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Douglas AndersonMember ID: minitici
Status: Free MemberDunfermline, Fife, UK
Last Login: 2022-04-14 03:18
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Micro Car, Mini, kit car enthusiast and hillclimb & sprint competitor.
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Member Journal – Douglas Anderson's Road Legal Cyclecar Journal
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Alternative Wheels And Tyres
Posted on: Friday February 17, 2017
I had a look at a few different 17" wheels which were available. I opted for Honda Innova ANF125 front wheels and managed to pick up four of these for GBP £190 complete with tyres and disc rotors. The ANF125 front wheels have a 1.40" x 17" rim and use 32 x 12mm bearings. 12mm spindles are not going to be man enough for single sided support on front hubs therefore I am changing the bearings to 32 x 20mm angular contact versions. I will make my front hubs with 20mm spindles to...
DIY Springs
Posted on: Sunday February 5, 2017
I spent the afternoon making the eyes for my DIY front springs. Bent some 3mm thick steel bar round 19mm turned steel bushes and welded these together. Fitted the eyes to the leaf springs and drilled for 8mm fixing bolts through the flanges of the eyes and through the springs. Followed by a lick of paint. The springs were cut from an old Series 2 Land Rover multi-leaf front spring. The overall width of the leaves was reduced to 48mm by slicing with a thin cutting disc. It was...
Dual Freewheel Differential Progress
Posted on: Monday April 11, 2016
I have now machined up the housing and built up a prototype unit. The unit weighs in at just under 1.5Kg.
Dual Freewheel Diff Progress
Posted on: Wednesday April 6, 2016
I got a 6mm keyway broach and have now cut the keyways in the hubs for the freewheels. I have also designed the housing to mount the freewheels and the sprocket. The 25mm axles already have full length 6mm keyways.
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