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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Bigcheese327, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. banjeaux bob
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    Image from J-j C. ... 10629678_10204793673472261_1564903116788147939_n.jpg
     
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    OK! Here is John Ballard's full report of his visit with Arthur Gibson.....Some of you may recognize Arthur from images from The Festval of Slowth.

    A very pleasant and informative afternoon spent at Arthur Gibson’s place today.
    Arthur is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to GN cars and he has some intriguing projects on the go. It was very a useful and interesting afternoon talking about some of the finer points of the GN engine’s design and looking through Arthur’s extensive archive of drawings, notes and photographs. As you can see, from some of the pictures, Mr Gibson has a very particular approach to his car building projects. “Chaotic” is one word that springs to mind but don’t jump to any wrong conclusions. Arthur is an outstanding engineer with an eye for detail and an ability to seemingly conjure complicated parts from basic materials.......

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    More Lambert from J-j C. 1800406_10204795118148377_8425788439217917210_n.jpg 10603292_10204795122428484_9058240032131837994_n.jpg 1962811_10204795124428534_2261977035736058708_n.jpg
     
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    Chater Lea delivery.....these guys are carrying cyclecar parts! Tim Gunn image... 1908093_345392292301826_3850511011888465992_n.jpg
     
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    1921 GN Sport 1505372_742288902474092_3564592389645786059_n.jpg Rerun?
     
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    This is by Martin Squires in England. 10686915_629472360502536_5107585936577034070_n.jpg
     
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    photo by S.B. via LeCyclecaristeBelge 10660337_733837676688134_8020656189511543012_n.jpg
     
  15. it is with a heavy heart that i post; "noodles", my friend Pete, an outstanding artist in any media, fabricator, dreamer, visionary, a man with an amazing work ethic, sense of humor, a lover of his family/friends and all animals large and small....was killed this weekend when he rolled his morgan.....rear tire problem is suspected.
     
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    Very sorry.
     
  18. Ned Ludd
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    So sorry to hear it. I only had one conversation with him here, but he sounded like a hugely interesting guy to know. I love the "castle" that he built.
     
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    Amilcar marc pic.... 1451942_742717142431268_2867133526231200224_n.jpg
     
  20. gnichols
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    A tad OT, but has anyone finally developed / marketing an inline tranny / adaptor for Busa motors? Or Harleys for that matter? If I get a chance further down the line, I think I'm going to build a hot rod cycle car. Idears? Gary
     
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    Don't know of any commercially available. Can't imagine it would be hard to adapt a automotive trans though. I'm thinking maybe using a Dwarf car driveshaft adapter and machine a clutch disc center, that matches your trans input splines, to bolt on the adapter.
     
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    I think conventional wisdom involves a sprocket with a driveshaft yoke bolted to it. It attaches to the output sprocket of the bike engine/gearbox unit by a very short double-row chain. I've heard of VW transaxles gutted of all but 4th and reverse used as final drive units, which automatically raises the idea of using a taller ring & pinion and retaining 3rd as a general-use range and using 4th as an overdrive.

    Come to think of it, any light 3- or 4-speed should do that job, if turned back to front in the manner porknbeaner has described (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/building-your-own-od.182782/page-2#post-6364937). Light '70s/'80s 4-speeds must be practically worthless. Lose 1st to save weight; use 3rd as OD and 2nd as ridiculous highway idling gear.
     
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    Gary,what are they using behind the Harley motors in the new Morgans?
     
  24. gnichols
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    Further to my first query... and timely... a new copy of Automobile arrived today with a full page advert for the Polaris Slingshot, a 20K USD three-wheeler with inline drive that looks like it came directly from the GM Ecotec parts bin (ie Solstice / Sky). Heck, add a turbo or blower and that's the same powertrain I'm putting in my Model A!!! Still, that's a 280 lb engine and I suspect a Busa would weigh a lot less and sound cooler. Too bad about the gawd awful body shape. And why not an enclosed shaft drive swing axle? Perhaps a vintage GN style body could be applied? Still, the price is certainly reasonable when compared to a new Morgan clone, eh? Gary
    More on the web. http://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot
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    They are using a Masda MX5 tranny but the problem is hooking it to the Harley. The engine cannot take the thrust from the clutch so Morgan added a thrust bearing and rubber cushion device between the engine and tranny.
     

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    Electric Morgan 3 wheeler.Images via Morgans West. 10696281_10152714997288407_8048743855893820328_n.jpg 10710789_10152714997343407_4012646738188918520_n.jpg 10675625_10152714997303407_3300168925165779685_n.jpg 10347629_10152714997403407_1219482570510539429_n.jpg
     

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