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simon the viking
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We watched this episode (he loves Guy Martin in anything on tele) but its not on catch-up at the moment... only series 1 is
Building a soapbox racer (aka go-cart.... aka gravity racer)
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We watched this episode (he loves Guy Martin in anything on tele) but its not on catch-up at the moment... only series 1 is
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simon the viking
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BMX has been collected and is now sitting in my garage..... Spares or repair is an apt description... frame and wheels good but all cabling and brake leavers trashed. Calipers are okay which might get used.
Next job is to strip wheels down then take cones and bearing races into work to get threaded bar the right diameter and also bring home a mahoosive plank of wood home when I next go in the car
Next job is to strip wheels down then take cones and bearing races into work to get threaded bar the right diameter and also bring home a mahoosive plank of wood home when I next go in the car
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simon the viking
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I've got both the rears... I can buy either wheel barrow wheels or sack truck wheels from work for the fronts.
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simon the viking
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I was going for the classic dragster look
classic33
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Which is fat wheels at the back.
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simon the viking
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The sack truck wheels are pretty small and definitely narrower.... so should look okay... the wheel barrow wheels are fatter if I have to resort to them.
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simon the viking
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I can't remember putting any brakes on the ones we made..... but was thinking of them to appease Mrs V..... was thinking of using the calipers that are on the donor bike but cables are scrap and levers not there!
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simon the viking
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Toying with the idea of building it with a basic Ackermann steering wheel system.... not sure yet
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simon the viking
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I'll start a thread in photo gallery when it really gets under way...
I've done some sketches of a steering system.... not sure yet might go with rope steer to start with to get it on the road then upgrade it later...
I've done some sketches of a steering system.... not sure yet might go with rope steer to start with to get it on the road then upgrade it later...
classic33
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Next stop, the Red Bull Soap Box Race?
