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Forum Members / New member Bewsey
« Last post by CKGB on 27 Dec 25, 06:36 pm »
Welcome to Bewsey.

Please reply to this post and share a little about yourself especially location (not your specific address though!), interest and experience in cycleKarts, any particular skills you might be happy to share...etc

Some tips:
Visit the club's website and read "What is a cyclekart?" and "Build your own"
Choose an inspiration car
Have a look at the Events calendar on the club website and come along to an event
Start a build journal - it’s great for others to see your progress and for you to ask for advice https://cyclekartsgb.createaforum.com/build-journals/
Join the club https://www.cyclekartsgb.com/join
Read the spec in detail https://www.cyclekartsgb.com/s/CKGB-Handbook-20240130-v03.pdf including the Power Menu
Add yourself to the Map

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Tech Forum / Re: Chassis - Racking
« Last post by Chris L on 26 Dec 25, 06:59 am »
Have a look at Peter Lloyd Austin 7 build journal  :).  Its a Bolt together Aluminium Chassis. Not exactly racking but definitely an over the counter component sectional system.
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Build journals / Re: Austin Seven Beaufort Special
« Last post by Ian Fletcher on 22 Dec 25, 09:59 am »
Good luck with your build.

Do you know of any cyclekarts in the Netherlands?  Germany has a thriving cyclekart club, so they may have some events reasonably close to you.
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Build journals / Austin Seven Beaufort Special
« Last post by Rallydaf on 21 Dec 25, 08:54 pm »
2026 is coming. It’s time to make resolutions.
Starting to build a cyclekart is one of them.
As a model, I’m thinking of the Austin Seven Beaufort Special.
Not exactly a race car, but it looks good to me.
I’ve been looking for parts for a while now and I’m noticing that Belgium isn’t the promised land for this.
Hopefully, I can get some tips from colleagues in the Netherlands or France.
Or maybe I’ll have to cross the Channel sometime.
I hope to be able to post regularly about the build.
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Build journals / Re: Mercedes W125 1937
« Last post by PredHughes on 19 Dec 25, 06:28 pm »
That looks really good Chris
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For sale and wanted / Re: Reference books
« Last post by robinhoodguy on 18 Dec 25, 08:31 pm »
hello did you sell the exlibrary reference  book?

if not id be interested
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Tech Forum / Re: Chassis - Racking
« Last post by Jay Pratt on 18 Dec 25, 04:55 pm »
Having used this sort of racking to make channels on my trailer it's surprising how flimsy it is. It would be alot of hassle to make it work id have thought.
If your reluctant to weld because you can't, I couldn't before I built a Cyclekart, and just practiced a bit with a cheap gasless mig welder. Ive now made 2 Cyclekarts and a trailer and non of them have fallen apart yet 😁
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Tech Forum / Re: Chassis - Racking
« Last post by Jimr1999 on 17 Dec 25, 10:36 am »
I am experimenting with a (mainly) no weld aluminium chassis. Be aware that it is an experiment but here is my process so far.
The chassis long members are a heavy duty ladder with D section stiles. The cross members are 40x40 mm aluminium box and held in place by 40 x 40 x 6mm. aluminium angle. The main joints are then fish plated. All the joints are first well prepared with the oxidation removed and glued with MMA structural adhesive on all parts then riveted. Properly applied in good conditions MMA will have the shear strength of 2 number 8.8 grade M8 bolts on a 80mm x 40mm surface area (my typical area of each joint). It is more resistant to shock than most commonly available epoxy resins.
From the construction I have completed so far this seems to providing strong joints. Time will tell.
This fellow has a video of bonding aluminium with various adhesives, although his pronunciation of Methyl MethAcrylate might be a bit suspect... https://youtu.be/4dgZ-vcc0hQ?si=hHIpTz3gp1CfI3pr

As I mentioned at the start, experimental!

JimR
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Tech Forum / Re: Chassis - Racking
« Last post by robinhoodguy on 17 Dec 25, 08:03 am »
thank you, yes that makes sense. I suppose when you reach the point that it requires more work then steel section, (unless you have lots of sopare racking hanging around) it isnt worth doing
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Tech Forum / Re: Chassis - Racking
« Last post by Ian Fletcher on 16 Dec 25, 04:52 pm »
The problem with these types of fabrications is that the fasteners are at the points of highest load and subsequently are very prone to wear and becoming loose.  The stresses can be lowered by adding triangular webs at the joints, fish-plates, etc which also allows many more fasteners to be added.  All holes should ideally be close tolerance, but wear and becoming loose will always be a problem.

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