Background
Customer required 3 buggies designed to resemble a vehicle from a movie. They required the buggy to be scaled down to suit being used in a small arenas
General spec included
- Suzuki Hayabusa 1380cc engines
- Bespoke chassis design to suit body
- Full aluminum panel body styled to resemble movie vehicle
- Project was full design, manufacture, build and test program to deliver running vehicles
- Bespoke gear drivetrain designed and manufactured for reliability
Design process
Process
UV Design & Engineering designed a body using aluminum sheet panels to resemble the movie vehicle, then designed a steel tube chassis to fit underneath incorporating of:
- Bespoke suspension components
- Bespoke gear drivetrain / spool differential
- Oversized radiator / cooling pack
- The supplier provided body panels ready to assemble and all rivet holes pre-cut
Chassis assembly & manufacture
Process
Once the design was completed and approved, all tube and sheet parts were laser cut to utilise innovative manufacturing techniques.
- All tube and sheet laser cut by sub-contract suppliers and supplied ready to assemble or weld.
- All tube and sheet parts assembled using pegs or slots – no jigs or fixture required.
- All parts assembled and fully TIG welded by UV Design & Engineering.
UV Design & Engineering manufactured all metalwork components in-house , including:
- All chassis parts
- All suspension components
- All water system parts
- All fuel system parts
Vehicles assembly
Process
UV Design and Engineering sourced and supplied all running gear components including:
- Suzuki Hyabusa engines
- Wiring harness
- Suspension
Project timescale
Process
- The project from start to completion took approximately 5 months
- We delivered the vehicles assembled, running and fully tested.
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