My Elio Alternate Project Is Underway.

[Mark BEX]

I designed this over the last few hours, the red tow hitch fits/bolts into the pink folded part that piggybacks onto the chassis, and internally strengthens it to be able to mount the rear swing arm pivots to it.

Yes there's enough room to remove the wheel.

 

[JEBar]

it seems to me that the red tow hitch would offer a good jacking point should it be necessary to jack up the rear .... do you foresee the hitch being a standard feature or as an option ..?

 

[Mark BEX]

it seems to me that the red tow hitch would offer a good jacking point should it be necessary to jack up the rear .... do you foresee the hitch being a standard feature or as an option ..?

Not sure, depends on how the rear bodywork comes along.

 

[Hot rod]

Makes a stronger bumper. How high will you have to raise it to get the wheel out?

 

[Mark BEX]

Makes a stronger bumper. How high will you have to raise it to get the wheel out?

In theory not far, the wheel should tilt and come out easily.

 

[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 crossmember integral as well.

Finish my New Year's 18 year old Glenlivet whiskey, and off to bed

 

[Mel]

Good morning from 2024 ... 12:40 am to be exact.

And what does one do on New Year's Eve?
Finish my New Year's 18 year old Glenlivet whiskey, and off to bed

My New Year's Eve?.....Installing running boards and prepping for trailer hitch install on my new pick-up.

 

[Mark BEX]

My New Year's Eve?.....Installing running boards and prepping for trailer hitch install on my new pick-up.

Yup, not like going down to the beach to one of the many bonfires (Australian Summers) and chasing drunk girls like 40 years ago ....

The words are in the song ...

 

[Mel]

Yup, not like going down to the beach to one of the many bonfires (Australian Summers) and chasing drunk girls like 40 years ago ....
The words are in the song ...

Interesting in that my first job was running the projectors at a drive-in theater. 7 nights a week for $34/week. Friday & Saturday were "dusk to dawn".

This was in the very early '60s.

 

[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.