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General Category => Unusual Microcar Discussion => Topic started by: AndrewG on February 23, 2009, 09:13:39 PM

Title: Build your own Rumcar?
Post by: AndrewG on February 23, 2009, 09:13:39 PM

A couple of superb articles showing how the University of South Australia went about building the ultra-lightweight chassis and body of the Trev electric microcar:
Building an Ultra Light-Weight Car, Part 1 (http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110989/article.html)
Building an Ultra Light-Weight Car, Part 2 (http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110990/article.html)

Andrew

Title: Re: Build your own Rumcar?
Post by: marcus on February 24, 2009, 08:45:27 AM

Interesting stuff there, wish I had a bit more time to build some of my ideas

Title: Re: Build your own Rumcar?
Post by: Smart51 on February 27, 2009, 09:53:56 PM

I'm building my own!  See here:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=96409

Title: Re: Build your own Rumcar?
Post by: blob on February 27, 2009, 10:03:54 PM

Hi Smart, Great to see the progress, I haven't seen a photo since you posted the chassis and components one, love how it's turning out.

Title: Re: Build your own Rumcar?
Post by: marcus on February 27, 2009, 10:06:04 PM

Blob, your comments just pipped mine to the post and knocked them off planet RUM ! Anyway, I just said: Wow, great progress and congrats on your work, Smart