P-51 Old Crow Harley Davidson Tribute

[Stoney]

Redline brake might work

[Jesse C.]

Nothing like a noob re-opening a thread that's over three years old... I wondered what some of you think of this:


http://www.damngeeky.com/2012/06/21/242 ... plane.html

Honestly, I think it looks like a Steam Punk Headboard than a P-51

Typical Circus Bike by Paul Jr.

[raconnel]

I keep looking (like a gawker at an accident), but I have yet to identify any part of it that appears to have been inspired by a P-51. Three blade props? Postwar national insignia?

Richard

[18Bravo]

I looked up Redline Brake, and they do appear to do aircraft brakes, but did you mean they do wheel maintenance as well?
Speaking of the brakes, I thought it would certainly be cool to run them as on the actual aircraft, but at $950 just for the disks alone, (I did manage to find a brake backing plate as well) that's going to really be a bit more than I can handle. While researching it though, I found the brake system to be very similar to a motorcycle application that was tried some years ago - the 360 brake. While it did work, there were numerous problems with it, among them cooling, and not being recommended for bikes going over 70 mph. Whuh?

http://www.hotbikeweb.com/360-brake-sys ... ok?image=1

The rotor hat and drive pins in the illustration look strikingly similar to the brake housing on the P-51 wheel, to include those ten cylindrical holes around its perimeter. I'm thinking my whole assembly will mount there somehow - I'll probably go with mounting an aluminum disk to the wheel, an appropriately narrowed hub, and this:



I'm usually no fan of the "sprotor" setup, but for this application I think it's perfect. It leaves the left side of the wheel totally exposed to appreciate its appearance, and this brand of sprotor happens to match the wheel almost exactly.

And thanks for the comments about torque working both ways. What you say makes perfect sense. I'll be a lot more comfortable with the above idea now.

And finally, a few more photos. I've been collecting parts for quite some time now. As one you of had suggested in the thread, these will be my foot controls, although I did come up with the idea independently. I do like the way you think though.



This will be my suicide shifter:



So again, I ask for some ideas. What can the two momentary switches be for? No sense in wasting them. I no longer get to shoot my way out of traffic with a fifty cal, so that option is obviously out...

[4RG.I.'S]

Use the momentary trigger switch for the high/low beam headlight and the top button switch for the horn.

How about .50 cal cartridges, one on each side of the handlebar pointing forward and one on each side of the rear fender pointing aft... Amber LED's in front, red LED's in the rear, they'll look like tracers...

[18Bravo]

I knew someone would have a good idea here! I usually eschew horns on my builds, and take them off a lot of bikes unless I'm trying to keep them original. The horn idea is perfect!
As for high/low beam for the other switch, I had actually thought of that, but it's only a momentary switch, and only for one thing. I'd need an old toggle style DPDT switch.
The fifty cal. casing are a cool idea as well, but unfortunately it's already been done a few times. Plus, my last build had quite a few .50 cal related parts on it. I don't want to "typecast" myself.

By the way, I'm basing the build on this particular aircraft:



There will be no wooden three bladed propellers