Who You Calling a Pig
Four years ago to the day the Fingertight Racing Sidecar division was created.
Read all about here if you need reminding about how it started, and then ended.
What is this post all about? Well it has been quiet on here lately, so watch this space.........
For the record Qkkid was in my bed, not the other way round
Originally Posted by Yow Ling
Forum whore
do we need to watch out for front ends littering circuits again
Unknown Disorder
That engine with the torn off clutch bracket is still sitting on the shelf, having said that I think (hope, because otherwise I have no idea) I have killed another crank.
Stock is best
Who You Calling a Pig
Having technical difficulties with posting photos, so let's see if this works.
Who You Calling a Pig
Fuck your hard on gear
Unknown Disorder
Not sure yet, I might still have a phantom intermittent electrical problem. Won't know until two hour practice. On the other hand Craig is coming round tomorrow to weld up my frame AGAIN.
Stock is best
Ta
How come you've stuck the motor up front?
Who You Calling a Pig
You know I battled with that decision for quite a while. There a technical advantages and disadvantages in terms of fabrication with both options, but in the end my only justification is because I wanted to.
Some weird desire to be different I guess.
Ta
Fair enough.
What holds the steering post all the way up there?
Who You Calling a Pig
Just using the top engine mount at the moment. Plan to put a brace in but need to get some lighter material.
Anorak
Does that drive chain run right next to your left testicle.
PS loved the first version.
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
i'm a wanker
nice work pumba , are front engine went well until it hit a curve in 2001
i'm over buckets
Who You Calling a Pig
The things I have to do to get my testicals touched now days!
Hardcore Biker
Nice going.
First off: congrats on the use of RHS. Perfect material for the job here - nice and simple.
The overall layout looks really good as well.
I am very worried about that front end though. Having the steering axis so far from the centre of the contact patch will make it pull hard right under brakes - like really hard.
I have done some quick math on this for you, and I estimate that under brakes you will have to apply 70kg of extra force on your right hand than on your left to stop it turning. I would look at getting that steering axis as close as you can to centred in the tyre, but that is pretty difficult with kart wheels unless you go to a more conventional setup. The numbers I used for this are attached as an image.
If it were me I would also move that front wheel back towards the engine to shorten the whole lot up - but that is pretty unfounded, really just my musings about what makes a sidecar fast around a short track.
Hardcore Biker
I think Mools is correct. On a go kart where you have a wheel on both front corners it is OK. With yours it will lift turning one way and drop going the other. I have not looked at side car setups but as yours is now will want to turn left all the time. The center of the Tyre contact should the line where the steering pivot meets the contact patch of the Tyre to the road. Good looking effort though. Do they work any good with a motorbike fork set up with very little caster or rake?
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