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Sorry to hear about the house fire. The last two houses I have had I had a rule that the shop not be attached to the house. The "GAS" is for a company I have "Gas Auto Solutions" where I make inertia based auto cancel turn signal and light controller. I developed them for Hot Rod...

No problem! Getting things together is gratifying for the work that has been done! I love the triangulated 4-link! You can see the 2-speed trans: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Assemble2.jpg http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Assemble3.jpg http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Assemb...

Well, I did figure wheels and tires with suspension but that is true.

The fenders and lights give it a little more character. The suspension and bed will really help.

Thanks guys, spent yesterday afternoon and evening sanding. Re-painted the body area around 9pm last night but it looks a lot better:

Painted the cart today. Had one screw up. When I got to the roof I was standing on a stool. I raised my paint gun too high and bumped the drop ceiling making it snow on the wet roof. Not a big deal. I'll get that repainted soon. Still have to paint the side panels and a bunch of parts. http://www.rc...

In many forums I see people say that want to make XYZ "Street Legal". So if you build a car from scratch what does one actually do to get it certified to be street legal? HAs anyone actually followed through on the process? I would surmise it needs: Turn Signals Brake Lights Flashers Head ...

What about something like this?


http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electrical ... 1-3439.axd

Finally, a month and a half waiting on the sandblaster to blast and prime it. Got it back today! Time for paint prep!

You know this project was preceded by the 3 wheel Cushman in the beginning of the thread. I did a down and dirty conversion to a triangulated 4-link with airbags and I loved it:

Thanks Drew, if I can get through the paint process hopefully I can turn the corner.

Thanks,

As I hauled it off to the blasters, here were a couple of other angles of the suspension and the bumper.

A few things done now can really help latter. While I am not finishing dash now, the dash mounts are welded on. I have also welded on a plate for the Automatic Turn Signal and light controller to mount to: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Build31.jpg The dash is in basic form but lots of deta...

Under the seat top sets the controller mount in the middle, the emergency brake mount in the back and the shifter for the 2 speed trans toward the front.

Finish up this weekend and off to the blasters to get blasted and primed on Monday.

Finally got some equipment out of the way for a better picture:

I am still alive and the project is still going. Got busy with other things but it is moving again. I am trying to get all the panels and small details tied up. I hope in a month or 2 I can get it ready for paint: http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/Build/Build26.jpg http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/cush/...

Hard to tell; wobble as you say is not necessarily vibration. You could just take it off and take it down to a drive line or engine shop and have it balanced. I have an MGB that had a vibration and it ended up being that the yoke was not fully engaged on the shaft (or fully pushed on). I lengthened ...

Not yet,

I need to tie up sheet metal loose ends then get the frame coated. We got some big jobs here in the shop so it is a bit of a back burner.

Are you able to get yours to speed without the motor attached to help isolate where the vibration is coming form?

We have been a little busy, I have not had time to get back to it. I have however came up with an automatic cancel turn signal controller. I even filed a patent on it. The controller controls the turn signals, flashers, brake lights, and even front markers. The real advantage is they cancel with the...

Welded in the motor/transmission mount, set in the motor, trans and batteries in the car; 12 total. Springs handle the weight perfectly.

Yea it is, lets see a photo of what your doing.

I'll have good access to the bolts underneath. My thing is I want the strips around the side which I can hook with ratchet straps. If the side is not properly secured the straps could warp the bed. That was my primary reasoning for doing steel sides and an aluminum bed. Do you have a link to your bu...

Just because it is a work truck doesn't mean you can't have some fun getting through the property at the same time :mrgreen: That low bed really is a great feature. My wood hauler has the bed 4 feet high, and it really sucks when I can't split logs down small enough to lift so high. On the other ha...

I am pretty happy with the suspension. It took me a while to get the correct springs and correct load/setup but I think I am there. They will handle the batteries very well and it is far more stable then I expected without the sway bar. I don't think I will need the sway bar. Keep in mind this is no...

I think everything is a compromise. I did no computations but basically ran with general design ideas. The height of the vehicle will be a little lower with the batteries and equipment. I am working with stronger springs now as the initial springs were too weak. I am making my own spring/shock mount...