DIY: Jugaad homemade cars built without any drawings

He sort of laid down the pipes on the floor and started to cut and weld. The make according to the Road Transport Department is Høie44.

BHPian Indian2003 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

These are 2 cars that a friend Kåre Høie made. The cars are made without any drawings. He sort of laid down the pipes on the floor and started to cut and weld. The make according to the Road Transport Department is Høie44.

Here is a short video of both cars.

The rear wheels are chain driven and the rear axles comes out of a differential:

I forgot to ask but the rear suspension looks like they are from Öhlins:

The suspension and steering are homemade:

The cockpit is similar on both cars:

You can call it an advanced jugaad project. He is not an engineer but a teacher at a trade school. He teaches car electrics.

4-cylinder motorcycle engines are used. In car number 44, he used a CB600F Honda Hornet engine and on the other one, a Suzuki GSR600 engine.

Reverse is with an electric motor. The rear axles are chain driven. He was out on a drive today to polish out minor issues for the final registration.

All components are made in his shed. The bodywork is rolled out using his knees and pieces of wood. The first one has a stainless steel body while the latest one has an aluminium body.

The steering racks are homemade as well as the brake caliper holders.Top speed is 170 km/hour. At 100, the rear wheels burn rubber if he throttles it. The cars weigh 390 kilos with a full tank.

Here's what BHPian vishy76 had to say on the matter:

Your friend's "jugaad" standards are very high.

Jokes apart, really impressed to see what he has built here. I have also always dreamt of making a small go-kart like abomination using an Enfield 500 or 350cc engine and keeping the weight as low as possible. End of the day, the satisfaction one derives out of such projects is unparalleled I am sure.

Could you shed some more light on how the road transport department classifies these vehicles and decides road legality? What sort of criteria are to be met?

Here's what BHPian SenPai_GTi had to say on the matter:

The track day dream!!! I would truly love to try this vehicle on a race track. Kudos to your friend for building not one but two custom cars. I wish the law here allowed us to make/register our custom built vehicles. Looking at the design your friend was truly inspired by the 1967 F1 cars.

That rear suspension setup looks interesting.

You don't need to be an engineer to build a car. You just need the experience to know what's right and what's wrong. Your friend certainly has a lot of experience if he's engineered this without a drawing board. I knew an experienced mechanic who is a diploma drop out and he probably had more knowledge about the engines than the engineer who made it. He could literally point out faults and changes that needed to be done even though he had no idea on how to operate a computer.

It would be great if you could share his build journey (or pics).

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