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Foot-box,frontspring Keepers, Friction Shocks.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday February 11, 2020 8:41 PM

Got the front friction shocks version 2.0 almost finished. The first iteration was a bit weak. Started forming the foot-box floor, and need to tweak it in before welding. Finshed fabbing the front spring keepers and have a bit of fine tuning on one bolt but otherwise happy. 78 degree's today. Ugh. I'm not ready for the start of that yet. Maybe I never am.

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Almost Front Shocks

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Wednesday February 12, 2020 7:15 PM

Got the front friction shocks welded up today lacking a small cross brace on each. Welded the foot box floor in, not pretty, but won't show. It did sturdy up the frame a bit. Welded some side travel limiters on the front spring mount blocks, which are aluminum. I actually feel like I'm making a little progress for a change. Seems about this time in the build it looks like you really are getting nowhere, then it all starts coming together. Nice! I'm mounting the front friction shocks a ways back on the frame underside. Doesn't help anything that way, but should a front spring break it should support the front end until you can get her stopped, hopefully preventing the nose digging in the ground and doing an endo. Those weren't fun on a motorcycle, so I'm pretty confident they're bad on a CycleKart as well.

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Fiddly Stuff.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday February 18, 2020 10:36 PM

Worked on the spring retainer clamps for the suspension today, and a few other small things.

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Spindle Work And Cockpit Mock Up.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Wednesday February 19, 2020 10:08 PM

Got a start on the spindle assy's today. Forgot pix, but will get them up. Threw together a rough mock up (very rough), of the cockpit floor and rear firewall. Just used foam I had laying around and duct taped it up to get a little idea of how much room I had, and aprox. ground clearance to play with. The frame is currently sitting at about ride height. Going to be tight width wise up front due to these big feet, but it will work fine with some thinner profile sole shoes. Had on my old sneakers and the bottom sticks out further than my foot. I wanted it all snug. Guess you have to watch what you ask for. lol

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Front Friction Shocks

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday February 23, 2020 11:24 PM

Finished the front friction shocks today. I used valve springs for tensioning as I had read on a hot rod sight. They work pretty well, but will disassemble and paint them when the frame is finished so I can soak the wood discs in oil before reassembly.

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2022-11-01 13:49:09 # 83543

Comment by Robert Davison

You are probably going to end up experimenting with friction disks before all is said and done. Plus you may want to try them dry before you lube them. More years ago than I want to count a gent I knew said he found that Masonite disks worked best on his T bucket. It might be experimenting with what you can find in the cheap pieces bin at Habitat to play with.

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Spindle Brackets

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday March 1, 2020 7:37 PM

Fabbed up the spindle brackets,, cut the axle to length, and have the first pass of welding done on them. 8 degree's TPI, and 8 degree's caster, which is adjustable later. This Martyr is finally starting to look like something.

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