.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:24 AM |
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I was actually referring to the seating position possibly not being ideal in terms of getting adequate blood flow to your feet!
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smart51
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:28 AM |
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Link to the Robert Q Riley FRP over foam page, featuring the Trimagnum
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:29 AM |
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The link to the main site is here
I`ve ordered a set of plans from them........
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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D Beddows
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:42 AM |
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To be a bit more serious the Doran actually looks like something you could drive on a day to day basis without having to wear a disguise of some sort!
If you could stick a diesel in the front it instead of an obsolete Subaru engine it could even possibly be a practical cheap to run commuter type
vehicle.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:51 AM |
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The Doran is the one I've ordered - my plan is to find a cheap Nissan Micra to supply all the running gear , and since the body will be made as
a `one-off` it dosnt have to look like that 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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eznfrank
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:52 AM |
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i don't see the flux capacitor or the mr fusion reactor anywhere? I'm confused.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
i don't see the flux capacitor or the mr fusion reactor anywhere? I'm confused.
I think Mr Wippy is planning on using warp drive
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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iank
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:55 AM |
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Could quite fancy a HydroRunner for a future project.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:55 AM |
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I've just finished reading a bit about it, sounds absolutely ballistic with terrific handling. Apparently 3 wheelers need a very forward CG to
resist any tendency to do a 360 hence the long nose in front of the axle. I doubt even in a big crash much damage would be done to the body shell, it
weighs 500kg, has a strong chassis and large foam safety cells both at the front and the sides. The steering column isn’t going to be going anywhere
as its right in the middle of the car (tips forward when the roof goes up and wearing proper harnesses you should not move either especially in that
bucket type seat. I'm quite impressed with it tbh
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smart51
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 11:22 AM |
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I've just re read the FRP over foam page. It states "use 2 layers of 6oz cloth ... don't use mat because of the rough
surface."
I have 2 points to make here.
1) is 6oz cloth per square yard? That's 203 grammes per square metre. So he uses 400 gsm in total on each side. That's really light
weight. Have I got the maths right?
2) 2 layers of cloth? No mat in between? I thought that was a big no-no? Is it alright or is it likely to delaminate?
400 gsm of cloth either side of 1" foam = 1.9kg per square metre, the same as 1 layer of 600gsm mat fully wetted out. Readers of other threads
may see where I'm going here.
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