Per Mark BEX ....
Good morning from 2024 ... 12:40 am to be exact.
And what does one do on New Year's Eve? One designs car parts of course and prepares them for laser cutting tomorrow (yes, New Year's Day).
The chassis piggyback sections to be exact (bright green), that accept the rear bumper/trailer hitch, support the rear swingarm pivots, and has the fuel tank rear cross member integral as well.
Finish my New Year's 18 year old Glenlivet whiskey, and off to bed
Spring has sprung. Get out and shoot your Henry
Elio Type Vehicle Resurection --- AKA the BEX
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Per Mark BEX ....
Everything for the 'piggybacks', as I have decided to name them, went well today.
The other 4 bits are load distributors for the swingarm bearing mounts.
Everything for the 'piggybacks', as I have decided to name them, went well today.
The other 4 bits are load distributors for the swingarm bearing mounts.
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WHEN ASKED : "Looking at the recent posts on the rear wheel framework, will these be welded so there are no areas to trap water and rust? Even with plating to slow rust, how long a life are you shooting for with the BEX? (I live in an area where they use salt in the wintertime)."
Mark Responded : "There is a bonus to me not having million dollar stamping dies, and that is I have to use thicker steel because I can't stamp in strengthening ribs and compound curves, and yes there is a slight weight penalty, but offset by what should be a longer life if corrosion starts.
As Ari mentioned, dipping is an option I am looking at as there are 2 major galvanisers within an hour with huge tanks.
You will note I have experimented with a fiberglass floor, and that is still an open option for the floor, and this current floor has been crafted with 80 degree bends (rather than 90) with fiberglass molding in mind (ease of mold release), but the 80 degree folds not being of concern if it remains in steel.
The bodyshell will be fiberglass (with likely OEM steel doors), that is a given, as you can't afford me to go pressing steel body shells"
Mark Responded : "There is a bonus to me not having million dollar stamping dies, and that is I have to use thicker steel because I can't stamp in strengthening ribs and compound curves, and yes there is a slight weight penalty, but offset by what should be a longer life if corrosion starts.
As Ari mentioned, dipping is an option I am looking at as there are 2 major galvanisers within an hour with huge tanks.
You will note I have experimented with a fiberglass floor, and that is still an open option for the floor, and this current floor has been crafted with 80 degree bends (rather than 90) with fiberglass molding in mind (ease of mold release), but the 80 degree folds not being of concern if it remains in steel.
The bodyshell will be fiberglass (with likely OEM steel doors), that is a given, as you can't afford me to go pressing steel body shells"
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Per Mark BEX ....
Just need to get it all to come together now, too many changes, but I feel they were worth it for where I am now, but have to move forward with it now, no more "2 steps backwards, 1 step forward".
Changing to the staggered seating is one thing I will never regret, only regret why I didn't go for it earlier, trying too hard to stick to the Elio ideal. I cringe whenever I see a tandem seating arrangement now.
Just need to get it all to come together now, too many changes, but I feel they were worth it for where I am now, but have to move forward with it now, no more "2 steps backwards, 1 step forward".
Changing to the staggered seating is one thing I will never regret, only regret why I didn't go for it earlier, trying too hard to stick to the Elio ideal. I cringe whenever I see a tandem seating arrangement now.
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Per Mark BEX ....
Been a busy week.
My factory rent is due this month, I have 350 square meters, but a lot isn't used, just storage, so I asked the landlord if I could cut about 100 square meters, and he agreed, so been shifting everything for a few days to make way for a new dividing wall, and a few New Year lunches with friends and business clients through the week.
Been a busy week.
My factory rent is due this month, I have 350 square meters, but a lot isn't used, just storage, so I asked the landlord if I could cut about 100 square meters, and he agreed, so been shifting everything for a few days to make way for a new dividing wall, and a few New Year lunches with friends and business clients through the week.
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Per Mark BEX .....
Out with the old, in with the new ... I was a little despondent cutting up the fiberglass floor and putting it in the rubbish.
With these builds you need to plan 10 steps ahead, what you design today, might not be right 10 steps later, and I have hit roadblocks a few times, but believed this was it ... I should have planned 11 steps ahead ...
Was a cruel blow to be so confident, make a pattern, then the mold, then the part, of course this took time and money, now all 3 are rubbish due to one single thing I didn't foresee ...
But anyway, moving forward again, but I will complete this one, which I do believe is the absolute final one, entirely in steel, in case I did miss another 11th step because I don't want to go through the pattern/mold/part process and have it fail all over again.
The pictures are, fiberglass floor cut up, piggybacks for tow hitch on, and front engine rails on.
Out with the old, in with the new ... I was a little despondent cutting up the fiberglass floor and putting it in the rubbish.
With these builds you need to plan 10 steps ahead, what you design today, might not be right 10 steps later, and I have hit roadblocks a few times, but believed this was it ... I should have planned 11 steps ahead ...
Was a cruel blow to be so confident, make a pattern, then the mold, then the part, of course this took time and money, now all 3 are rubbish due to one single thing I didn't foresee ...
But anyway, moving forward again, but I will complete this one, which I do believe is the absolute final one, entirely in steel, in case I did miss another 11th step because I don't want to go through the pattern/mold/part process and have it fail all over again.
The pictures are, fiberglass floor cut up, piggybacks for tow hitch on, and front engine rails on.
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Per Mark BEX ....
Phones aren't important to me, but I do use them to take snaps to upload pictures here, but because not important, I often forget to take it with me, so no snaps of the mounted rear suspension swingarm today ...
I believe I have found a niche market small airconditioning company to do the aircons, a headache I foresee coming.
Phones aren't important to me, but I do use them to take snaps to upload pictures here, but because not important, I often forget to take it with me, so no snaps of the mounted rear suspension swingarm today ...
I believe I have found a niche market small airconditioning company to do the aircons, a headache I foresee coming.
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Per Mark BEX ....
Lining up the rear suspension, fuel tank, tow bar ect.
Just a piece of scrap bent square tube in the lower picture to show the basics of how the rear bumber/towbar will work.
Swingarm bearings are just stock pillow block bearings from any bearing shop, and cheap, as is the 20mm threaded rod (not trimmed to length).
But I now have to go away for a week for some business investigation, related to the BEX, but don't cry for me Marge or Tina.
Lining up the rear suspension, fuel tank, tow bar ect.
Just a piece of scrap bent square tube in the lower picture to show the basics of how the rear bumber/towbar will work.
Swingarm bearings are just stock pillow block bearings from any bearing shop, and cheap, as is the 20mm threaded rod (not trimmed to length).
But I now have to go away for a week for some business investigation, related to the BEX, but don't cry for me Marge or Tina.
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Per Mark BEX ....
Just reporting in and the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated!
Have been to Malaysia and Indonesia over the last week，now dropped in to Australia for a few days to say hi to family，and then straight back to the grind ....
Just reporting in and the news of my death have been greatly exaggerated!
Have been to Malaysia and Indonesia over the last week，now dropped in to Australia for a few days to say hi to family，and then straight back to the grind ....
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Side Note :
last night we watched game between #7 Duke and Virginia Tech .... with Mark somewhere between down under and his home in China, I couldn't help but take note of Tyrese Proctor .... he''s a second year player for Duke who scored 12 points in Blue Devil's 77 - 67 victory .... he's from Sydney, Australia ....
last night we watched game between #7 Duke and Virginia Tech .... with Mark somewhere between down under and his home in China, I couldn't help but take note of Tyrese Proctor .... he''s a second year player for Duke who scored 12 points in Blue Devil's 77 - 67 victory .... he's from Sydney, Australia ....
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