Building continues

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Oleg Gladchenko

26 Apr

Over the weekend, I managed quite a lot. I bought a sheet of aluminum and made a hood for the front of the trike. Put the hinges so the hood could be easily opened, fork and the front wheel could be reached if necessary. As fasteners of the bottom of the hood used belts like old cars. Visually, I like this decision most of all, but the straps turned out to be flimsy and torn as soon as I could just pull them. In general, I had to put on bolts. It does not look good, but it keeps well. On top of that, I painted the hood with black paint. The paint was only matte and does not look very good with a glossy casing, but in general it is satisfactory, then I can varnish it and it will be ok.

One of my good friends Irena decided to help me and brought a whole package of all sorts of interesting things. Various rivets, belts, handbags, decorative carnations and scraps of different fabrics. Among other things, there was also a good piece of black dermantine to which I covered the hastily made of plywood and foam rubber seat. It turned out very well. However, in the cockpit it became a little cramped and there was nowhere to pull the legs. But even the pedals need to be put somewhere. At the moment this is my main problem and next week I hope to solve it.

Unfortunately, the rear axles and braces for the brakes are still unprepared, and it makes me angry and brakes the whole project. If I welded the axles, I could put the wheels and brakes. After that, you can mount the motor and take over the fence and there is already the final straight and sun-drenched beach on which I will rush on my hot rod-aerotrayke, I do not even know what else it can be called. While I’m happy with everything in the design. Everything within my picture, but still a lot of work if only it was unnecessary to be distracted by the earnings, I would have built a whole fleet of cars that could be safely taken and removed in the sequel of the Mad Max …

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Oleg Gladchenko

16 Apr

I continue building. The frame is welded and painted with black primer. The frame was too heavy and without shock absorbers. But for now I’ll leave it as it is. It is necessary to try to put a trike on the wheels and then it will become clear what went well and what was bad. It will still be necessary to cut and digest the frame in the course of testing, and then I will insert the shock absorbers, if necessary. The idea is that the wheels will amortize the frame itself too. This trike is intended solely for driving along the beach and on a specific route (more on this later).

At the weekend I screwed the fiberglass body to the frame and made the floor of plywood. Still installed the front fork and wheel. He welded the steering spider and connected it to the steering wheel. The next thing I plan to do is complete the management system, adjust everything and finally fix it. Then I think to do the interior. The rear suspension is not ready yet. It is necessary to wait for one master to make on the axis milling cutter and a couple of parts for the brakes, then it will be possible to put everything together. Well, we are waiting for the next weekend to resume interesting work again.

A new turn

Posted on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by Oleg Gladchenko

10 Apr

It’s been more than a year since the first and only flight of the Dreamfighter trike. And this year was difficult for me and for my project. Continue or not, that is the question! In the end, having changed a lot of options, I came to the conclusion that a trike with a front engine is not needed by anyone. I built my own, flew and enough. If there were enough resources, one could certainly build an outstanding thing, but it’s difficult to climb this mountain alone without the means. In the end, as an artist, I am interested in the process of creating unusual devices, and the machines themselves interest me more from the outside than from the practical.

So, when I expressed my thoughts about the Dreamfighter, it’s time to say about the Dreamfighter snowmobile. Since the case even cracked, I decided to give him a second life in a different quality and guise, the more that I have one idea that reminds me of myself every time, when I go to the coast of the Baltic Sea. In general, there is an idea, there is a broken body, three good wheels and even a motor, although not very powerful. I had to sell my Thor 130, but in the winter I had a Rocket 120. Although it is weak, but able to push the snowmobile with wheels on an even surface. I started to make wheeled snowmobile Dreamfighter, but this time the motor will be behind them. Outwardly they become like an old racing car or plane. I must say that this project attracted me and already something began to loom. At first I cut off the bottom of the case and welded a metal frame. I also made the steering wheel and the front fork. It remains to understand the motor and the axes for the rear wheels and then it will be possible to slowly collect the device. Since I can work with it only on weekends, the project is moving rather slowly. But at the same time he brings me a lot of joy and again I see the meaning in the creativity that I do!