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Longer day yesterday, but got both brake systems done. If I redo it, I'll probably find a different brake line for the hand brake, but this one seems to be working fine even if it sits a little awkward. Forgot I needed to make some shims for the brake pads on the handbrake caliper, so I scrambled to whip those up yesterday morning. All good now though, and both systems are locking the axle while it's floating on stands. The real test will be once it's back on the ground.


Got the engine in and buttoned up this morning, and did the first fire! Came right to life!

Now I've got to handle the rest of the details to get it driving. Chain, throttle cable, kill switch(es), and I've got a tach I'd like to get setup so I can tune things with the governor for both kids driving, and not kids driving. And, I've got to build the throttle stop for the kids, but that should be pretty simple if all goes to plan.

I also noticed that it looks like my driven pulley is unclocked. I'm not sure if I just rebuilt it wrong, or if that happened on it's own. I fought pretty hard to get it clocked when I reassembled it, so I don't think it was me doing it wrong... but also I do a lot wrong and don't always notice, so who knows.

A lot to get done in the next 48 hours while also working, but I'm still hopeful I'm going to get it there.
 

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Didn't watch the video. Don't need to. In the picture of post #43 the one on the left is correct. You CAN'T put it together wrong, at least as far as the winding goes. That is determined by the winding of the spring. That is why the reverse wound spring is necessary. All 40 clutches come wound so that the spring side of the clutch must be run on the right side, on a separate jack shaft. If you are going to use a plate system, the reverse wound spring is necessary so that the points rest on the front side of the plastic stops. Like the clutch on the left.
 
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ct_racer said:
That's what I needed to see... I need a tool, lol.

I feel like I can try to cobble something together that will get me close to what he was using in the video. Seeing it all working was helpful to say the least.
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Ive also used C-clamps and welding clamps to hold the cam while I put the clip on...
 
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Huge day yesterday. I got the driven figured out. The video gave me enough to figure out something I could cobble together with tools I had around. Belt is on, chain is on, and the wheels are now driven. The one unfortunate issue I cam across is that I have to have the engine mounted with maxed out looseness in order to get the proper tension on the chain. The slots I made don't seem to be long enough, so the chain is either way too loose when I move the engine to max tightness, or I need to drop a couple links and move the engine to max looseness. Tension is pretty good here though, so even if there isn't any room to adjust it still seems fine.

The biggest issue here is the engine in this position won't let me run the standard pred fuel tank; it fits, but will get crushed with any suspension movement. So, I'll be going back to the big aluminum tank that hangs on the roll bars.

This morning I was also able to get one of the kill switches installed, so the safety factor is there now. I want to get the second one added before I mount the seat back in, but that should be the last thin I need to do before the seat goes in.

Once I get the tank and kill switch done, I've just got to set max and min idle speeds, and it should be ready to rock!
 

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panchothedog said:
Didn't watch the video. Don't need to. In the picture of post #43 the one on the left is correct. You CAN'T put it together wrong, at least as far as the winding goes. That is determined by the winding of the spring. That is why the reverse wound spring is necessary. All 40 clutches come wound so that the spring side of the clutch must be run on the right side, on a separate jack shaft. If you are going to use a plate system, the reverse wound spring is necessary so that the points rest on the front side of the plastic stops. Like the clutch on the left.
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The issue was that the driven wasn't prewound after reassmebly. I'd thought I got it, but it must have slipped on me while I was getting the clip back in. You can see it in the photo of the driven pulley on post #36. All good now though!
 
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