My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

[Newtfan]

I have been watching behind the scenes for a very long time and am one of the ones who was around 940 in line for the Elio but hey, I am having a blast watching the BEX get designed and prototyped. That tube laser cutter was a WOW on my part.

 

[Mark BEX]

The main engine rails are in and lined up.

Going together well.

 

[84mpg]

The main engine rails are in and lined up.

Going together well.

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“Going together well.”
Music to our ears…..

 

[Mark BEX]

“Going together well.”
Music to our ears…..

Well it's not a big job this time, relative, I have all the longitudinal dimensions set, as are verticals, and most of the laterals are unchanged, just a bit wider at the front, and a bit simpler, but not straying too far from what I already gots

 

[Rickb]

Well it's not a big job this time, relative, I have all the longitudinal dimensions set, as are verticals, and most of the laterals are unchanged, just a bit wider at the front, and a bit simpler, but not straying too far from what I already gots

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[Mark BEX]

Stripped the brake and clutch pedals with their master cylinders, as well as the throttle pedal out of the donor car today.

Then of course measured them up, and put them into CAD (purple pedals) to start drawing up the new firewall (ochre) to suit the Honda driveline.

Again it's just modifying the existing components, firewall in this case, to suit the new driveline.

I don't do detailed CAD, just the main components and hard points as required, I think it's ridiculous the entent some go to, even nuts and bolts with threads, gee whiz.

 

[Johnny Acree]

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This is why I can't remember what I had for breakfast, but I can remember this!!

 

[Rickb]

The production model BEX parts list will likely be created from detailed CAD renderings.

 

[Mark BEX]

Lasered and folded the upper firewall today, the master cylinder is particularly long, and hitting the engine, figuring out out to resolve this hiccough.

 

[Sonoran Sam]

the master cylinder is particularly long, and hitting the engine, figuring out out to resolve this hiccough.

What about deleting the brake booster, does that buy you any extra distance?? Are power brakes really required for something this light??
In my youth, I had a '74 Ford Maverick I drove for years... No power brakes on that car and I don't remember stopping ever being an issue.
Just a thought...