Mini dune buggy project

[lukasdlf]

Hi everyone
I finally let laziness and started this thread.
Well,after my accident a few months ago with my 16hp wooden go kart (u can see it here www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22693), I decided that if I want to go fast in the dunes, trail or any unpaved areas, I NEED something with a roll cage to keep me in one piece.
Thats why I started this project two months ago that I'm slowly trying to finish
I'll be so grateful with any advice you can give me.

Here are some pics I've been taking during the project.

 

[lukasdlf]

More pics!

 

[souperman000]

Looks like its coming together so far. Keep posting pics!

Also, are you going to reinforce the top mounts on the front shocks?

 

[landuse]

Looking good. You have come a long way. What type of suspension are you doing at the back?

 

[lukasdlf]

Looks like its coming together so far. Keep posting pics!

Also, are you going to reinforce the top mounts on the front shocks?

Yes, the Front mounts are only with ducktape hahahahah.i'm trying to get all the travel i Can

 

[lukasdlf]

Looking good. You have come a long way. What type of suspension are you doing at the back?

Double A arms

 

[landuse]

Double A arms

That should look.....different. LOL

 

[lukasdlf]

That should look.....different. LOL

What and why.Maybe I forgot somethig?

 

[itsid]

I'm curious how you intend to put the tie rods in with that deflection.

'sid

 

[landuse]

What and why.Maybe I forgot somethig?

Sorry. I meant to post that in another thread.

 

[lukasdlf]

Sorry. I meant to post that in another thread.

Hahahah ok

 

[chris_the_poser]

Looks good keep it up. How wide is it because it looks really wide.

 

[lukasdlf]

Looks good keep it up. How wide is it because it looks really wide.

Thanks!
I'm not sure, I will check later and let u know, but should be between 52 and 56 inches depending on how much the suspension is compressed.

 

[lukasdlf]

I exaggerated a little bit
Here are the measurements

 

[Ghanem]

Nice Job man this is how i waned to setup my front end on my off road go kart project Thanks a lot man

 

[lukasdlf]

I think that over the next week I can have all the front end and the seat finished!!

 

[OzFab]

Great work so far

Just one tip: More triangles in the base frame, between the two side rails. If you put angled braces betweem the uprights, it will be much stronger

 

[lukasdlf]

Great work so far

Just one tip: More triangles in the base frame, between the two side rails. If you put angled braces betweem the uprights, it will be much stronger

Thank you very much for the advice. The idea is to put brackets around the entire chasis with square/round tubing, like the one I welded on the roll-cage but smaller.

 

[OzFab]

The idea is to put brackets around the entire chasis with square/round tubing, like the one I welded on the roll-cage but smaller.

Good plan Thin wall round tubing will do the job & won't be too heavy...

 

[lukasdlf]

Good plan Thin wall round tubing will do the job & won't be too heavy...

Unfortunately I'm having problems with thin tubes because the inverter stick welder I use. This thing is going to be a little bit heavier than the average.