Silver Moon Velo

[frameteam2003]

Today's up-date May 15th
Did the other side rail and checked everything for clearance. Pedals are perfect but the axel will need some work to get a better turning radius

 

[frameteam2003]

Up-date May 16th
This build is New Ground for me so I expected some trouble areas. I had trouble with the axels on the Creasent Racer but though with the store bought axels I wouldn't have any problems---wrong. The Trouble was somewhat different but still a problem area. Lone story short--made a new axel and longer shackles and now everything's fine

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool! Keep them updates coming!

Luke.

 

[King Zebba]

It's coming together real nice! 8)

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Nice build! Don't forget the Porsche body http://www.heapsoffun.com/homemade-Pors ... _2227.html

 

[frameteam2003]

Nice build! Don't forget the Porsche body http://www.heapsoffun.com/homemade-Pors ... _2227.html

Wow! I'll be happy just to get it running(well with the body)
That Porsche body work is way beyond my talent. But I do plan on a racy style.

 

[frameteam2003]

May20th Up-date
Today first attempt at making the templates for the body.

 

[frameteam2003]

May21 update. Bought a set of pedals and checked for side clearance. Not a big deal on most builds I guess but on a Velo yea your pedals got to clear the sides and have room for your feet

 

[LukeTheJoker]

:shock: Never even thought about that! Nice work FT03!

Luke.

 

[evalu8r]

Going to have to order one of these machines. Looks like Fun.

 

[frameteam2003]

Up-date May23
Made the tie rod to link the front wheels. This sets up the next stage of getting the steering linkage done. Also had to add some tabs to aline the tie rod ends to get the correct pivot point for Ackerman steering.
checking pedal clearance and making tie rods seems boring to me and time consuming too. But it's all got to be done before I move on to the "next big thing" so that's what I did today.

 

[frameteam2003]

may 27th up-date
Today I'm cutting plywood sandwich panels. The alum sides will be sandwiched by these panels then clamped, this will allow me to bend and peen over a 1/2" edge so I'll have something to pop rivet the top panels to.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool! Did you use a router on the edge to give the folded over section a nice curve? Never done it myself but very interested in panel forming...

Luke.

 

[frameteam2003]

May 28th up-date
First to answer Luke--in this build the edge doesn't have a large redis so only need to knock the sharp edge off the panel with the sander.
Got the alum sheets today and did one panel side.

 

[bigfatcat]

Oh wow! Amazing metal work! I'm really looking forward to seeing this one finished!

 

[evalu8r]

Sweet! It's comin along nice.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very nice work! :shock:

Luke.

 

[frameteam2003]

May 29 up-date
Attached side panels to frame rails

 

[frameteam2003]

Up-date May30th
Dash panel

 

[JoKeR63]

I'm just glad you understand the Ackerman principle! Real important when said vehicle is pedal powered. Really nice work, I would have cheated and used coroplast.