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Some More Photos of the Construction of the EVMaine Electric Car
Construction Summer/Fall 2009
The new front ‘A’ arms, suspension and steering system under construction for the two heavy duty cast motorcycle front wheels. There is now only one large motorcycle wheel in the rear which is the drive wheel
This closeup shows the new homemade ‘A’ arms independent suspension
front end. No brake cylinders or steering installed yet.
The front end showing both sides. This car will incorporate a number of
safety features to protect the driver that are not commonly found in a small,
homemade car.
Side view of the front cast motorcycle wheels. The car will be about 10.5 feet long.
The vehicle is taller than you can see in this photograph.
Here’s the back end just before the rear wheel assembly was welded on.
This is a good side view of the final shape of the vehicle.
Here’s the rear fork. It has been extended to clear the large belt driven gear on the jackshaft. More reinforcement will be added before these parts are finally in use. Also, the one inch diameter and two foot long jackshaft will have two more bearings supporting it, for a total of four.
A side view of the above.
An oblique view of the same gear and fork assembly. A chain will turn the rear wheel. The belt driven jackshaft is there to reduce the chain rpm because over 1,000 rpm a chain will make too much noise.
The angles and the positioning of the front wheels are critical in several directions, so much care must be taken if you are building your front end from scratch for both proper tracking and tire life.
Here’s a side view of the motor and swing arm (fork) for the rear wheel are fitted to the frame. Ending up with the precision needed is the biggest problem when not working in a shop.
This is a one-of-a-kind vehicle. There are no plans to produce it commercially.
This vehicle will be finished as a 3-wheeled, enclosed cab ‘Autocycle’ because that new law passed in Maine. So it will be allowed on roads that are posted up to 45 mph.
The plan now is to finish it in the Winter/Spring of 2010
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