280cc off-road shifter

[Benjo]

just picked up my harness, its a 3-point not a 5, i got it for $40, all i need to do now is attach it.

 

[Cam]

Sweet! if you are mounting the anchor points on the rollcage/pipes make sure to weld 4-6mm thick strips of steel where the bolt is going to go, if you wanted to make it stronger you could add crush pipes, pics?

 

[Benjo]

Sweet! if you are mounting the anchor points on the rollcage/pipes make sure to weld 4-6mm thick strips of steel where the bolt is going to go, if you wanted to make it stronger you could add crush pipes, pics?

I'm using 4mm, what are crush pipes,
I'll get some pics up tomorrow.

 

[Benjo]

update: added harness and moved my steering so that i can fit some pedals.

 

[Benjo]

heres some pics of my pedals.

 

[southingtonkarter]

i'd look at a four wheeler place, they look like a smaller version (shorter) of what i have on my fourtrax, so you should be able to find some there

What size quad you got?

by the way, HONDA FTW!

 

[fowler]

what happened to the rack and pinion

 

[devino246]

Looks nice. Is it not hard to turn w/out the rack and pinion?

 

[fowler]

i know i dont have it
i guessed the complication and effot factor came in

 

[Benjo]

Looks nice. Is it not hard to turn w/out the rack and pinion?

it's still easy to turn without it.

i know i don't have it
i guessed the complication and effort factor came in

Your completely right.

 

[fowler]

turning it 90 dergrees was pretty good idea though

 

[Benjo]

the original reason that i wanted to get a rack and pinion was because my steering setup was in the way of my feet, but since i rotated it 90* i have foot room so i don't need a rack and pinion anymore.

 

[Benjo]

just got offered a rack and pinion from a Morris Minor for $20NZD gonna put it in my kart.

 

[fowler]

sweet

 

[Benjo]

there wont be any pics for the next 5-10 days my cellphone is off getting fixed.
anyway im picking up the rack/pinion from the morris minor tomorrow, then i have to shorten it and then undo all he other work i did last week when i turned my steering 90*

 

[Benjo]

got the rack today, the guy gave me the rack, steering column and steering wheel for $20NZD, got it from a Suzuki not a minor, started to shorten it. Now i just got to figure out how i can mount it to my frame. have guys guys got any ideas on how to mount it, don't have a camera ATM so i cant show you what i have to work with.

 

[Benjo]

the rack doesn't have enough travel, its not all bad news i can replace the crap universal join that i have on my steering ATM a put in one of the one that came of the Suzuki's steering column. hopefully it will get rid of the play that i have in my steering. i should be able to use the rack in my next project.

 

[Sleepy122CID]

got the rack today, the guy gave me the rack, steering column and steering wheel for $20NZD, got it from a Suzuki not a minor, started to shorten it. Now i just got to figure out how i can mount it to my frame. have guys guys got any ideas on how to mount it, don't have a camera ATM so i cant show you what i have to work with.

How did it mount in the donor vehicle? Usually I see either a big bolt on each side of the main rack cylinder (gear housing), or half-circle brackets with bolts on each side that go over the top with bushings in the middle... Possibly just fab the mounts off that?

 

[Benjo]

it had half circle but i had to shorten it so that it would fit, so it only had 1 half circle mount left on it. doesn't matter any more i'm not going to use it.

 

[fowler]

probs a good chioce not to use it
i was going to say dont fix what anit brok