2015 - DesertDuler

[Desertduler]

Racing yellow!


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You must be a mind reader.Yellow it will be.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Yippie. Racing yellow is always a good choice.


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[OzFab]

Bret, that looks & goes awesome, great job Has the wife driven it yet?

One thing though, as per the rules, we need vid of that kill switch in action before you can qualify...

 

[Desertduler]

Bret, that looks & goes awesome, great job Has the wife driven it yet?

One thing though, as per the rules, we need vid of that kill switch in action before you can qualify...

Thanks a lot Tony,my wife has not drove it yet because I still have to put the floor pan on the front and I have it all tore back apart finishing up some details and then I will paint it and put it back together and post a video of the operation of the kart and I will show the brakes and kill switch in operation. I remember that you were questioned about yours at the time and I most certainly will make sure that it is indeed shown working,I learned along time ago that it is easier to have a kill switch within reach then try to reach and pull off a spark plug lead in order to shut down an engine with a stuck throttle,not cool!I am all for the kill switch rule,that is an important safety device.

 

[DirtyDamage]

How's the progress with the paint?

 

[Poboy kartman]

How's the progress with the paint?

Yeah....really....it's been almost 4 hours.....

 

[DirtyDamage]

Yeah....really....it's been almost 4 hours.....

Perfect amount of time for the paint to dry!


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[Desertduler]

Perfect amount of time for the paint to dry!


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I have some of the components painted and I will be detailing and painting for the next few days,she is all tore apart.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Excited to see how it comes out,Bret. Should look nice


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[Desertduler]

I would like to take this time while this thing is apart and explain why I ream the ears in the frame for the king pins and construct the king pins from nominal size stock and not bolts.
I ream the holes in the king pin ears with a chucking reamer (.625) and I use stainless steel 304 (.625) round and I machine the end of the king pin where I thread the pin for a nut undersize .015 so the diameter of the rod does not knurl that section oversize and the threads stop at the mounting ears as to maintain a zero tolerance on the frame ear in that location.This way there is no play between the king ping and the frame ears and the frame ears do not wear out or get beat out by any play there between the pins and the bores and the king pin geometry is maintained. I have many hours on my original kart and it has no play in the bores or pins.

 

[Desertduler]

Excited to see how it comes out,Bret. Should look nice


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Thanks for the support Dirty, the parts that I have painted turned out great, tedious work from here on out and attention to detail.

 

[DirtyDamage]

Just don't mess up now


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[Desertduler]

Just don't mess up now


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Well if I do I have plenty of time to fix my screw ups I hope!

 

[Poboy kartman]

Well if I do I have plenty of time to fix my screw ups I hope!

That's what everybody thinks when they're born.....

 

[Desertduler]

That's what everybody thinks when they're born.....

Yup Poboy,that is true!

 

[Desertduler]

Here are some components that I have painted satin black,I narrowed the brake and throttle pedals up a little.

 

[Desertduler]

I took one of my old VW engine stands and I made an adapter that bolts up to the seat mounts, now I can position the frame as needed when I paint the frame.I will make a special square key that will go into the open frame hole under the steering post mount that I will turn the frame without touching the frame as I paint it.

 

[slidewayz]

Really really nice stuff DD.
That stand is too slick.
Very anxious to see it all put back together after the paint.

 

[Desertduler]

Really really nice stuff DD.
That stand is too slick.
Very anxious to see it all put back together after the paint.

Thanks man! and we all are waiting to see your kart completed.
It takes a set of you know what and some real good gray matter inside your skull to achieve what you have come up with with your kart,much respect to you sir!

 

[Desertduler]

I have spent the good part of the day doing detail work on this frame making sure every little weld spatter bead is cleaned off and on any frame rail or section that will be subject to water entry either by incident and or washing I have drilled drain holes at the lowest points so that water can escape from those areas so the frame does not rot or rust from the inside out,next I will be capping the open end areas of the bumper sections.