Category Archives: Cy-Car Chapters

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter #14, Mile Post #16 “Putting some shape into the Tail Cone” Up-Dates, 4-1-11, April Fools Day (take everything with a grain of salt!!) First, some up-date information to our story about the TigerCat construction … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 prototype construction Chapter 13 “Showing it to the Hot-Rod Folks” Start Date 2-7-09 There was a little Rod and Custom Show here in our home town on the weekend of 2-6-09 and we took the TigerCat (in … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 12, Mile Post #15 “The Great Cover-Up” or “Putting on the Body Work” Start Date 1-5-09 The whole crew took a Christmas break between Dec. 20th 2008 and Jan. 6th of 2009 before starting … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 11, Mile Post #13 &14 “Something between the wheels called the Axle” Start Date 11-15-08 The front Axle is a long story and is not complete even as I write this chapter. Because there … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 10, Mile Post #12 “Huff and Puff, the exhaust pipe story” Start Date 11-10-08 What ever flows in must flow out and that is the story of intake and exhaust in a nut shell.  … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 CycleCar Prototype construction Chapter 9,  Mile Post #12 “Someplace to put your feet” 11-10-08 Once the main frame and floor supports were installed we began to get serious about beginning the fiberglass construction.  The floor boards parts … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 8, Mile Post #10 The evolution of changes to the “Front End Look” Start Date 11-5-08 In all of our early drawings and designs for the TigerCat there was a certain “LOOK” that we … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 7, Mile Post #8 & 9 “Cockpit size and height, what’s comfortable?” Start Date 10-30-08 Once the seats and controls were in place the design crew needed to establish the cockpit top rail location. … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 6, Mile Post #7 “Step in, set down and have a good time” Start Date 10-28-08 The selection of seating positions, seats, elbow room, butt room and style is always controversial. It was decided … Continue reading →

Cy-Car TigerCat 3V2 Prototype construction Chapter 5, Mile Post #6 “Three pedals, clutch, brake and “Gas-it”. Establishing and installing the Clutch and Brake systems Start Date 10-20-08 A big part of any car construction project is to establish and install … Continue reading →