BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
04-06-2009, 03:06 PM
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BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
Too much to mention, please take a look at the link:
http://www.quarterscalelegends.com/b...pic.php?t=1482
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Length: 1150mm
Width: 900mm
Weight: 61kg
Engine: Maxter MX-A 100cc, 26bhp @ 16.000rpm
http://www.quarterscalelegends.com/b...pic.php?t=1482
Currently the thread is 9 pages long.
Length: 1150mm
Width: 900mm
Weight: 61kg
Engine: Maxter MX-A 100cc, 26bhp @ 16.000rpm
04-06-2009, 03:19 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
No gearbox in this one. That's not needed.
It has an adjustable slider clutch and the engine originally is built to move around 150 kilos in go-kart with driver. This one weighs approximately little over one third of that.
It has an adjustable slider clutch and the engine originally is built to move around 150 kilos in go-kart with driver. This one weighs approximately little over one third of that.
04-06-2009, 03:44 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
No vids yet. Planned to break in the engine tomorrow and continue from there. I need to keep it nice and tidy for an upcoming photoshoot for a magazine feature. Keeps me now from really start having fun with it.
04-06-2009, 05:15 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
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How long did it take you from start to finsh ? [prep to now]
How long did it take you from start to finsh ? [prep to now]
04-06-2009, 09:37 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
Very nice! Definitely a quarter scale legend!
I cant believe how much of this thing you fabricated literally from scratch: the entire frame, the chain drive train, the pipe, and even the body!
(BTW, can I bum a smoke?)
I cant believe how much of this thing you fabricated literally from scratch: the entire frame, the chain drive train, the pipe, and even the body!
(BTW, can I bum a smoke?)
04-06-2009, 10:27 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
I'll think of something to say as soon as I find my jaw which has dropped off and fallen on the floor.......
04-07-2009, 12:08 AM
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yeah my jaw is on the floor still too. It's a professional job from front to back - real engineering art.
04-07-2009, 06:02 AM
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yeah my jaw is on the floor still too. It's a professional job from front to back - real engineering art.
yeah my jaw is on the floor still too. It's a professional job from front to back - real engineering art.
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
gorgeous rc
you must have spent loads of time at that.
i would have to see a vid of it running to be convinced about the running gear though and how the complete package works together..
any vid in action?
besto luck.
you must have spent loads of time at that.
i would have to see a vid of it running to be convinced about the running gear though and how the complete package works together..
any vid in action?
besto luck.
04-07-2009, 01:32 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
Thanks again guys.
Dc2 man; no videos just yet. Will get there eventually and post vid when I have the footage. Still some preliminary preparations, like breaking in the engine.
Dc2 man; no videos just yet. Will get there eventually and post vid when I have the footage. Still some preliminary preparations, like breaking in the engine.
04-08-2009, 06:28 AM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
WICKED! that thing is beautiful [X(]
Love the paint scheme too [8D]
Just wondering, what material did you make the rear drive cups and axle pins from?
Love the paint scheme too [8D]
Just wondering, what material did you make the rear drive cups and axle pins from?
04-08-2009, 09:45 AM
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Absolutely stunning craftsmanship! As a former metal fabricator I can safely say your way better than I ever was ! It might seem redundant, and I dont know if youve installed one or not ,but I would highly recommend a killswitch. It would bring me to tears to see this beast damaged because of a runaway.
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
Thanks again guys.
Sam, the cups are machined straight out of a kart rear axle so I do not have exact knowledge of the material itself. It does have some spring steel characteristics in it, yet also some softness. Axle pins and driveshafts are made out of weldable acid stainless steel. Very hard material but according to material certificate, not prone to crack easily.
Obeast, failsafe is there and very soon there also will be a remote controlled kill switch, now there's only a manual one.
Sam, the cups are machined straight out of a kart rear axle so I do not have exact knowledge of the material itself. It does have some spring steel characteristics in it, yet also some softness. Axle pins and driveshafts are made out of weldable acid stainless steel. Very hard material but according to material certificate, not prone to crack easily.
Obeast, failsafe is there and very soon there also will be a remote controlled kill switch, now there's only a manual one.
04-08-2009, 02:15 PM
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That is an insane car!Hope you add some more pics of it.Looked like a sauna in there after the start up by the way,but i guess you are used to it
04-08-2009, 07:23 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
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Sam, the cups are machined straight out of a kart rear axle so I do not have exact knowledge of the material itself. It does have some spring steel characteristics in it, yet also some softness. Axle pins and driveshafts are made out of weldable acid stainless steel. Very hard material but according to material certificate, not prone to crack easily.
Sam, the cups are machined straight out of a kart rear axle so I do not have exact knowledge of the material itself. It does have some spring steel characteristics in it, yet also some softness. Axle pins and driveshafts are made out of weldable acid stainless steel. Very hard material but according to material certificate, not prone to crack easily.
BTW, not sure if its just me, but I can't get the videos to work
04-08-2009, 09:40 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
[link=http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/JariV/?action=view¤t=08042009015.flv]First Vid[/link]
[link=http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/JariV/?action=view¤t=08042009017.flv]Second Vid[/link]
sam123, these are links to the vids, just click them and the videos should start playing. If you're still having issues, then it's probably a plugin issue or something.
[link=http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/JariV/?action=view¤t=08042009017.flv]Second Vid[/link]
sam123, these are links to the vids, just click them and the videos should start playing. If you're still having issues, then it's probably a plugin issue or something.
04-08-2009, 09:51 PM
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RE: BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine
Whoa! That engine sounds sick! And you havent even put it on the ground to run yet!
You have got to post that vid once you actually run it on the ground!
You have got to post that vid once you actually run it on the ground!
