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Steering Wheel

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Wednesday July 10, 2019 3:29 PM

Fabbed up and welded the steering wheel today. Need to do some more tidying up on it before paint and wrap but hey I think it turned out alright. Fabbed the tab on the brake pedal to attach the brake rod. So not a lot done, but at least it's something. Still suffering through the agonies of receiving an incomplete TAV, so we'll see where that goes.

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2019-07-10 15:37:21 # 58103

Comment by Bruce T

What part was missing

2019-07-10 19:08:14 # 58106

Comment by Michael Richard

Missing the washer that goes on first on the crankshaft, and the washer thingy that goes on under the final bolt on the driver pulley. Such is life.

2019-08-02 16:55:07 # 58447

Comment by Todd Hildebrandt

Nice idea on the wheel.

2019-08-02 17:53:38 # 58448

Comment by Michael Richard

Thanks Todd. It will be wrapped of course, but I just loved the old airplane yolks.

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Frame Some More

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Sunday July 14, 2019 3:55 PM

Fabbed and welded the headache loop. I couldn't make it in one bend with what I have so sectioned and welded with inserts at all joinery, and rosette welds on top of that. If I do break it I feel it won't have been good with or without it. Rear subframe is next on the agenda, but still working on layout. I think it's going so slow because the heat index is 104 today, and after the rain last night the humidity has fish walking the sidewalk with no distress.

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Got Lazy Sort Of.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Saturday July 20, 2019 2:39 PM

It's just too hot, and then thunderstorms so I goofed off a bit with the build. I got the brackets fabbed for the pan-hard rod, the plates for the foot pedals, and cleaned up some stuff that looked a bit ugly( no the car, not me). Had a piece of cardboard laying around so I carved it up and played around with it. I think the upper body line will be lower than this, but like I said, just goofing off.

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2019-07-20 14:42:44 # 58261

Comment by Michael Richard

The tail will be a lot longer, ran out of cardboard. LOL

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Minutia

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Friday July 26, 2019 6:25 PM

Made up the panhard rod today, got the mounts welded and set up the side play. Everything clears, and mounted so that when Kart is a mid travel panhard will be level.

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Meanderings Of A Mad Man.

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Tuesday August 6, 2019 7:44 PM

Well I didn't really accomplish a lot today with a temperature humidity index of 105 but I did mess around on setting up the rear frame, started a motor mount, and re-clocked the TAV to 10 0'clock. However this black thing sitting in the back of the shop keeps beckoning me to do something diabolical. LOL

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Rear Frame

Michael Richard — Posted on The Cyclekart Club
Friday August 16, 2019 1:45 PM

It's just been too darn hot to get much done, but on the one day it was tolerable I did get started on the rear frame, motor mount. Some gusseting, measuring and brainstorming. Camera is junk but it serves. Temp humidity index of 111 degrees yesterday. Humidity was so high I should qualify as a certified underwater welder. Jeez!

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