Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 10:39 AM |
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Lights on REAR cycle wings
Is there any reason that lights attached to rear cycle wings are not allowed by SVA? I ask the question because they will obviously bounce around more
because they are not isolated from the suspension like conventional rear wings are.
sorry should have explained - I am making my own bodywork, sort of a futuristic 7. I am putting front cycle wings on the back of the car. So I wont
be using rear arches that are usually used on most 7 style kits.
Any ideas?
[Edited on 15/3/06 by Hammerhead]
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Mix
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 10:57 AM |
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Must have my thick head on because what you have written makes no sense to me.
Rear wings are isolated, are not normally cycle type.
Mick
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locoboy
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 11:00 AM |
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Mix,
I think he IS asking about rear CYCLE wings not normal rear arches.
ATB
Locoboy
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shortie
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 11:18 AM |
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Hammer,
Can you just confirm whether you mean rear arches or cycle wings same as the front, I assume you are building an Indy so if it's rear arches
then they are isolated from the suspension as they are attached to the body\chassis and not the suspension and everyone puts them on the rear
arches.
HTH,
Rich.
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 11:57 AM |
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sorry should have explained - I am making my own bodywork, sort of a futuristic 7. I am putting front cycle wings on the back of the car. So I wont
be using rear arches that are usually used on most 7 style kits.
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smart51
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 12:09 PM |
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some people put indicators on the front cycle wings. If this is OK then I don'e see why rear lights on rear cycle wings wouldn't be OK.
What does the SVA manual say?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 12:20 PM |
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like this?
 
Rescued attachment ks5.jpg
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Mix
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 12:26 PM |
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Ahhhh!!! enlightenment glasshopper 
Mick
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MikeR
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 12:47 PM |
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didn't that student car based on teh stuart taylor chassis use rear cycle wings?
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Hammerhead
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 posted on 15/3/06 at 12:50 PM |
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Yes like that Mookaloid.
And yes Mike the car you are refering to the 'Toniq R' did use cycle wings on the rear. But I don't know if that car was SVA
tested.
Thats the sort of thing I am doing. 
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NS Dev
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 12:50 PM |
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yep, and the brooke me190, and quite a few others too, but I don't know of any with rear cycle wing mounted lights??
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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02GF74
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 03:43 PM |
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I don;t recall reading anything about the rear lights being fixed in position in the SVA book.
the only thinkg that would trouble me is if the SVa inspector got stroppy about them being out of the required position when the suspension moves
relative to the body - not sure how he could test that though!
you may want to consider LED bulbs as they are immunue to vibration unlike filament bulbs.
[Edited on 15/3/06 by 02GF74]
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 04:09 PM |
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thanks - led lighting is already purchased!!
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Dale
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 04:52 PM |
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Do you have any pics of your bodywork design?
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 05:00 PM |
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I'm sketching as we speak. I am going to put the cars that have offered inspiration on my website soon.
Its inspired by a few different cars and will feature higher sides than standard, this is for side impact protection, as I find the current 7 design a
bit expossed if you get T-Boned!
I made a carbon fibre monocoqued folding 3 wheeler bike when i was at Uni. But that was 6 years ago, so now I plan to produce a one off called
'Hammerhead'
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MartinDB
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 05:41 PM |
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Sylva's Riot SE demonstrator has the indicators on the rear wings.
Image deleted by owner
Martin.
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 05:46 PM |
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seems there is no clear reason not to put lights on the rear cycle wings.
I reckon I will just make the car as I want it to be and then worry about sva compliance.
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 06:57 PM |
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no mate not me. mine was a folding trike, electric power, I will put a pic on my website in the next day or two. Thats when it goes live anyway!!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 07:41 PM |
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like this
 
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Dutchman
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| posted on 27/3/06 at 12:32 PM |
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Wow at last pic ... where to find that headlights
any pic from front of the car...
@Hammerhead the site aint working , the Hammerhead page actually ... I'm also making my own body but I got my inspiration with Donkervoort ...
please some pic's ASP
Tarzan English with foreign accent!
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Stuart Walker
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| posted on 31/3/06 at 10:53 PM |
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Here you go...
link
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