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K.I.S.S. You seem to be afraid of finishing the kart. You just keep adding to it making it heavier and heavier. That kills ride and performance. I encourage you to make it go, stop and steer successfully first. Then after and only after that first successful ride add stuff if necessary. You have done a hellova job so far building it. Time for more R&D before adding to it.
 
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TNThomas, it sounds like you got one heck of a fighter. Thank God for medical care. Your whole family is tough. Keep on kicking. Nice work on the buggy, I’m ready to see ‘er go!
 
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Denny said:
K.I.S.S. You seem to be afraid of finishing the kart. You just keep adding to it making it heavier and heavier. That kills ride and performance. I encourage you to make it go, stop and steer successfully first. Then after and only after that first successful ride add stuff if necessary. You have done a hellova job so far building it. Time for more R&D before adding to it.
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Thanks! Yup, wise words, much appreciated. I forgot about hand presses (like LEE), and that would be a smarter route. I could always riv-nut on any weird stuff I want in the future too. KISS it is, thats always a good reminder when the brain is going 100mph.
 
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Finish putting it together as is and then drive it. You may find you have too much on it now, or you may find a little more will be fine. Fear of finishing a project is a common thing. You’re worried about your welds, ideas not working, parts breaking or tubing bending destroying your hard work. I’m here to tell you, It will be fine! Finish it and drive it! Then take apart and paint. It will be ok. Now you know what your students go through when they take tests!
You have done a killer job, time to enjoy!
 
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Denny said:
worried about your welds, ideas not working, parts breaking or tubing bending destroying your hard work. I’m here to tell you, It will be fine! Finish it and drive it! Then take apart and paint. It will be ok
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You'll surely encounter some of those problems, but ya fix em and move on. The problems (if any) will be easy fixes. Its a purdy good feeling when it works and yer motoring around.
 
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I know I am always modifying or deleting something on mine. I guess thats what turns it into a "hobby" always tweaking it, making it better. Youre almost there, keep up the good work!

Happy New Year!
 
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A few updates:

-Literal last haul of parts are in, I can't think of anything else I need to finish the buggy.

-Parts include a second brake caliper for the hand brake, a disk, Comet belt, and a few misc items.

-All brake fittings have been swapped for standad IFF fittings for easy mounting/dismount/remount. I didn't want to stress about compression fittings, so I ditched them.

-I purchased rigging stuff for the buggy. Components that are meant for towing/pulling, but will be handy to hang the frame for painting.

-Immediate next step is brake lines and a bracket for the second caliper.

-Daughter is getting better, should hopefully be out of the hospital in about a week. She is off breathing support, gaining weight, and out of the ICU, and on a standard medical floor.


-Odd ball project:

My nieces were pretty sad after a Christmas party that their 90s Barbie gymnastic set broke, so I fabbed and welded up a steel one for them, its been a hit.

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Steel toys like those of yesteryear.
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When I was in middle school my buddies and I played a game that luckily never wounded/killed us. We would go into a big field and one of us would shoot an arrow into the sky directly overhead. We would then see who was brave enough to stand still. We called it "chicken," not the best choice of my youth.
 
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TNThomas said:
When I was in middle school my buddies and I played a game that luckily never wounded/killed us. We would go into a big field and one of us would shoot an arrow into the sky directly overhead. We would then see who was brave enough to stand still. We called it "chicken," not the best chouce of my youth.
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The amount of anxiety I felt reading this post is unbelievable.

When I was a kid, I was trying to cross a “busy” street and I started across then ran back when I saw a car coming. A cop saw this and put me in his car saying I was playing chicken with traffic. I was just a chicken who never made it to the other side. Police brought me home. My brother refused to answer the door because he was sure they were there for him. I had to go to the police station.

Bored small town cops with nothing better to do than arrest children for J-walking.
 
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