Sidecars?

[Moooools]

Part 5 - floor and strengthened engine mounts

Still left to do:
-Guards around wheels/axles
-Hand holds
-Fuel system
-Dash
-Secure floor
-Exhaust
-Beat Henk and Rick

*Disclaimer: Not the world's best welder. Shit is hard.

[wildman]

Part 5 - floor and strengthened engine mounts

Still left to do:
-Guards around wheels/axles
-Hand holds
-Fuel system
-Dash
-Secure floor
-Exhaust
-Beat Henk and Rick

*Disclaimer: Not the world's best welder. Shit is hard.

You finally came clean about actually building one. Matt at the kart shop told me you had been spending up large there. Guess i'll have to get around to putting some pictures up of my new one. Should be going by December.

[Kickaha]

Rear axle is exacly the same as I was going to do mine, front is a lot better system than I had come up with though

[Moooools]

You finally came clean about actually building one. Matt at the kart shop told me you had been spending up large there. Guess i'll have to get around to putting some pictures up of my new one. Should be going by December.

That blabbermouth!
I wouldn't exactly say spending up large, most of the kart parts I have found to be reasonably cheap. Matt has been very helpful though.

[Henk]

Where is the drinks holder?

[Grumph]

Where is the drinks holder?

In the bloody tow car I'd hope...

Are you going to ask for a dispensation to ride it sitting feet forward ?

[Moooools]

Where is the drinks holder?

I figured I would leave it on your rig. That way you can bring me a drink when you catch up after the race.

[Henk]

I figured I would leave it on your rig. That way you can bring me a drink when you catch up after the race.

Cool, only I'll be handing one across when we lap you 😃

[Gazzza]

Really interesting looking rig, rear end looks very similar to ours but that front, what a great idea, if it works that might be my mission to make a copy for our rig...
Just a couple of questions. I know ours weighs around 115kg fuelled up on the line, do you have any ideas how much yours comes in at? The other thing was what is the length from front axle to rear axle and from middle of the rear wheel to chair wheel?
Look forward to seeing you at the track.

[Moooools]

Really interesting looking rig, rear end looks very similar to ours but that front, what a great idea, if it works that might be my mission to make a copy for our rig...
Just a couple of questions. I know ours weighs around 115kg fuelled up on the line, do you have any ideas how much yours comes in at? The other thing was what is the length from front axle to rear axle and from middle of the rear wheel to chair wheel?
Look forward to seeing you at the track.

Yeah I was quite happy with the way the front came together. I will definitely be making it on a jig next time as it is a little on the piss. Nothing major, just ends up being slightly harder to work with.

It is currently sitting somewhere under 60kg (A one man lift still possible, just). I am picking about 80kg sitting on the start line. Could end up being more, my spreadsheet puts it at 88 but we have saved weight in some areas.
The wheelbase (from front to rear axle centres) is 1500mm and the chair wheel is adjustable from 300mm to 600mm lead (from rear axle) in 20mm increments.

Looking forward to getting to the track. Looking like it will be the 2 hour weekend.

[Drew]

*Disclaimer: Not the world's best welder. Shit is hard.

I was gearing up to give you shit about it too.

Some of them look primed to snap pretty quickly. I think you have the wire speed too high if you're using a Mig, or not enough current. There's seems to be a lack of penetration on a lot of the welds.

[Moooools]

I was gearing up to give you shit about it too.

Some of them look primed to snap pretty quickly. I think you have the wire speed too high if you're using a Mig, or not enough current. There's seems to be a lack of penetration on a lot of the welds.

You are probably right. I am expecting to see a couple of cracks at some stage. On all of the high stress welds I made sure there was plenty of heat, and ran a second bead if the first looked dodgy. I find keeping a steady hand and travel speed the hardest, hence why some of them look to be a bit tall. But for the most part I am pretty confident they will hold up. I will try lowering the wire speed a bit and see how I go.

[Drew]

For future reference, adding material does not add strength. Penetration is the key, it means you have melted the parts sufficiently so that they mix with the wire.

Also, grind the nuts off that your bar risers bolt to, and drill and tap the holes ya rough bastard.

[Henk]

Shit, two hour weekend? Does that mean we have to run a five lap endurance race on the Saturday?

[Yow Ling]

You are probably right. I am expecting to see a couple of cracks at some stage. On all of the high stress welds I made sure there was plenty of heat, and ran a second bead if the first looked dodgy. I find keeping a steady hand and travel speed the hardest, hence why some of them look to be a bit tall. But for the most part I am pretty confident they will hold up. I will try lowering the wire speed a bit and see how I go.

I find practicing on the actual job is not the best idea.
Go to welding tips and tricks on YouTube , he does great tutorials on all kinds of welding.

rather than going over the shitty welds with another pass, maybe you should grind them out and reweld them