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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 24 Mar 20, 08:03 pm »
Yes I fitted two vented discs, one on each half shaft with twin pot calipers. They were from some sort of 125 Chinese bike that I was given because the engine had seized. It turned out to be a bit of a god send as I have used loads of bits from it on the kart and other projects.

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Forum Members / Re: New member Andy_B
« on: 24 Mar 20, 07:49 pm »
Hi Andy, I like the idea of a mini series. Could be a great laugh. Good luck with the sale of your karts.

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Off Topic / Re: Does self isolating mean more building time .?
« on: 24 Mar 20, 05:58 am »
Isolation is here now whether we like it or not so I will go back to a project I was doing before I dropped it like a hot potato last October to start on the Cyclekart. I am going to get my Harley bobber finished and it is easy to social distance on a bike. What are other people on here gonna do with this free time?

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 24 Mar 20, 05:41 am »
I put a diff in because it will help with under steer in tight corners and it will be easier to push when turned. I don't have a diff in my dragster and it can be hard work pushing it with the steering turned. The other reason is just because I can and it was fairly easy to do. Also I had most of the bits lying around so it was cheaper than buying a kart axle.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 23 Mar 20, 05:21 pm »
Thanks Rhys, I haven't guessed at weight yet but will probably take 3 to get it off the bench. I made the diff case and used the gears from an old quad bike.

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Build journals / Re: Napier 1903 Gordon Bennett
« on: 23 Mar 20, 05:16 pm »
Looks good Rhys. What sort of glue did you use on the steering wheel to bond the ply to the aluminium. I used epoxy but it was just what I had lying around so no idea if it will hold or not.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 23 Mar 20, 06:51 am »
I meant to attach this photo to the last post but pressed the post button too soon.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 23 Mar 20, 06:43 am »
All ready for a test drive but no where to go that is open to the public. I am lucky to have have a private road that is a loop only half a mile away so I can test there and keep my social distance at the same time. Hopefully next weekend.

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Events / Re: Whilton mill kart track practice days.
« on: 22 Mar 20, 03:43 pm »
Thanks for the replies everyone, it makes sense to cancel this and I will contact the track tomorrow. Hopefully we'll be able to get out in our karts in the near future. Blooming typical, I got mine running today and bench tested the drive train.

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Events / Re: Whilton mill kart track practice days.
« on: 21 Mar 20, 08:37 am »
Thanks Graham and Chris, very unusual times indeed. Staying safe seems to be the phrase this year. Whilton is very easy to book again when this catastrophe is over so don't anybody feel guilty if they don't feel up for it.

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Events / Re: Whilton mill kart track practice days.
« on: 20 Mar 20, 07:37 pm »
I have just looked at the whilton mill website and at the moment they are still open for practice on Thursday. The bistro is closed and they are asking for people to pit at a social distance type of thing. I am in two minds whether or not it would be a good idea to go or not.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 18 Mar 20, 06:42 am »
Thanks Chris,  I haven't run it yet but it is a new and mighty 6.5hp clone engine. Hopefully I will get time to fire it up over the weekend and try a test drive. If not it will be at Whilton mill, virus allowing. The 6.5hp engine will get a little tuning later if it turns out to be ok and the plan is to run that with the other cyclekarters.  I have an old gx390 engine that I shall build into a nitromethane/methanol screamer to see how fast I can get the cyclekart.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 16 Mar 20, 08:18 pm »
From the back.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 16 Mar 20, 08:05 pm »
Replaced a couple of spokes and painted the rear wheels. Fitted a catch to hold the dummy fuel tank.

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Build journals / Re: Dodge baquet ish build.
« on: 14 Mar 20, 03:36 pm »
Thanks for the kind words. It has crossed my mind to self isolate.  ;D

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