LITTLE MICRO-CAR “CRAB” | MODEL CONSTRUCTION

Not for them the track of the reps! Your creative impulse they send, for example for roads technical search. Only what no one else did, and the only way never done before! It is no coincidence that this team such a name: “CLUB ETERNAL SEARCH”! His avtolaboratoriya House of pioneers of Leninsky district of the city of Kharkiv. Interesting and exciting work here with the young designers a big fan of Amateur autostructure, a frequent participant of all-Union rally of home-made machines Valery Taranukha — Manager, mentor, chief designer. It creates the micro cars are always distinguished by originality of design and aesthetic execution.

V. Taranukha and his young assistants are regular participants of the exhibitions NTTM. Today the story of their new work, the Central exhibit of the exhibition NTTM-80 — the little micro-car “Crab”.

This is a double, sport little micro-car with a cabriolet body. In its construction the most used components and parts of scooters VP-150M “Vyatka”. The machine was compact and manoeuvrable, simple and inexpensive to manufacture, simple in operation and maintenance. Despite the relatively small engine power, the car has good throttle response. Tricycle scheme, layout and equipment are made according to the technical requirements of GAI of the Soviet Union.

Little micro-car has good stability, and ease of management. This machine, in our opinion, may find use as urban or tourist transport, and is equipped with additional pedals, will become a trainer for children’s centres and highways.

Here are the diagrams and pictures in the tab provide a visual representation about the device of the little micro-car. All — metal body. For the first time in the practice of Amateur autostructure he made bearing. Boxes closed and a tunnel made of sheet steel with thickness 1,2 mm. the Rear bench of the body is also made of sheet steel with a thickness of 1 mm. Pipe trunk, bumpers, roll over bar and front axle — Ø 28 mm. For the frame of the windshield used tube Ø 43 mm, and the glass itself is taken from automobile ZAZ-965. The hood of the little micro-car was obtained from narrowed and shortened the hood of the GAZ-51.

Fig. 1. The heart of the little micro-car — “motor-wheel” scooter “Vyatka”.

Front (bottom) is part of the fuel tank of a motorcycle Kovrovets, with an insert for welding of sheet iron with a thickness of 1 mm. Back of the car — all the way from scooter “Vyatka”, removed only the cover and the trunk. Here we drew a compact motor unit; a lack in the drive chain of transmission, more reliable; easy access for repair and maintenance, Assembly and disassembly, Assembly and adjustments.

The front wings are made of rear mudguards scooter “Tula” (brewed cutouts for a leading chain); to the body they are attached by welding on the pipes Ø18 mm. For the “Crab” used the front suspension “Vyatka”. A similar suspension was in the first car “Tourist 1”, the participant of parade of the contest of improvised auto-metaconstruct in 1966, she has been very successful. “The crab” once it was confirmed. Interestingly, similar decision and design of the car Novosibirsk “March-77”, described in the “Modeller-designer” No. 12 for the year 1978.

Steering in “Crab” — from ZAZ-965. The steering wheel rim homemade, collapsible, hub is deeply recessed. The driver and passenger comfortable feel on a deep anatomical seats made of fiberglass, upholstered with leatherette and foam; backrest is complemented by the “shoulders”, attached to the rear wall of the basket (photo not shown). Seat recline forward, opening access to the carb and the filter inlet.

The lights on the car from the sidecar С3А but with better cars (“Lada”-2103, -2106), which had to be sawed rims. The stop lamp, license plate light and motorcycle type. Marker lamps on the rear with turn indicators located in the widest part of the car and equally well seen on both the front and rear. Accordingly, it has been possible to make do with just two pointers from a motorcycle “IZH”. This is important, given the weakness of the alternator and battery, taken from the “Vyatka”. The other lighting devices and alarm systems are also made in accordance with the requirements of a self-made cars.

Fig. 2. The scheme of micro-car, only “Crab”:

1 — front bumper 2 — cover (hood), 3 — windshield frame, 4 — arm speed selector, 5, a Parking brake, 6 — seat, 7 — “the shoulder”, 8 — dimensions, 9 — spare wheel, 10 — rear trunk, 11 — the block of motor-wheel “Vyatka”, 12 — muffler.

In front of the vehicle, under the hood, located the rectifier from the “Vyatka” and the battery. Here is the trunk. The car is equipped with abs, as driven from the front wheel (drive interlocked with the speedometer driven) or manually.

Decorative caps on the Board from sidecar is made annular grooves, which, in our opinion, makes the wheel more dynamic. Little micro-car and is equipped with a spare wheel located on the frame of the rear trunk. Colour: bright red body with black and white stripes and indices; seat — red base, trim — black, head restraints — red; body inside — black; wheels — light gray caps — bright yellow with black rims.

Framing the windshield and the rear arc of security is made in such a way that the micro-car, only can be installed easily removable awning and two light doors made of canvas or leather. In this case, increases the comfort of the car, it becomes weatherproof.

Motor VP-150, mounted on a little micro-car, has an output of 6 HP and allows the car to go speeds up to 75 km/h. brakes — mechanical on all three wheels. There is also Parking brake on the rear wheel.

“Crab” has successfully passed the comprehensive and long-term testing, is well established.

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