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bart

posted on 11/3/15 at 01:48 AM Reply With Quote
Nice lathe
Make a good job of the slides and nuts and it will out live you
Consider covers ion to quick change tool post. Worth it in the long run





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Rosco86

posted on 20/3/15 at 07:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bart
Nice lathe
Make a good job of the slides and nuts and it will out live you
Consider covers ion to quick change tool post. Worth it in the long run


Cheers pal, yeah it's on my never ending list!

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Rosco86

posted on 20/3/15 at 07:36 PM Reply With Quote
Well the lathes almost there, new motor fitted, just a bit of wiring up to do





Also I've got my exhaust back all welded up















Going to use these rubber mounts I think



I'm a little worried about the clearance between the exhaust and my grp side panel, the gaps 15mm at the min





I'm happy with the silencer position though



Can anyone comment on my clearance issue?

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bart

posted on 20/3/15 at 07:51 PM Reply With Quote
Nice lathe
Nice exhaust
Looking good





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big_wasa

posted on 20/3/15 at 08:34 PM Reply With Quote
Lathe looks great.
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Rosco86

posted on 24/3/15 at 10:22 PM Reply With Quote
Cheers guys
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Rosco86

posted on 30/3/15 at 07:53 PM Reply With Quote
A bit of an update tonight, I was looking on speedhunters today like I do most days, and they decided to do a little wright up with some pictures I sent in

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/03/iamthespeedhunter-your-bike-powered-builds/

It's about half way down

Next on the list, the lathes all finished



Also I'm back on my pedal box, should get it all tacked up this week



Clamping the sides up square





Pedals





Flange bearings for the pivots



All the tubes will be tig welded in

And that's it for now

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Andybarbet

posted on 30/3/15 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
Oooooh - I like that a lot :-)





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rdodger

posted on 30/3/15 at 08:56 PM Reply With Quote
Very nice!






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Rosco86

posted on 1/4/15 at 09:18 PM Reply With Quote
A bit more done tonight, I made some exhaust hangers at the weekend and my rubber mounts came today so got it all mounted and tacked up









Pretty happy with how it's worked out, sits where I want it to which in good

[Edited on 1/4/15 by Rosco86]

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Rosco86

posted on 6/4/15 at 04:10 PM Reply With Quote
Had a good few days on the car this weekend, got a bit done

Pedal box tacked up and in the car, there's still a bit to do on it but at least I no where my seats going







Front seat rails done, I've raised the front of the seat to lower the harness holes at the rear





Nuts welded underneath



Harness mounting bosses made





Rear diagonal done



A shot from the rear, also a bit of artwork put up!



Also I've set my self a date of Easter next year to be Iva'ed and on the road

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Rosco86

posted on 12/4/15 at 12:46 PM Reply With Quote
This weeks progress

I started working out where my lower harness mounts were going according to the msa blue book



I've changed the book design a little, tacked in





Centre two



Upper seat brackets done, I no the top edge doesn't need a radius behind the seat, but it looks neater I think



Just need some side to side spacers sorting and some correct length bolts



Next throttle cable sorted and temp return spring and the studding through the top is a temp forward stop



Full throttle



Clutch cable



Full clutch



I made two tubes to hold the outer cables



Next job, the rest of the roll cage, I've decided to mount the front hoop on the outside, as bashing my leg on it all the time not my idea of fun

I mocked up the scuttle panel, and worked out a mounting plate



The tube will mount to a bit of tube on end with two more bolts so it meats msa spec, once the front hoops in place I will sort my roof bars and door bars out

[Edited on 12/4/15 by Rosco86]

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davidimurray

posted on 12/4/15 at 02:25 PM Reply With Quote
Be careful with those upper seat belt mounts. I can't remember if you're going for IVA, but if the belts touch the seats they will fail. Mine are on a cross bar on the roll hoop about 4 inches higher and it was just right for IVA.

Cheers

Dave





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Rosco86

posted on 12/4/15 at 05:10 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by davidimurray
Be careful with those upper seat belt mounts. I can't remember if you're going for IVA, but if the belts touch the seats they will fail. Mine are on a cross bar on the roll hoop about 4 inches higher and it was just right for IVA.

Cheers

Dave


Yeah im going for iva, ive tilted the seat back a bit and the mounts are going to have a spacer ontop to bring the mounts up a little, they dont need a lot

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Rosco86

posted on 13/4/15 at 07:03 PM Reply With Quote
Just been looking at my front roll bar hoop, I think I'm going to mount it on the outside i think and welded on, I've had a quick draw up of it, but I'm going to mock it up with plastic pipe while I'm sat in the car


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CosKev3

posted on 14/4/15 at 09:16 PM Reply With Quote
Nice.

Have you planned for a stop on your clutch pedal?
As you can pull bike clutches too far when using a pedal.

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Rosco86

posted on 14/4/15 at 09:44 PM Reply With Quote
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Nice.

Have you planned for a stop on your clutch pedal?
As you can pull bike clutches too far when using a pedal.


Cheers, yeah I'm going to have an adjuster in the backplate on the clutch and throttle, and forward stops,

Does anyone no if you need a forward stop on your brake?

Also when I put the engine in first gear the output shaft obviously is turning the engine instead of spinning but when I dip the clutch it doesn't spin

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Rosco86

posted on 26/4/15 at 05:33 PM Reply With Quote
Good progress the last few weeks, pedal box and pedals are getting finish welded and then off for powder coat

Front hoop in position, roof bar in plastic



Side mounts



Door bar mocked up





Exhaust altered and posted back to my mate to tig weld



Door and roof bars fitted, notching the door bars what a bit tricky to get them both the same!











Rear diagonal redone in 45mm cds


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Rosco86

posted on 9/5/15 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
Bit of an update, didn't have much to do last week, I went stonleigh and brought all my lights,

Made these threaded slugs



Drilled and fitted here



Rear spoiler held in position





More slugs made



Stays made





All done







I no some people won't like it, but I got the spoiler for nothing, it's only for a mess about, that's why I've done it to bolt on and off easily

Today's job was to start making a bead roller like below



Bits required



Machining the blocks to house the bearings on my dad's home built cnc



Last up my dads started on my dash buttons, we're having a go using an ARDUINO, it's a programable chip with ins and out, they can be used with switches, sensors, relays just have a look on ebay to see what's available, the boards are about £8 and everything else like switches are pence, it's programmed from a PC through USB, so things like indicator flashing can be programmed, if it works out ok it will all be soldered and put in a little project box


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dubzter

posted on 10/5/15 at 08:41 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rosco86

Last up my dads started on my dash buttons, we're having a go using an ARDUINO, it's a programable chip with ins and out, they can be used with switches, sensors, relays just have a look on ebay to see what's available, the boards are about £8 and everything else like switches are pence, it's programmed from a PC through USB, so things like indicator flashing can be programmed, if it works out ok it will all be soldered and put in a little project box




Awesome work, not sure about the spoiler but it will be good to see it once there is some bodywork in place.

I've been looking at Arduino for building a boost type gauge for my other car, should be a nice cheap control unit for what you are planning if it works out.





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Lew The Machine

posted on 14/5/15 at 09:49 PM Reply With Quote
looking really good dude! I'd keep the wing, looks awesome! although i think the stays could do with a few tweeks!

I've just finished Uni for the summer so hoping to make some decent progress on mine over the next few months!

Pedal box looks INSANE... pretty sure you could sell those all day long!

Keep it up!





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Rosco86

posted on 15/5/15 at 06:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dubzter
I've been looking at Arduino for building a boost type gauge for my other car, should be a nice cheap control unit for what you are planning if it works out.


Yeah that should be doable, I'm sure you could get a pressure sensor linked up, I've got my dad on it so see how he gets on

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Rosco86

posted on 15/5/15 at 06:40 PM Reply With Quote
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looking really good dude! I'd keep the wing, looks awesome! although i think the stays could do with a few tweeks!

I've just finished Uni for the summer so hoping to make some decent progress on mine over the next few months!

Pedal box looks INSANE... pretty sure you could sell those all day long!

Keep it up!


Cheers pal, what do you think needs doing to the stays then?

Cool, get cracking then!

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Lew The Machine

posted on 15/5/15 at 09:30 PM Reply With Quote
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quote:
Originally posted by Lew The Machine
looking really good dude! I'd keep the wing, looks awesome! although i think the stays could do with a few tweeks!

I've just finished Uni for the summer so hoping to make some decent progress on mine over the next few months!

Pedal box looks INSANE... pretty sure you could sell those all day long!

Keep it up!


Cheers pal, what do you think needs doing to the stays then?

Cool, get cracking then!


The angles of the stays look like they're "triangulated" the wrong way?

I can see why you need the distance between the top stay and the bolt as the acuteness of the angle would stop the bolt coming out, but the bottom one could be much nearer the bolt head?

It just "looks wrong" and as most of the guys at work tell me... If it looks wrong it usually is!

It's a minor detail though and the whole build is beyond awesome!

I'm doing my best to play catch up... But I'm being side tracked by real life, buying a house! Solicitors don't appreciate that I need time in the shed haha!





ITS FINE! i welded it!

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Rosco86

posted on 16/5/15 at 07:59 PM Reply With Quote
Yeah I see what your saying, it's because that's how long the tube was that I used lol, I didn't want to buy any as it's only for a mess around, I'm going to put some fancy laser cut gussets in it I think
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