2016 - Beer Crate Racer (winner)

[Flyinhillbilly]

Ahhhh.....I just recommend he start drinking.....no fun being odd man out!

^^^ I agree with this guy^^^

 

[chancer]

Been there done that. twice. For me, not a good Idea. But I hold Nothing against those who can.

I had the day off due to rain, I spent the day working on my Krate.
I will post some pics tonight,
I got copper rivets. and some Rustoleum "Flex Seal"!!!

 

[bob58o]

Looks good!

 

[chancer]

For the Krate I am going in an Artistic direction.
The krate will be in the style of an old wooden Krate with slats on the sides.
I will use a steel frame with Black (flex seal?)corner uprights.
The slats will be hammered copper.
To make the slats I found some old extruded aluminum and wrapped them in the hammerd copper sheet.
They will will be riveted to the black steel with Copper rivets.
Pic 1 and 2 are the aluminium.
3 is the hammered copper sheet.
4 and 5 are the partially assembled krate side with rivet detail.
Pic 6 is the inspired Krate.

 

[Kelly Wood]

Oh he11, that's nice.

Nice work. You had me at "artistic." Boo!

What's the coin for? Is that your shoe? How ya gonna keep all that from turning green?

Pic 6. Nice.

 

[chancer]

I am only an Aspiring "Kartist"
Yes my Shoe.
Gold Coin left over from a St pattys day School project. Just randomely on my shop Floor.

 

[Poboy kartman]

How ya gonna keep all that from turning green?

Clear lacquer....

 

[Kelly Wood]

I am only an Aspiring "Kartist"
Yes my Shoe.
Gold Coin left over from a St pattys day School project. Just randomely on my shop Floor.

Don't sell yourself short there. That looks killer!

 

[chancer]

Thanks Kelly.
I ran out of Copper, what I had was free. So I have to search out more next week.
Here are a couple of Ideas I use Just wanted to share.
Pic 1 I hand hammered all of this copper on a block of wood with a ball pean hammer. Copper is cool to work with cause it is solid. You can always clean up the color, not like paint that scratches. and this being a hammered Design you can bend it and reshape it and hammer out any defects.
Also I made a square frame with angle iron. So I marked it out and cut opposing 45° angles.
Then I put a small piece of angle on the corner of my bench and bent it on that clean corner. Then you just weld up the last seam. This way there is 1 seam instead of 4 to try and line up clamp and weld.

 

[2SlickNick]

Looking good Eric!

 

[chancer]

Looking good Eric!

Thanks Nick. Good to hear from you

 

[chancer]

Inboard Clutch

I have never Run a clutch "inboard"
On this project due to Space constraints with in my Krate.
I think it would be better to run the Clutch inboard.

Is there anything spacial about doing it this way?
Can you do that with any typical CC?
Does it still bolt up the same?
ETC Etc?

 

[landuse]

I have never Run a clutch "inboard"
On this project to to Space constraints with in my Krate.
I think it would be better to run the Clutch inboard.

Is there anything spacial about doing it this way?
Can you do that with any typical CC?
Does it still bolt up the same?
ETC Etc?

Nothing special to worry about. It all works the same.

Looking killer by the way....

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Here's how you run it inboard: Find a mirror and stand in front of it holding the clutch in your left hand where you can see it in your reflection. Now turn around, put the clutch in your right hand while rotating it 180 degrees. Now turn back around and note the position of the clutch in the mirror. Install it just like you see it.

 

[Flyinhillbilly]

Been running the clutch inboard on my minibike since day one, no issues at all.

 

[chancer]

Here's how you run it inboard: Find a mirror and stand in front of it holding the clutch in your left hand where you can see it in your reflection. Now turn around, put the clutch in your right hand while rotating it 180 degrees. Now turn back around and note the position of the clutch in the mirror. Install it just like you see it.

I'm Confused! I hate these complicated instructions!!!

Actually thanks Guys. Except you EZ! Isn't there a "Broad Story" you should be reading somewhere. Oh nevermind today's special is Fish Lures

 

[landuse]

I'm Confused! I hate these complicated instructions!!!

Actually thanks Guys. Except you easy! isn't there a broad Story you should be reading somewhere. Oh nevermind todays special is Fish Lures

No complicated instructions needed. Just put it on the other way round and you are good to go. I would maybe put a small spacer between the clutch and engine, otherwise the chain can rub on the engine

 

[chancer]

Oh I got it Landuse, did you see what EZ posted? LOL

 

[landuse]

Oh I got it Landuse, did you see what EZ posted? LOL

LOL. I did. I started getting a headache reading it

 

[chancer]

Well the pics came out sideways, but what I was trying to convey, Is that this Kart frame is lower in the rear by 1 inch.
With the Krate on it looked obvious.
So I cut 3/4" off the front so the krate sits level. or parallel to the Ground.