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Dave Bailey - 29/10/08 at 01:09 PM

My taret is to get the car complete before the end of March but I have just been shipped off to the far east for a number if weeks which is lost valuable building time. I have a zetec powered car so will there be any major issue I need to worry about if I miss the March target?

Dave B

twybrow - 29/10/08 at 01:12 PM

The cost increase?! A horn....!? I think getting a pass for a BEC will be the issue - if you can stomach the cost, then IVA should be ok for you.

Mr Whippy - 29/10/08 at 01:15 PM

what about all those cleaver starter motor versions that others have used, just made from old second hand parts

jimgiblett - 29/10/08 at 01:25 PM

New business opportunity.

Was Rent-a-Cat now Rent-a-Reverse

As with most government initiatives it will just cost more.

- Jim

maartenromijn - 29/10/08 at 01:35 PM

Can't you just build a locost (rem...cough...ovable) version of this:

Edit: Please note that I do not know anything on this specific subject, but jus had a brainwave.

[Edited on 29/10/08 by maartenromijn] Rescued attachment caravanmover.jpg
Rescued attachment caravanmover.jpg

blakep82 - 29/10/08 at 01:54 PM

erm, his cars got a zete c, not a BEC. no problems with reverse here!

jimgiblett - 29/10/08 at 02:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
erm, his cars got a zete c, not a BEC. no problems with reverse here!


Just a requirement of deeper pockets then!

- Jim

mookaloid - 29/10/08 at 02:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by maartenromijn
Can't you just build a locost (rem...cough...ovable) version of this:

Edit: Please note that I do not know anything on this specific subject, but jus had a brainwave.

[Edited on 29/10/08 by maartenromijn]


Apart from being nothing to do with this topic..........

That's a CARAVAN mover!! it does about 0.001 mph and you would have to engage it before it does any thing and the thing weighs loads too!

Please feel free to put one on your car and tell us how successful it was.

Cheers

Mark

maartenromijn - 29/10/08 at 02:53 PM

OT

Yep! A caravan mover. I wonder if the requirements for a reversal also mention the speed? As I said, it's a brainwave.

If one would do a locost version, he could do this with a proper (powerful) E-motor and dito gear ratio.

Fortunately I am building a locost with a xflow engine with standard gearbox...

dinosaurjuice - 29/10/08 at 03:53 PM

my parents caravan has a motor mover on it. fantastic thing.
Its a friction drive on each tyre....not sure how well it would work on IRS you would need to make sure it would disengage well out of the way for normal driving.

what about a stick with a rubber ferrel on end to simply push yourself along....

or a centrally located swivel jack which will lift and swivel car so its facing other way

ok now im getting daft.... i dont even own a BEC haha