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BIG homemade gasoline buggy (1:4) with 100cc kart engine

Old 04-06-2009, 03:06 PM
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Default 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

Currently the thread is 9 pages long.

Length: 1150mm
Width: 900mm
Weight: 61kg
Engine: Maxter MX-A 100cc, 26bhp @ 16.000rpm
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Old 04-06-2009, 03:07 PM
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That is sweet!!!

And you engine looks killer on its own.

Nice jobb!!!
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Does it have a gear box? Very nice work.
Old 04-06-2009, 03:19 PM
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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.
Old 04-06-2009, 03:37 PM
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thats sweet man... any vid of it running???
ive been watching this on QSL
Old 04-06-2009, 03:44 PM
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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.
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How long did it take you from start to finsh ? [prep to now]
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That is the most beautiful thing I've seen all day.
Old 04-06-2009, 05:15 PM
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How long did it take you from start to finsh ? [prep to now]
Started this one late last summer. I didn't do it at all during December and January. Not so long, I had it clear in my head once I had decided to build it. I first fitted it with a 50cc tuned engine but figured that to be too tame and upgraded to this engine (downside to that was that I needed to completly redo the driveline). 50cc got off the car with no use at all. The car has never been driven yet.
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Default 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?)
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I'll think of something to say as soon as I find my jaw which has dropped off and fallen on the floor.......


















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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.
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Thanks for such nice responses guys.
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ORIGINAL: sheograth

yeah my jaw is on the floor still too. It's a professional job from front to back - real engineering art.
plus one for me....Jari, congrats on 1st place at the expo
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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.
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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.

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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?
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Artwork in itself!
J.
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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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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.
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A couple videos:



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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
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ORIGINAL: JariV


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.
Thanks for that.

BTW, not sure if its just me, but I can't get the videos to work
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[link=http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/JariV/?action=view&current=08042009015.flv]First Vid[/link]
[link=http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/JariV/?action=view&current=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.
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Default 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!

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