Threewheeler. (we do handicrafts us an auto)

(Translated for you poor sods who cannot speak a word of German, its a bit rough around the edges though...)

It was sometime in the autumn 1996. To foot a minute to the railway station and three minutes to the bread acquisition in the rear head, sought I an unusual Fortbewegungsart for the weekend. Through an old Kit-Car notebook, I knocked on the Bausatz of a Threewheelers, that looked so exotic that it packed me. Also the price was ok.
Even a sample trip with a copy, - 45PS and hochbeinig as well as a stork, diverted me therefrom not. The good thing was to be gone moreover scarcely straight ahead. But I saw an interesting draft therein.

The origin of the 3radls was before ca. 20 years in England. Where otherwise. HUDSON hated the Threewheeler originally and had another 4rad-Modell To the page. Yet this died with the Kat-duty for Neuzulassungen. On obviously branch usual way sometime an eingedeutschte variant of the HUDSON-Spirit emerged, - the RSA. The stern looks for example somewhat differently. Yet that I learned first through many little Storys, that found the way to me in the course of the time.

To the year change, I had a frame, a couple of car body part bulky and a box little stuff, as well as an expert opinion. I had a procedure chosen me, that I considered to be an Erstlingswerk for appropriate: I formed a unit the Gefährt with all kinds of material and part that usefully appeared me. No scrap! I wanted to test simply only my characteristic ideas in the first summer after the TÜV without large investment.
That the final result would look differently, was already clear. That hated: all again.
Therewith I eliminated also some bausatzbedingte weak place.
 

 

As a drive, I chose a Renault R5 TX. For this type, the Bausatz was planned among other things also.
64 HP and a 5gang-Getriebe should be already it. Model before 1984 said the expert opinion. Therefore the first series R5 that it gave. Längsmotor, torsion rod resilience and unfortunately no catalyst. For that an exception regulation of the EU, that provides plans no exhaust fume inspection for 3räder. The so-called Piaggio-bonus.........

The Fußraum is limited rather. I spent some time therewith, also to be able to serve the Pedalerie with wide shoe.
I go go often with my „Bergsteigersandalen“ size 44, -and it.

Is normally in the Bausatz planned that one changes the gears between the knees. Of my old duck the principle lived, wanted I a cane control to be turned very shortly. All 5 forwards and the reverse gear durchschaltbar are, with thumb attached at the steering wheel. SO that must be!
To be sure I acted myself therewith on that only a specially prepared cooler suited yet under the hood. So I did not have however also the threatened warmth problems. At the same time also two motorcycle-Kühlerlüfter help.

As a cable tree donor served logical manner of the TX. To be sure strickte I this complete newly out of the single wires. Correctly prettily, with Umwickelung, soldered knot and connector and sufficiently security. Was important me also one independent of the main switch for drawer device and Campinglampe or Mobiltelefonlader to outlet. Telephone is by the way of utility because Ersatzrad is missing.

In the May 1997 go to the TÜV. Was astonishingly problem-free. To be sure the ausgehändigte expert opinion carried substantially to the termination of the „Hände over the head zusammenschlagen“ in. Except a couple Pflichmängeln as well as: „da ahead at the Querlenker however a Kantenschutz“ must; or „auf the air filter an Abdeckung must, is was that to laut“ soon all clear.
Three years up to the next/first HU.

So therefore the first „Baustufe“ looked;.

Here in my boy distance trip after rain castle to a friend.





What a summer with change was followed. The entire areas where I had characteristic idea verbaut, should be durable simple funtionell and. Are so all warehouse place, about at the Schaltgestänge, marketable standard parts.


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