Dirtbox Venom mini-buggy, 40+ horsepower!

[mysteryboy28]

managed to take both buggies out on the golf course today with my brother. mike's buggy did awesome. however, note to self: tack-welding the tierods in place is not sufficient for off-road testing. lol. luckily the trip home was mostly left turns, and the right wheel was pretty compliant about following the left wheel for the rest of the trip. lol.

so eager to finish this up. my brain says "do it!" my body says "go lay down before you pass out". lol. i see productivity in my near future!

 

[machinist@large]

.........so eager to finish this up. my brain says "do it!" my body says "go lay down before you pass out". lol. i see productivity in my near future!

So I'm not the only one in Michigan (Lowell, E. Of Grand Rapids) who feels like they've been "Shot at and Missed!! S*~T at and hit".

The news says that a new strain of SARS is on the loose; I really hope that this isn't it.......

 

[mysteryboy28]

i'm actually feeling a little better today. i'd say about a 30% improvement. will wander out to the garage and see what i can do before getting too light-headed.

 

[fowler]

Jack up on the meds and soldier on

 

[mysteryboy28]

heart rate and blood pressure are already high from the sickness, (100 bpm, 150/100), so jacking up might not be the BEST idea... lol.

 

[fowler]

Always the best idea

Na joking

Best cure is sleep and rest

 

[machinist@large]

heart rate and blood pressure are already high from the sickness, (100 bpm, 150/100), so jacking up might not be the BEST idea... lol.

A little ahead of you; 150/84 at 72 bpm; hopefully I haven't screwed myself to badly by agreeing to be interviewed for a couple of jobs while sick.........

 

[mysteryboy28]

got the buggy 90% disassembled today. tomorrow will finish that and then start final grinding and any last minute welds - including finishing the rack. friday will be paint day, then reassemble! it's POSSIBLE it might be done friday night - all depends on how i feel, and if i run into any snags along the way (bad weather for painting, broken tools, etc.).

 

[greaser]

Hurry hurry snow is on its way lol

 

[mysteryboy28]

picked up some 1" wide 3/16" thick strip metal to make the 4-point harness mounts, and a bunch of locking nuts. replacing my kitchen sink really quick, then back to work on the buggy.

 

[exenos]

Honey do's first, work later.

 

[OzFab]

Hahaha, now this thread has everything including the kitchen sink

 

[mysteryboy28]

got lucky with the kitchen sink. after wasting 3 hours shopping and trying to remove the old faucet - ended up throwing in the towel because i couldn't get a big nut off the bottom of the basin. the problem was that the lever wasn't working properly, and had gotten to the point that you couldn't change the temperature anymore. just out of curiosity i tried popping the little cap off the top of the lever, and found a loose screw. tightened it down - and everything works perfectly now! took the new faucet back to home depot, happy to have saved $50.

meanwhile, my daughter snuck her camera to her mom's house today, so i dug up some batteries for the cheap little digital video camera i had. made the rack, made and welded the 4-point harness mounts, did some grinding, adjusted one of the rear shock "tower" legs (the left shock was leaning a little bit to the left - just enough to irritate me), drilled some more vent holes for the motor, and finished disassembling the buggy. tomorrow will be final grinding, then paint and fenders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1R2Hqo7uvs&feature=youtu.be

 

[mikeprosauceka]

Lookin good

 

[mysteryboy28]

got a bunch of grinding done today, probably 85% done. painted the hood and roof. pretty blue!

 

[mikeprosauceka]

Cant wait to ride this thing its gona be fun

 

[mysteryboy28]

paint!

 

[mysteryboy28]

and 4 more.

just need to finish the fender mounts, paint the top side of the fenders blue, then slap the buggy back together.

 

[greaser]

looks good all blacked out.

 

[landuse]

Nice paint job. Have you been using primer on the bare matal? Are you just using normal rattle can paint, or is it some kind of automotive paint? Does it chip off easily?