My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

[Mark BEX]

nicely done indeed

Thank you, always nice when a site Moderator acknowledges you :-)

 

[Mark BEX]

Today I added a crossmember and brace to the front of the roll cage, so I could remove the other brace.

Now I can sit in the car with my legs forward, and start to prepare steering and pedal positioning.

 

[84mpg]

Making good progress! The more I see, the more I want to see! LOL... keep it up...

 

[Mark BEX]

The more I see, the more I want to see!

I see.

 

[JK]

Looking real good. I'm watching too!
I don't book-face so please keep posting here.

 

[Mark BEX]

A step further with the steering and pedal arrangement ...

Looking real good. I'm watching too!
I don't book-face so please keep posting here.

I also prefer the layout and more personal touch of web forums, Facebook is also easy to get locked out of, and other issues such as being hacked, so happy to keep my blog here as well.

 

[ehwatt]

A step further with the steering and pedal arrangement ...

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I also prefer the layout and more personal touch of web forums, Facebook is also easy to get locked out of, and other issues such as being hacked, so happy to keep my blog here as well.

Manual or automatic transmission? Aww poop. Just counted pedals, sorry.

 

[84mpg]

Manual or automatic transmission? Aww poop. Just counted pedals, sorry.

Hey.... I did the same thing. Ha!

I wonder what percentage of folks in the US can even drive a manual? I have two adult kids and they wouldn’t have a clue how to drive one. I doubt any of their friends do either. Times and tastes have changed. I was probably 30 or so before I had my first automatic. Lol...

 

[Mark BEX]

Manual or automatic transmission? Aww poop. Just counted pedals, sorry.

Hey.... I did the same thing. Ha!

I wonder what percentage of folks in the US can even drive a manual? I was probably 30 or so before I had my first automatic.

The pedal count is because that's the pedal box I happen to have. it came out of the same car as my mule engine and gearbox, as did the steering column.

Some points:

The foundation of all this is an alternative to the Elio. The Elio was a manual.

Over 80% of interested Parties are 45 and over, they are evenly split between 45 to 55, 55 to 65, 65 and over. There has only been a couple mention they can't drive a manual and usually due to some leg problem, not lack of manual driving skill.

Likely it will be a manual first up, as it's simply the cheapest and easiest to source.

Ideally I would like to source a CVT, it is the most suitable for this lightweight vehicle type. I have options, am investigating them all. It is possible that it will be a CVT, if I find a package at an economical price.

 

[ehwatt]

Hey.... I did the same thing. Ha!

I wonder what percentage of folks in the US can even drive a manual? I have two adult kids and they wouldn’t have a clue how to drive one. I doubt any of their friends do either. Times and tastes have changed. I was probably 30 or so before I had my first automatic. Lol...

Well IF like minds think alike, you have my sympathy.