Kimjon Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Be rude not to... More to come. Kj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimjon Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 3 minutes ago, tortron said: Do it, it will be badass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 its done, caster wheels on the back. pedals are attached to the front wheel via speocket 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Going to use this rear end from a kids quad. I brought it off trademe, someone scavenged all the good bits for a project of their own... but all I wanted was the axle. These old school gokart rims bolt straight on too, awesomeness! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 Some minor butchery and voila! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Okay, no bender jokes please: yes, this is the world's most complicated bracket to hold a simple plastic fuel tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Then I made this engine mount...once again I over complicated it. I wanted to shift the engine rearward hopefully preventing burning my arse on the exhaust. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 Then I ran out of mig gas. This wasn't really a surprise...i knew the bottle was close to empty, but been a tight arse I decided to run it completely empty. Just sucks that its a weekend. Anyway, all fabrication is done, just gotta stick it together with the "metal hot glue gun" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I'm glad someone else is banging oversized engines on abandoned kids bikes etc to make them fun again. Worked for my kids with my scooter I built. If you need some 25h chain and sprockets I've got some new stuff here I never used. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Thanks Muncie - I'm using #35 chain/sprocket on this one as I had some already, but your offer was much appreciated. Â Exhaust: The factory exhaust just had a round hole, cheap to manufacturer I guess...but we can do better than that! So I scribed the exhaust port shape onto the flange and tickled it into submission. Finished up by draw-filing to make sure it mates up flat (it was miles out, most likely warped from factory welding). I then cut the expansion chamber up like I did in the gokart build, with the plan to wrap it around the immovable parts but still make a nice flow...okay; its all about looks, but hey. Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Okay, smashed it out today...non-stop from 9:00 to 16:40 which goes to show how a stupid amount of time can go into a toy! Exhaust done: Then a bumper: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Few more brackets to hold stuff: Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Etch primer: Waiting on it to dry, then final paint to come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Paints done. I've done better...but it's rough enough. Now it's literally a matter of watching paint dry, then onto final assembly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 The first round of final assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kimjon Posted October 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2017 Pretty much finished, just waiting on a sprocket and throttle cable to finish it off. I've made it as a gift for a mate (nickname "skinny"). I already have one, so the only thing better than one is racing your mates on another one. photos: 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.craw4d Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Old school meet at your place so we can play on all your sweet toys? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 EBay sprocket arrived today, so I modified it to fit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 All bolted on, and seams to be okay: only thing preventing it from working is the throttle now, which I hope to have by Friday? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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