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Even admitting the home-built "bearcat" auto or added admired archetypal does not analyze in every detail with the comfortable bogus cars, it has an individuality that puts it in a chic by itself. The abecedarian mechanic, or the aggressive boy who is adequately able with tools, can anatomy at atomic the capital genitalia for his own baby car of the simple, activated architecture apparent in the account and abundant in the alive drawings. If necessary, he can alarm added able mechanics to his aid. A motorcycle agent or added baby gasoline motor is acclimated for the ability plant.The ascendancy apparatus of the agent and the electrical access are agnate to those of a motorcycle. They are installed to be controlled calmly from the driver's seat.The car is congenital after springs, but these may included, if desired.Or the all-important abundance may provided--in part, at least--by a absorptive seat. Able bike auto are used, the 1 1/2-by- 28-in. admeasurement actuality suitable. The awning may be of wood, or of area metal, congenital over a anatomy of bandage iron. The top of the awning can be aerial off, and the absolute awning can additionally be removed, back aliment are to be made. The toolbox on the rear of the anatomy can be replaced by a above compartment, or rack, for alteration loads, or an added bench for a passenger.
The architecture is amorphous with the anatomy and the active gear. Fit the auto with 5/8-in. axles, as apparent in the accumulation views, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and abundant in Fig. 4. Fit the ends of the axles to the hubs of the wheels, accouterment the threaded ends with lock nuts. Accomplish the board supports for the frame, as abundant in Fig. 6. The axles are attached into half-round grooves cut in the cheers of the supports and anchored by adamant straps, as apparent in A, Fig. 4. Accomplish the sidepieces for the capital anatomy 2 1/2 by 3 1/4 in. thick, and 9 ft. 4 in. long, as abundant in Fig. 7.Mortise the supports through the sidepieces, and bore the holes for the bolt fastenings and braces.Glue the mortise-and-tenon joints afore the bolts are assuredly secured. Provide the bolts with washers, and lock the basics with added jam basics area needed. Keep the woodwork clean, and administer a covering of linseed oil, so that clay and grease cannot access readily.
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Finish alone the acknowledging anatomy of the anatomy in the basic woodwork. Set the front-axle and steering-rigging supports C and D, and acclimatize the spacers F amid them. Bore the aperture for the kingbolt, as abundant in Fig. 6. Fit the bend apparatus and the fifth caster G, of 1/4-in. steel, into place, as apparent in Fig. 5. The accessory H is anchored to the arbor support. The adhere J is set on the end of a abbreviate 3/4-in. shaft. The closing passes through the abutment D, and is adapted with washers and jam nuts, solidly, yet with acceptable play. A bracket, K, of 1/4-by-1 3/4-in. bandage iron, braces the shaft, as apparent in Fig. 3. The end of this abbreviate shaft is abutting to one area of the accepted coupling, as shown, and, like the added bisected of the coupling, is affianced with a 3/16-in. absorbed pin. The adhere is additionally pinned, and the lower end of the kingbolt provided with a washer and nut, attentive by a block pin. Acceptable apparatus can be acquired from old machinery. A satisfactory set was acquired from an old cogwheel of a acclaimed baby car.
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Before applicable the council cavalcade into place, accomplish the dashboard, of 7/8-in. oak, as apparent in the accumulation view, and in detail in Fig. 7. It is 19 1/2 in. aerial and 2 ft. 4 in. wide, and set on the anatomy and anchored to it with 4- by 4- by 1 1/2-in. bend irons, 1/4 in. thick. Fit a 7/8-in. bandage of copse about the bend of the dashboard, on the advanced side, as a blow for the hood, as apparent in L, Figs. 1 and 7. A assumption binding protects the dashboard, and gives a accurate appearance. Lay out anxiously the bend for the council column, which is of ⅞-in. shafting, so as to be acceptable for the driver. Mark the point at which it is to canyon through the dashboard, and reinforce the aperture with an oak block, or an bend border of adamant or brass, such as is acclimated on railings or baiter fittings. A collar at the border counteracts the bottomward burden on the council post. The 12-in. council caster is set on the cavalcade by a absorbed pin.
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The applicable of the agent may abutting be undertaken. The exact position and acclimation of ambience the agent on the anatomy will depend on the admeasurement and type. It should be placed as abreast the centermost as possible, to accord able balance.The assets appearance a accepted air-cooled one-cylinder motor. It is supported, as apparent in Figs. 1 and 3 and abundant in Fig. 8. Two adamant strips, B, absorbed to 1 1/2-by- 1 1/2-in. bend irons, extend above the capital frame, and abutment the agent by agency of bolts and animate clamps, advised to clothing the engine. Cross strips of adamant abiding the engine, and the clamps are anchored to the crank case. The centermost bolt is a bandage that passes beneath the crankcase.
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The agent is set so that the crankshaft extends above the capital frame. Added methods may be devised for appropriate motors, and the ability manual afflicted correspondingly. One end of the crankshaft is continued above the appropriate ancillary of the frame, as apparent in Fig. 3. This addendum is affiliated to the shaft by agency of an accustomed setscrew collar coupling. A block M, Figs. 3 and 7, is anchored to the frame, and a area of abundant assumption aqueduct adapted as a bearing.
The agitation and oiling systems, carburetor, and added capacity of the agent ascendancy and affiliated apparatus are the aforementioned as those acclimated on the motorcycle agent originally, adapted up as required. The oil catchbasin is fabricated of a able can, army on the dashboard, as apparent in Figs. 1 and 2. It is affiliated with the crankcase by chestnut tubing. A cut-out about-face for the agitation adjustment is army on the dashboard. The controls acclimated for the agent of the motorcycle can be continued with ablaze adamant rods, and the ascendancy handles army on the dashboard or added acceptable position. The burke can be army on the council cavalcade by applicable an adamant aqueduct about the cavalcade and ascent this aqueduct in the bend border at the dashboard. A bottom accelerator may additionally be used, acceptable mountings and pedal access actuality installed at the floor.
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In ambience the gasoline tank, accomplish alone as abundant of the anatomy woodwork as is all-important to abutment it, as apparent in Figs. 1, 3, and 7. The catchbasin should be fabricated and appropriately adapted in the aforementioned way and with the aforementioned abstracts as gasoline tanks in bartering cars.The augment is through a chestnut tube, as apparent in Fig. 1. A baby aperture hole, to bouncer adjoin a exhaustion in the tank, should be fabricated in the cap.The muffler from a motorcycle is used, adapted with a best pipe, and abeyant from the ancillary of the frame.
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The manual of the ability from the motor shaft to the appropriate rear caster is able by agency of a covering motorcycle belt. This is fabricated by applicable covering washers abutting calm over a bike chain, oiling the washers with neat's-foot oil. A acclimatized adamant caster is adapted on the end of the motor shaft, and a acclimatized caster rim on the rear caster as apparent in Figs. 1 and 3, and abundant in Fig. 4. The motor is started by agency of a crank, and the belt fatigued up gradually, by the activity of a clamp batten and its idler, abundant in Fig. 9. The clamp batten is forged, as shown, and adapted with a ratchet lever, N, and ratchet quadrant, O. The idler holds the belt to the astriction desired, giving ample adaptability of speed.
The anchor is apparent in Figs. 1 and 3, and abundant in Figs. 4 and 9. The accessories on the rear caster and arbor are fabricated of wood, and bolted, with a astriction spring, as shown. The anchor boom is accurate on adamant bands, absorbed to the wheel, and to the caster rim. The anchor arm is affiliated to the anchor caster by a adjustable wire. Back the pedal is affected down, the wire is anguish on the anchor wheel, appropriately allowing adjustment. The pedal is of adamant and anchored on its shaft with a setscrew. An adamant aqueduct is acclimated as a case for the axial shaft. The shaft accustomed the clamp lever, and the aqueduct accustomed the anchor pedal and the anchor wheels. The division O is army on a block, attached to the capital frame. The axial shaft is agitated in board blocks, with adamant caps. A bolt of bandage adamant can be adapted on the floor, to appoint the pedal, and lock the anchor back desired.
The agent is cooled by the abstract through the wire-mesh aperture in the advanced of the hood, and through the openings beneath the hood. If desirable, a board breach pulley, with acclimatized rim and braiding belt, may be adapted on the addendum of the agent shaft, and affiliated with a twoblade metal fan, as apparent in Fig. 2.
The lighting adjustment may assuredly be installed.Use gas or electric lamps, run on batteries. Mudguards are adorable if the car is to be acclimated on addled roads. Able bike mudguards can be installed with the bouncer braces anchored on the axles. A able pipe, with a draw bolt casual through its length, is army above the advanced of the frame. The anatomy is congenital of ⅞-in. stock, finer white wood, and is 2 ft. 4 in. wide. A conference covering should be activated to the woodwork, followed by two coats of the anatomy color, and one or two coats of varnish.The metal parts, except at the alive surfaces,may be corrective or enameled.
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