hey chuk - good work and an impressive test drive (if somewhat wet!) but trying to look at your pics in the gallery confirms what I said in a post I made earlier today..it's not user friendly for project progress pics, all out of order and no visible explanations. If you can be bothered, try posting them in this thread along with some explanatory notes under each pic, it's a much easier way to view and you will probably get more feedback. I've only just learnt how to do this...taking them from the gallery into a post rather than uploading from your computer as attachments which doesn't allow you to caption each one in the same post... so if you're not sure how, drop me a pm and I'll explain (as best I can..let me know if you're on a PC or Mac cos it's a bit different).
Ok here goes, im gona try and post the pics in a thread rather than send you to my confuddled gallery.
This is my fist project undertaken with my mate kitch. We got the plans from a company called the edge who sell lots of buggy plans. check out their website http://www.edge.au.com/.
Off the top of my head heres the spec
Yamaha xt 600 engine
electric start
dual motor bike shocks up front (had real trouble find man enogh shocks as you mite be able to see in the test drive vids)
Motor bike shock on the back
Go cart solid axle
motor bike disc break on the axle
bucket seat and harnes
Heres how it started
"Roll cage" going on. This was made from gas weld bend as we didnt have a pipe bender.
It's first roll over!!!
This is the independant front suspention swing arms to you and me, i thought these were gona be hard to make but the jig was nice and simple and was a piece of P.
Rear swingarm on for the fist time, we had abit of trouble make this we got a little carryed away and it twisted out of square, so being such a crutial part and not wanting to go round in circuls all the tie we had to pretty much start from scratch.
These are the front stub axles made from escort stub axles. These bad boys took some cutting up, didnt realise how tough they were.
Stub axles on swing arms with new trailer hubs and the infamous front shocks.
Peddals made from scrath.
Here she is with wheels and tyres on escort rack and pinion steering, bucket seat and yet another pair of front shocks
Pic of the front end looked pretty daunghting when we got the plans but we learn alot along the way and was more than cable when we got to it.
Engine in with gear linkage sorted
Back end with disc break on sprocket on chain tentioner sorted, fuel tank and bad\**** exhaust.
Since its 1st test and these pics were taken we've fitted a new engine with electric start We've made some cage cover thingys and fitted an additional par of gas shocks up front.
Cant think of anything else right now but if you have any question ill be more than happy to answer. I honestly think this was a great 1st project and if you intrested in motorsport, carting id deff give it ago. However it cost just under £3000 to complete with paint etc etc. however i believe if done again we could do it for alot less, some money was wasted on the wrong parts mostly front shocks and consumables from expensive places. but you cant put a price on what we learn and the fun we had/gona have.
New post is much better chuk, I'll look at it properly tmw, but at a glance..much easier to understand and appreciate your work...I see you didn't need any lessons on how to load your pics! just me then..took me b****y ages to work it out!! you must be very young or much more computer savvy than me!