Arrive Saturday, depart Saturday. 
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Aug. 17, 2011 1:08 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
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Aug. 18, 2011 10:46 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Progress!
The Wing Mounts I knocked out on the CNC Mill at work. I LOVE having a CNC to play with again. I really need one at home.
Wing Mounts welded to tube...
...and then to kart.
Wing Installed.
Again.
More CNC fun. I needed an air filter to carb adapter. So I made one. With a radiused inlet. :)
Installed.
Throttle cable/spring/stop assembly bodged together with stuff from Ace Hardware.
Went to the Depot and found some drawer pulls that would work with a 3" Latch and Link lap belt. Belt to be used to hold cooler to kart. Test fitting the webbing and the drawer pull. Worked great.
Lap belt installed. Really pleased with the way this turned out.
On the ground, rapidly approaching the end of the mock-up stage. I checked and I should have enough diamond plate to remake the forward floor pan out of it. In theory it's drivable, but by the time I got to that point it was 10:00 and my wife convinced me not to be "that guy".
Max Downforce y0! I mean - it is nationals after all.
Need to get and install the other belt. Need to make the floor pan. Wing needs end plates. May or may not make it narrower. Need to test drive. Then it gets blown apart for paint. :twisted:
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Aug. 19, 2011 2:16 a.m. Vigo Dork
Good work! keep it up!
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Aug. 19, 2011 7:35 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
DILYSI Dave wrote: Wing needs end plates with recessed drink holders that flip up when needed, or mounting points for drink holder attachment
You can thank me later. With a cold beer and a place to set it.
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Aug. 19, 2011 4:04 p.m. Nashco SuperDork
Needs more electric motor for torquey wheelies and less smelly smoke machine on the back. Otherwise, looks like a heck of a lot of fun.
Bryce
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Aug. 19, 2011 4:48 p.m. ClemSparks SuperDork
Nashco wrote:
Needs more electric motor for torquey wheelies and less smelly smoke machine on the back. Otherwise, looks like a heck of a lot of fun.
Bryce
Yeah...but the extension cord would probably get all tangled up.
Oh...and...AWESOME build. Thanks for sharing!
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Aug. 23, 2011 10:46 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Last couple of nights work...
Fabricated a floorpan out of the same diamond plate scrap that contributed to my hood scoop.
Stripped down and ready for paint.
Bottom painted. Krylon Flat Black FTW.
Top painted.
Again.
Ready for reassembly.
Floor Pan reinstalled.
Steering wheel painted red and reinstalled.
Rear wheels polished and installed.
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Aug. 25, 2011 8:53 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
New throttle cable configuration after being called out by a buddy.
Red calipers = mad tite.
Finished. Drives much better with new front wheel bearings. Old ones were somewhere between E36 M3ty and scary.
Again
Again, with the Snot Rocket.
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:02 p.m. ST_ZX2 Reader
Wing needs endplates--will help with side bite. I think a cushioned pad for the top of the cooler would be in order as well. Past that, its fabulous.
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:56 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
And the end plate will need bottle openers riveted to them (like the old bar bottle openers) One Pepsi or Coke the other Old Milwaukee or something similarly 1979.
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Aug. 25, 2011 10:50 p.m. fritzsch Reader
any diamond plate pedals?
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Aug. 25, 2011 11:08 p.m. ScottyB New Reader
fritzsch wrote:
any diamond plate pedals?
foot shaped!
every update this thing gets better...
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Aug. 26, 2011 3:58 a.m. wrenchedexcess New Reader
Hey! who took the pics of my next challenge car.
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Aug. 26, 2011 6:58 a.m. dean1484 SuperDork
First off that is GREAT!!!!!
Now what I would consider adding.
Indy car theme = add front wing and some sort of side pod's (places to store snacks and chips) Oh wait Bear Nuts!!!!!
Sprint car theme = ????? Not sure how to roll with this one Add a front wing as a place to sit put beverages. Big overhead wing as a table / work bench / bar with back stop? Ok not my best idea.
