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1981 Trimuter three-wheeled kit car.
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Previously:
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...622#post193459
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...674#post136585
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...425#post192804
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...223#post188306
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...289#post185030
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...323#post188698
I still have a set of plans for this car that I purchased way back when. I had high hopes, but life got in the way.
I wonder if it is as unstable as the Reliant Robin even though it has a slightly lower centre of gravity
The plans called out either a 48v aircraft starter motor, or a 22hp v-twin gas engine, set over and behind the drive axle, coupled by multiple v belts to a pulley attached to the differential, which was from a Datsun donor, I believe. The batteries for the electric version fit down a center trunk between the seats and across the vehicle behind the seats. So yes, the cg was low and far back. However, the instability was always a point of concern for me.
I was always more drawn to the Tri-Magnum, from the same era. It seemed more stable and didn't look as goofy.
http://www.diseno-art.com/news_conte...-1-730x414.jpg
Oh yes indeed! I've tried many times to figure out how to make a drive/steer forward-rear engine three-wheeler. Seems like a good idea. And I remember the Tri-magnum from Popular Mechanix, but I don't remember exactly when.
Looks like an old Kenner SSP racer I had when I was a kid!