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Search: Posts Made By: woodsmith
Forum: General Build Chat 7th May 2014, 09:22
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
Back on the build! A quick recap: I have...

Back on the build!

A quick recap: I have changed from a light weight reverse trike for fun to a trike van for work with the cab right over and ahead of the front axle.
Now I have changed to a...
Forum: General Build Chat 7th May 2014, 08:52
Replies: 0
Views: 2,148
Posted By woodsmith
Propshafts (MGB)

Hi all,

It has been a while but I am building again. Still working on the electric vehicle which was a reverse trike but as an MGB rear axle came along, and with a bit of careful weighing, I have...
Forum: General Build Chat 13th July 2013, 21:35
Replies: 11
Views: 5,066
Posted By woodsmith
Sorry, I was just explaining, badly, the overall...

Sorry, I was just explaining, badly, the overall premise of my project.

I will get back to you when I have a mock up and dimensions for the single rear splined hub and engraved centre nuts.

I...
Forum: General Build Chat 13th July 2013, 21:29
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
Thank you, I like the idea of the chassis holes...

Thank you, I like the idea of the chassis holes but that would make the chassis lighter and I really need the low down weight for stability.;)


I have been working on the chassis when I can and...
Forum: General Build Chat 21st June 2013, 11:08
Replies: 11
Views: 5,066
Posted By woodsmith
Ok, it is a reverse trike electric truck. I will...

Ok, it is a reverse trike electric truck. I will mock up with an ali spacer for now to get clearances right first.
Could be very interested in custom spinners with my logo on them.

The wheels are...
Forum: General Build Chat 20th June 2013, 21:55
Replies: 11
Views: 5,066
Posted By woodsmith
What would be the approximate cost of a single...

What would be the approximate cost of a single RHS MGB type hub machined to locate and bolt on to a Honda VFR750 single sided swing arm hub?

Cheers.
Forum: General Build Chat 4th June 2013, 11:26
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
Having been busy planning on getting back into...

Having been busy planning on getting back into paid work I have started the progress of being self employed again. Along with all the paperwork I had to do I also decided to phone up Adrian Flux to...
Forum: General Build Chat 4th June 2013, 11:16
Replies: 6
Views: 4,696
Posted By woodsmith
Hi Chris, yes that was very helpful. Seems odd...

Hi Chris, yes that was very helpful. Seems odd that I was planing on building something complex and sporty and now I am building it as a truck with a simple ladder chassis!:icon_smile:

E-Marked...
Forum: General Build Chat 26th May 2013, 20:23
Replies: 6
Views: 4,696
Posted By woodsmith
I am building a reverse trike van. ...

I am building a reverse trike van.
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43208&postcount=31
http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43209&postcount=32

The model in...
Forum: General chatter 23rd May 2013, 23:37
Replies: 7
Views: 3,105
Posted By woodsmith
I'm on photobucket and I don't like the changes...

I'm on photobucket and I don't like the changes there either. It is also slow and ponderous with too many 'clicks' to do anything.

I have been pondering just hosting my images on my own website...
Forum: General Build Chat 23rd May 2013, 23:28
Replies: 6
Views: 4,696
Posted By woodsmith
Would that make, for example, Land Rover doors...

Would that make, for example, Land Rover doors with removable door tops able to be glazed in non glass safety glazing?

If that is the case I could make removable door tops of any shape and glaze...
Forum: General Build Chat 20th May 2013, 23:00
Replies: 6
Views: 4,696
Posted By woodsmith
Side screens or side windows? MSVA

In the MSVA section on glazing it says in things to check:




I am thinking of door window glazing at the moment. I had intended to use Land Rover door tops but the shape an size of the...
Forum: General Build Chat 10th May 2013, 09:54
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
The project also developed a new name,...

The project also developed a new name, EVan-Tricycle, as a nice play on words.

The main build thread is here, on my other forum...
Forum: General Build Chat 10th May 2013, 09:36
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
I then managed to get some more parts together...

I then managed to get some more parts together and started to build the chassis.

I notched the MGB cross member so that it sits over the chassis rails and then re-located the MGB steering rack so...
Forum: General Build Chat 10th May 2013, 09:28
Replies: 38
Views: 29,796
Posted By woodsmith
OK, it has been a long time since I posted on...

OK, it has been a long time since I posted on this thread, illness, lack of income and needing to renovate my house for my wedding took a little bit of the priority.


The Project became an...
Forum: General chatter 10th May 2013, 08:54
Replies: 7
Views: 3,282
Posted By woodsmith
You sound like you are American, whereabouts in...

You sound like you are American, whereabouts in the States are you?

It might have been a US specific kit that we don't know as much about in the UK.
Forum: General Build Chat 10th May 2013, 08:49
Replies: 1
Views: 2,341
Posted By woodsmith
The previous set up was supplying power to the...

The previous set up was supplying power to the fans via a small wire running a long way. That would have added a lot of resistance to the current flow reducing the voltage getting to the fans and...
Forum: General Build Chat 21st March 2013, 08:07
Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Posted By woodsmith
I am hoping for something with a curve but flat...

I am hoping for something with a curve but flat is ok. The main issues are type approval and BS marks to get through the MSVA inspection, and ease (low cost) of replacement should it get damaged in...
Forum: General chatter 13th March 2013, 09:33
Replies: 30
Views: 13,108
Posted By woodsmith
8' square, about the same as my office. The...

8' square, about the same as my office.

The electricity demand won't be high, unless you are planning on having more then one machine on at a time. That does simplify things a bit.

Do make...
Forum: General chatter 12th March 2013, 10:19
Replies: 30
Views: 13,108
Posted By woodsmith
Nice shed! Is that about 10' square, or bigger? ...

Nice shed! Is that about 10' square, or bigger?


Pity I'm not closer....

I am fortunate that my fiance is enthusiastic about my workshops. I had already put in a wood shop on the ground floor...
Forum: Vintage and Classic Roadster Kit Car Builds 11th March 2013, 17:42
Replies: 87
Views: 77,542
Posted By woodsmith
That looks a lovely build! I found a 2CV...

That looks a lovely build!

I found a 2CV chassis already converted as a trike on Ebay a few weeks ago. I was really tempted with it as a basis for my current project but I am building a reverse...
Forum: General Build Chat 11th March 2013, 17:14
Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Posted By woodsmith
Perfect! Well, it is short but I can design...

Perfect! Well, it is short but I can design around that so not a problem. Yes, the intention was to build the whole surround and cockpit/cabin around the available glazing.
Thank you, you...
Forum: General Build Chat 11th March 2013, 16:40
Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Posted By woodsmith
Just had a thought. Tractor/JCB windscreen? ...

Just had a thought.

Tractor/JCB windscreen? Are they laminated and type approved?
Forum: General Build Chat 11th March 2013, 16:21
Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Posted By woodsmith
The Land Rover one is square at the middle end...

The Land Rover one is square at the middle end and angled at the outer end so not symmetrical. I thought of using both pieces, vertically, to make a tall split screen but they end up a bit too...
Forum: General Build Chat 11th March 2013, 12:30
Replies: 10
Views: 5,025
Posted By woodsmith
My local scrapy wants to know what car I am...

My local scrapy wants to know what car I am looking for before I can get past the gates.

I could tell them anything but they also don't like me wondering about.


What I am looking for is an...
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