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DIY Vehicle Enthusiasts Guide

XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES enables people to build their own transport vehicles using a simple, durable, and low-cost frame construction system. Their designs use lightweight aluminum tubing and are open source, allowing anyone to download construction plans or purchase pre-made cargo models. Their goal is to provide an affordable alternative to traditional manufactured vehicles.

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DIY Vehicle Enthusiasts Guide

XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES enables people to build their own transport vehicles using a simple, durable, and low-cost frame construction system. Their designs use lightweight aluminum tubing and are open source, allowing anyone to download construction plans or purchase pre-made cargo models. Their goal is to provide an affordable alternative to traditional manufactured vehicles.

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  • Introduction: Provides a visual introduction to XYZ Spaceframe vehicles and contextual background.
  • Frame Components: Illustrates and describes the frame components with technical details, including aluminum tubing and connection specifics.
  • Steering Bridge Components: Details the steering bridge components, providing specifications and component diagrams including connection points.
  • Seat Components: Outlines the seat components, showing detailed diagrams and materials used for construction.
  • Standard Components: Covers the standard components such as wheels, chain assembly, and crankset layout with accompanying technical details.
  • Bill of Materials: Lists all materials required for assembly, including bolts, nuts, aluminum parts, and miscellaneous components.
  • Assembly Visual: Provides a visual assembly layout for all the components in a real-world setting.
  • Contact Information: Includes contact details for obtaining further information and connections for N55 art and XYZ vehicles.

XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES enables persons to build their own vehicles for transporting persons or goods.

XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES is based on a


low cost, light weight, highly durable construction requiring only simple hand-held, non specialized tools to produce. With XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES,
N55 offers a new alternative to mass produced traditional cycle products, often made from low grade materials and not made to last or being repaired.
The designs of XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES including any new construction principle used in the system and the XYZ construction and con-
nection principle are Open Source provided under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (Noncommercial You may not use this work
for commercial purposes. Any use of the works must include proper credits to N55 and collaborator Till Wolfer and a link to www.n55.dk).
Available construction plans can be downloaded at www.n55.dk. You can also purchase one of our XYZ CARGO models at www.xyzcargo.com
and support the further development of XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES. To test ride a XYZ CARGO or to talk to us, please drop by at our spac-
es in Kopenhagen (DK) or Gaengeviertel/Hamburg (GER). XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES are developed by N55 in collaboration with Till Wolfer.
XYZ
SPACEFRAME
VEHICLES

Frame component FR_1b
x2
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
436.50
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Frame component FR_1a
x2
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
577.50
436.50
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7
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FRAME COMPONENTS
Frame component FR_2c
x4
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
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Frame component FR_2b
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2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
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2mm material thickness
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FRAME COMPONENTS
Frame component FR_4b
x2
Frame component FR_4c
x2 (mounted on the outside of FR_4b)
3x60mm aluminium plate
6.5mm holes
NOTE: The diameter of the big center hole
has to equal exactly the size of the outer
diameter of the bottom brackets end caps:
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Frame component FR_4a
x2
3mm aluminium plate
rear wheel cradle
6.5mm holes
12.50 rear wheel hub screw
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Frame component FR_3b
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
1
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Frame component FR_3a
x4
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
3
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1
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FRAME COMPONENTS
STEERI NG BRI DGE COMPONENTS
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Steering bridge component ST_2
x2
30mm square aluminium tubing
3mm material thickness
6.5mm , 8mm and 12mm hole
7
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Steering bridge component ST_1b
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm and two 8mm holes
7
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Steering bridge component ST_1a
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm and two 8mm holes
STEERI NG BRI DGE COMPONENTS
3
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Steering bridge component ST_2
x2
30mm square aluminium tubing
3mm material thickness
6.5mm , 8mm and 12mm hole
7
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Steering bridge component ST_1b
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm and two 8mm holes
7
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Steering bridge component ST_1a
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm and two 8mm holes
Steering bridge component ST_7
x4
ca. 23.50 mm plastic washer (M8-hole), 5mm thickness
or Axial needle bearings with M8-hole
Axial needle bearings
or self-greasing plastic washers
at top and bottom of ST_2
Axial needle bearings
or self-greasing plastic washers
at top and bottom of ST_2
Self-greasing plastic washers ST_7
at top and bottom of ST_4
Self-greasing plastic washers ST_7
at top and bottom of ST_4
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Steering bridge component ST_6
x2
20mm diameter round aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
Frame component ST_6
x2
50mm diameter nylon sphere w. thread
12.50
50.00
12.50
Steering bridge component ST_5
x2
3x30x30mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
1
2
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m
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1
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Steering bridge component ST_4
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm and 8mm holes
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Steering bridge component ST_3
x4
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
STEERI NG BRI DGE COMPONENTS
Seat component SE_2
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
7
4
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Seat component SE_1
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
SEAT COMPONENTS
Seat component SE_5
x1
3mm polycarbonate plate
340.00 x 880.00 mm
Seat component SE_6
x2
25mm nylon ribbon black
total length ca. 820mm
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Seat component SE_4
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
Seat component SE_3
x2
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm holes
12.50
12.50
50.00
SEAT COMPONENTS
BACK WHEEL 26 x1. 75
pr ef ar abl y:
Shi mano Nexus 8 gear i nt er nal hub wi t h Gr i pShi f t ,
i ncl udi ng r ol l er br ake syst em and br ake l ever,
wheel : r ei nf or ced spokes 2. 34mm, doubl e wal l r i m
and punct ur epr oof t i r es
Fi xes vi a: Frame component FR_4a
FRONT WHEELS 24 x1. 75
equi pped wi t h a r ei nf or ced axl e ( M12, 8. 8) f or one- si ded at t achment ,

pr ef ar abl y: mi r r or ed dr um br akes or di sc br akes and
a doubl e br eak l ever f or synchr onous br aki ng of bot h f r ont wheel s
Fi xes vi a: Steering bridge component ST_2
BOTTOM BRACKET
l engt h mi n. 127. 5mm
casi ng: f ul l st eel ( no al umi num or pl ast i cs)
Fi xes vi a: Frame component FR_4b
CHAI N TENSI ONER & PULLEY
at t achment met hod depends on t he model
of t he chai n t ensi oner or der ai l l eur
Fi xes vi a: Fr ame component FR_2c
MI SCELLANEOUS:
- Br ake cabl es, socks and cabl e caps: l engt h dependi ng on r eal i zed l ayout
- Gear cabl es, socks and cabl e caps: l engt h dependi ng on r eal i zed l ayout
- Fl exi Pi pe: 2 pi eces ( opt i onal )
- 1x 26 and 2x 24 bi cycl e t ube
- M12 x 160mm axl es, st r engt h mi n. 8. 8: 2 pi eces, i ncl . sel f secur i ng nut s and 4x M12 washer s
- Bi ke l i ght f r ont & r ear
CHAI N appr ox. 3250mm
CRANKSET - 33T
STANDARD COMPONENTS
B I L L O F M A T E R I A L S :
B O L T S & N U T S

M6 SELFLOCKI NG NUTS, st ai nl ess ( DI N985) - ca. 150 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 200 pi eces)
M8 SELFLOCKI NG NUTS, st ai nl ess ( DI N985) - ca. 5 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
M8 NUTS NORMAL, st ai nl ess - ca. 5 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
M6 and M8 BOLTS wi t h Hexagon head, st ai nl ess, ( DI N931) :
6mm x 140 mm - ca. 2 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 3 pi eces)
6mm x 90 mm - ca. 15 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 20 pi eces)
6mm x 90 mm - ca. 5 pi eces i n DI N 933 ( f ul l t hr ead) ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
6mm x 60 mm - ca. 60 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 120 pi eces)
6mm x 65 mm - ca. 10 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
6mm x 40 mm - ca. 25 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )

8mm x 120mm, 2 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
8mm x 100mm, 2 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
M6 WASHERS - ca. 300 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 400 pi eces)
M8 WASHERS - ca. 10 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
A L U M I N U M
2x25x25mm ALUMI NI UM SQUARE TUBE: 15m ( TWOSEATER: 34m)

3x30x30mm ALUMI NI UM SQUARE TUBE: 1m ( TWOSEATER: 2. 5m)
4x60mm ALUMI NI UM FLAT: 1m ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
2x22mm ALUMI NUM ROUND TUBE 22mm: 1m
P L A S T I C S
3x880x340mm POLYCARBONATE SHEET ( TWOSEATER: 2 t i mes)
ENDCAPS ( PE) , bl ack, f or 2x25x25 t ubi ng: ca. 70 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 100 pi eces)
ENDCAPS ( PE) , bl ack, f or 3x30x30 t ubi ng: ca. 10 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: 15 pi eces)
POM or PE bl ack, r ound 25mm: ca. 0,3m ( TWOSEATER: 0, 5m)
POM or PE bl ack, squar e 21x21mm: ca. 0, 6m ( TWOSEATER: 0, 5m)
POM or PE WASHERS M8: ca. 20 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
AXI AL NEEDLE BEARI NGS M8: 4 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
NYLON SPHERE w. scr ewt hr ead, bl ack, di amet er 50mm: 2 pi eces ( TWOSEATER: i dent i cal )
NYLON RI BBON, bl ack, wi dt h 25mm, f or seat si de suppor t : 1, 7m ( TWOSEATER: 3, 5m)
Al l amount s i ncl ude some spar e pi eces.
Nonet hel ess: pl ease consi der or der i ng ext r a amount s.

Mi st akes dur i ng pr oduct i on of par t s as wel l as
new devel opment s wi l l need mor e bol t s & t ubi ng.
N55 art etc.

www.n55.dk
www.xyzcargo.com

Denmark:
N55 / Ion Sorvin
Burmeistergade 10
Boutikken
1429 Kobenhavn
mail: n55@n55.dk
Germany:
N55 / Till Wolfer
Valentinskamp 28a
20355 Hamburg
phone: +4917628096379
mail: till@n55.dk

XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLES enables persons to build their own vehicles for transporting persons or goods. XYZ SPACEFRAME VEHICLE
Frame component FR_1b
x2
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm Ø holes
436.50
12.50
47.50
411.50    
1500
Frame component FR_2c
x4
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm Ø holes
12.50
12.50
105.50
37.50
210.00
Fr
Frame component FR_4b
x2
Frame component FR_4c
x2 (mounted on the outside of FR_4b)
3x60mm aluminium plate
6.5mm Ø holes
NOTE
STEERING BRIDGE COMPONENTS
37.50
255.0
111.25
39.00 
12.0 mm Ø hole
12.50
12.50 -- 8mm Ø hole
Steering bridge component ST_2
Steering bridge component ST_7
x4
ca. 23.50 mm Ø plastic washer (M8-hole), 5mm thickness
or Axial needle bearings with M8-hol
Seat component SE_2
x1
25mm square aluminium tubing
2mm material thickness
6.5mm Ø holes
740.00
437.50
37.50
12.50
340.00
145
Seat component SE_5
x1
3mm polycarbonate plate
340.00 x 880.00 mm
Seat component SE_6
x2
25mm nylon ribbon black
total length
BACK WHEEL 26”x1.75
prefarably:
Shimano Nexus 8 gear internal hub with GripShift,
including rollerbrake system and brake leve
B I L L  O F  M A T E R I A L S :
B O L T S  &  N U T S
 
M6 SELFLOCKING NUTS, stainless (DIN985) - ca. 150 pieces (TWOSEATER

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