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Nov 14, 2011 22:47:11 GMT
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WIN WIN WIN!!!!!!!!!
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wow, I never knew they were THAT small!
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Remade In Australia
thereimaginarium.com.au
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Nov 15, 2011 15:50:46 GMT
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"Project WTF" - does "WTF" stand for "Waqy Too Fast" btw? ;D ;D
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Nov 15, 2011 16:10:43 GMT
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Well we haven't really named it yet but I keep looking at it and think "WTF did I get myself into?" ;D
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Nov 15, 2011 16:45:20 GMT
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yours will rock so much harder then this:
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Baby steps. This is the ignition trigger on the bike motor.  That is unfortunately not compatible with megasquirt. It seems as though the only source for a two inch 36-1 wheel is in the UK through triggerwheels.com. Add in shipping and it pushes our budget a little. It is way to early to start tossing cash around so even though I don't have an indexing head for the mill I am going to try and make one myself. I busted out a quick sketch in autocad to get accurate measurments.  The plan is to end mill the holes in the face, then turn the piece down in the lathe to expose the voids. I also scored a very small but thick radiator for it.  I laid out the actual floor pan dimensions on the floor to get an idea of how close the quarters will be. It is the inside of the tape line  43 inches across and 60 inches long. Plenty of length. Width is a bit tight. I was hoping to get an 8X8 backbone in there but that just won't happen. Five inch wide at maximum. The good news is that there is a ton of space for the motor behind the seats. That is it for the time being. |
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Sven
Part of things
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Nov 17, 2011 17:21:09 GMT
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Are you going to run a chain drive? No reverse?
Do you know what the radiator is off of?
-Steve
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1969 Chevrolet 4x4 C10 Pickup
1969 VW extended cab pickup (doka)
1980 Volvo 240DL
1995 Mazda Miata MX-5
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2011 MK Indy R (building)
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a112
Part of things
1100
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Nov 17, 2011 17:46:51 GMT
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850 was mental, this is even more! Keep up!
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Nov 17, 2011 18:23:52 GMT
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Chain drive and current plans for reverse involve a ring gear on the differential and a gear reduction starter motor to turn it.
No ideas on the radiator. It was delivered to a friends shop by mistake and the vendor told him to throw it out as it wasn't worth shipping back. I pulled it out of the trash and gave him $5 for it. It is brand new and unbelievably compact. Even has mounts for standard slim fans to mount up.
Well lookie there. I googled the only number on the side and it shows it to be a radiator for a John Deere Gator utility tractor.
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Nov 17, 2011 19:41:20 GMT
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floorpan space suggestion:
make the gearchange a left foot pedal and the make the clutch a flappy paddle behind the steering wheel, it's would be just like a bikes left side, no need to beef up the clutch springs for your foot and the passenger could sit closer since you don't need a lever between the seats.
you'd just have to wear big toe protection for the down changes lol
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 If the bike motor doesn't work out, you can always stick a V8 in it ;D |
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Nov 19, 2011 17:39:05 GMT
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a good report weight potency has budjet low!! good luck!!
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Sven
Part of things
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Nov 19, 2011 21:06:26 GMT
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Chain drive and current plans for reverse involve a ring gear on the differential and a gear reduction starter motor to turn it. No ideas on the radiator. It was delivered to a friends shop by mistake and the vendor told him to throw it out as it wasn't worth shipping back. I pulled it out of the trash and gave him $5 for it. It is brand new and unbelievably compact. Even has mounts for standard slim fans to mount up. Well lookie there. I googled the only number on the side and it shows it to be a radiator for a John Deere Gator utility tractor. Thanks, mate! I asked about the rad because it looks prefect for a Locost, which I am also building. |
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1969 Chevrolet 4x4 C10 Pickup
1969 VW extended cab pickup (doka)
1980 Volvo 240DL
1995 Mazda Miata MX-5
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2011 MK Indy R (building)
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More trigger action Took a lump of scrap steel. 4140 as it turns out and turned it to 2.25". Clamped it in the vise and touched off on all 4 corners to make sure my measurements were spot on. Then started digging in.  What a tense bit of drilling. I knew I could make 1 mistake since I would remove one tooth when I was done. I made that mistake on the 4th hole when the bit broke. After that it was a cross my fingers and hope for the best situation. It really didn't take too long  Note the broken bit stuck in the hole  In to the lathe to expose the voids.  Everything went better than expected! Now to turn the two pieces into one.  Holidays make for slow going. I hope to have a little bit of progress to announce in the next few weeks. |
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Nov 23, 2011 19:52:32 GMT
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Absolutely awesome work.
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Slow day at work this morning so I finished up the trigger. I turned the teeth off the Denso wheel and cut 3mm off the back side. Then I bored out the new wheel and gave it a 3mm recess.  And it clicks together like a lego.  I just need to index the missing tooth and weld it in place. Trying to decide if it should be balanced. On one hand it is small, just 50mm. On the other it will see Thirteen thousand RPM. |
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luckygti
Posted a lot
I need to try harder!
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Nov 29, 2011 21:38:43 GMT
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That ^^^ is an absolutely epic piece of art ;D If the rest of the car is built like that, then it will be incredible. Most definitely "Bookmarked"  |
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Nov 29, 2011 22:27:44 GMT
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That ^^^ is an absolutely epic piece of art ;D If the rest of the car is built like that, then it will be incredible. Most definitely "Bookmarked" X2.  |
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Ransom came to Eugene for the pre-holiday weekend and we got a good bit of poking, prodding, measuring and ideas tossed around. First and foremost we decided that we have to start with the tires and design inward. Tire diameter will be more critical than width. We will focus on finding some formula ford or FSAE castoff tires. Wheel offset will be important. Current thinking is that a higher offset will allow for longer control arms and that will help with taming camber curves. I sourced an E30 BMW differential from Mr. Estrotica. It has a bad pinion bearing so it was not really worth repairing and therefore garbage. Luckily we don't need a pinion at all so the parts we need are still good. Result! We harvested the limited slip from the case  Never mind that trigger wheel for the BMW speedometer. That will pop right off. The ring gear will be removed and replaced with a chain sprocket. Typically when a differential is used like this it is mounted with pillow block bearings like so  But looking at the BMW bearings and retainers it looks like it will be a no brainer to fab our own housing.  I now have one thing to work on. The cradle that holds the differential to the motor. I hope to get started first thing after the holidays. |
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Clement
Europe
ambitious but rubbish
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Dec 18, 2011 11:09:19 GMT
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Love it  Bookmarked! |
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Bookmarked!