Comments on: Invader GT letter

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:36:36 +0000

Your Mom and I are the same height thats why I like small cars . I don’t have head room issues in most of them . Dad’s buddy had a laser 917 c body back in the day. He avoided an accident by going under a trailer in that thing.

It’s been over 90 here so it’s too hot to sling bondo it cures in like 5 minutes lol. Once things cool off the body work will continue on the Tri-magnum.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:49:56 +0000

Building a Tri-Magnum from plans . My build is here on the blog. It’s been a fun project loads of bondo and body work like carving it from a bar of soap. The reverse trike idea seems to be more stable than the normal 1+2 setup. There is an Aztec GT waiting for it’s turn in the shed too.

I never thought that foam fiberglass sandwich construction could be as strong as this seems to be. It’s light so the Kawasaki LTD 1000j should move it down the road nice.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:19:04 +0000

another thought Rich, when i was looking to build something with the VW chassis there were several “VW trike kits out on the market in the mid 70’s that I gave serious thought about. What kind of trike do you have?

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:16:34 +0000

Hey Rich, sorry for the delay with reply. Well……. the one photo with my mom standing next the car. She is about 5′4″ give or take so from the photo I’m guessing in the 42″-44″ range. I did drive it under a parked semi trailer being unloaded once, just for kicks to see how the truck driver would react.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:03:55 +0000

Ben here is a good question . How tall was it? Looks shorter than my trike and thats 42 inch.

Rich

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:37:22 +0000

Thanks Rich, Schmitty for your comments. The fact of the matter is I think my mood changed during the building of the car. I think that happens more often than you think, specially if the build goes on longer than you planned. Anyway it was fun at the time. Glad to see Invaders are still out there. Thanks to this blog.
-ben

By: schmitty

schmitty — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:15:57 +0000

Great story. Thanks for sharing. I think your Invader has way more character than a dune buggy or “vandetta”.

Schmitty

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:58:43 +0000

Those sliding window sections would have worked pretty good.It’s a damn nice looking car .