Giorgos_cupra

Hey knightman,good luck with your project!If you need sprockets with around 47 teeth,just tell me and i'll link you

caprice classic

problem with the featherlight engins, theyre direct drive, theres no clutch, theyre just always engaged, ( hehe, i looked very closely at the familys featherlight weed eater, cant use it unless you want to assemble a centrifugal cluch to the motor, cause the line spins all the time

Giorgos_cupra

Hey guys,can anyone tell me whats the diameter of a rim+tire of an fg on road?I know that the rim is 110,but how is it with the tire?TIA!

Lars from Norway

The tire is 125X65 mm

Giorgos_cupra

Back from the land of the forgottens

Guys,i haven't stopped the project.I broke my hand and couldn't do anything!My hand now is in better shape and can move on withmy project.I ordered some things,but i wasn't very lucky....They sent me just some of the staf i have ordered[:@][:@][:@]!!!Anyway,i'm still trying to get the rest of them....Let me grab my phone to show you what i got....So far[:'(]

Giorgos_cupra

By the way i didn't order these wheels and tires...I don't know why he sent them...If anybody wants them pm me





And last but not least

bsrman14

He's my awsome 1/4 scale buggy. I only spent $250 for everything including the motor and radio gear. Tires are 8" tall with a 1.5 hp motor and weight 25 lbs. not including roll cage.

Lars from Norway

Hi Giorgos!How are you,and your hand?Long time,no see!Did you pay anything for the wheels,or did he sent them for free?I remember you asked for the size of rims and tires for FG,and i thought you was going to order some.But you dont want to use these then?Looking forward to new updates[8D]

Giorgos_cupra

Hey Lars!!!What's up??How are things going??Nice to hear from you again!Me,i'm alittle pissed because he made a mistake and sent me only half the things i have order...My hand is getting better,but still can't hold anything with very tight.I can't screw or unscrew a bolt for instance...

Oh,i have paid for the wheels,but not that design[:@].I don't know where they came from but i have already paid them[]...Maybe with a little dremel work and some black metallic paint would look nice...We'll see

Lars from Norway

Im fine!Have been working a bit on my own homemade car lately,updates and pics to come soon.Nice to hear that your hand is getting better.

So you are thinking about removing the little spokes in the rims,am i right?Maybe you can return them to where you bought them and get another set instead.Its not my favourite design on the rims,i dont like 6 spokes for some reasonBut they will look better if you remove the small spokes.
Where did you order btw?What did you order,and what did you actually get?

Giorgos_cupra

Yep,you stand correct!I'm thinking of removing the little spokes...I'll do it first on my pc and if i like the result i will proceed to the real deal...

There is no way i'm sending those back!I'm already waiting for those parts 4 weeks,and when all my parts,help God,arrives,i'm through with him!It's been a nightmare.Anyway,i don't want to say the name of the shop,i am not a bad person...Don't want to destroy the reputation of him or whatever[&:]


I paid,but not got 20t gear,40t gear,gearplate,gearplate spacers,700cc tank and some other little washers.Probably i'm forgetting something,but those things are important for me to get on with the project[:@]....I guess the only think i can do is wait...He haven't even answered to me when i told him he sent the wrong parts[X(]

Giorgos_cupra

Ok guys,which one looks better??

bsrman14

Bigger is better. Put some air filled tires on like mine..

Giorgos_cupra

If i put bigger wheels they wont fit the body

naynay12

bsrman what you gear ratio and top speed if you can remember?
Also gorgas cupra how are you going to connect the engine to th diffs?With gears?

billzkustomz

do you still have those tires.. i'll take them off your hands

Giorgos_cupra

Naynay,i wont use a diff...I'm going with a solid axle,much better for drifting.The connection will be like this:20T motor gear to 40T gear,then on the axle the 40T will be on,there will be another 11T gear going to the 27T gear on the solid axle.If i cant connect the 11T to the 27T due to distance,i'll do it by sprocket and chain.I don't want to move the engine to much to the back,because i'm trying to maintain a 50/50 weight distribution.

Billz,i decided to keep the wheels...As you can see,i already converted one to 6 spoke design

naynay12

Oh ok,the car im making will be for offroad,i might make one later in for drifting after i get convinced by yours

Lars from Norway

Aha,not too bad!The right one of course

Remember if you do it by sprocket and chain the car will reverse instead of going forwards,than you will have to turn the engine 180 deg. to make it go the right wayAnd by the way,a bicyclesprocket with 27 T have a larger diameter than the tires on your car.Yes,i have been there,done that

Giorgos_cupra

Lars,you didn't know me back then.Trust me,i would have been very helpfull!I never go to war with out my guns.


Note:the ruler is in cm.

As for the reverse thing,i have to thing about it...I'll figure it out...

Oh,does this look better??

Lars from Norway

Yeah,now were talking!It looks very good!Where does that sprocket come from?I have used from a bicycle on my car,that is why i have been there and done that

Giorgos_cupra

Thanx Lars!!!I still have one more for painting and 2 more for cutting,brushing and painting[]

The sprocket is from my mad force...I also have one that's even smaller.25T 20mm or 25mm diameter i can't remember...I can't even remember where it is.But i don't worry about sprockets and sizes,i'm set on those.Bike sprockets are too big...Take a look at robot designs,i'm sure they will be interested

Lars from Norway

Before i got internet it was only bike sprockets for me,i didnt knew betterAs you can see on my project i have used some sprockets from a motorbike,the chains from bikes and motorbikes have the same length in the chainlinks (is that the name on it?),but the sprockets have different widths so i had to mill it down to 3 mm width from about 6-7 mm.It would have been too heavy putting on a chain for a motorbike

Giorgos_cupra

I never messed around with bike sprockets...I looked at them once and never again...

I forgot to mention.....I finished the steering system.Only thing i have to do is to change that stupid bar that mounts on the servo horn.This is for testing only

Giorgos_cupra

I need a little heads up guys...How many cms must the engine sit in the chassis so that when the gear carrier goes on,the secondary gear doesn't touch the chassis itself?

I don't know if you understand me.If not tell me to explain better