SeaLion 2009 design update

After several months with thinking and rethinking, still not absolutly satisfied with all the lines and surfaces of the SeaLion design, I started to redesign my 3-wheeler design, once again.

First the engine was moved 5 cm backwards, as was the rear wheel. Then the front end body was made even lower, about 3 cm down.

The front lights is now small and narrow enough to fit behind a 4 cm wide slit on each side of the front. The lowest light surface edge is 45 cm off the ground. Just the legal limit.

The windshield and dashboard was moved 1 cm down.

The rear lights is 4 cm high. There are now two rows of LEDs. The extended wheelbase, up from 210 cm to 215 cm, made room for a more pointed rear end style. Now it is nearly a classic boat-tail. I like it.

The only part I didn't change from the 2008 design update was the front spoiler.

More images.

And when will I build it? Soon. I hope.

The SeaLion project is on slow

Hmm, this is just an start, I have to start this blog with something. So this blog will start as a diary. Sort of.

Why build the Sealion 3-wheeler?

The SeaLion 3-wheeler will, if I could ever start building it, be the answer of my childhood dream to build my own dreamcar for the road. I live in Norway where it is impossible to do that with a 4-wheeler, so I have studied 3-wheelers for about two decades now, because the rules for 3-wheelers is a lot easier to deal with.

You can read about my dreams and plans for the project at my SeaLion 3-wheeler site, but that site is not all updated, as the car have been redesigned again. You can see some of the most recent design updates at my SeaLion update gallery.

Why is the project on slow now? 

Because I have several other project that demands time. I can't afford to speed up my 3-wheeler project just now, and I do not have enough time either. Hopefully this new blog will bring up some ideas on how to speed up the project, maybe with your help. I'm not sure how just yet, but maybe this blog somehow can do the trick. Hopefully. Please give me your opinions how to do this, if you like.

Svein Erling Lode

Norway