...& now, for my next trick

[OzFab]

Engine Mounted

Today I First had to determine the height & angle of the engine mounts. The front one was easy, it's square to the frame. The back one was a bit more tricky, but still easy enough.

Once I'd done that, I cut two pieces of 20mm x 6mm flat bar, marked two holes in each & transferred the holes to the mount bars. Then I drilled out & tapped threads into the holes in the flat bar, attached them to the mount bars & spent 20 minutes tacking them to the frame: tack, check, that's not right, cut, tack, check, that's not right... you get the idea...

Once I finally had everything squares up, out came the bolts so I could weld the bars in place.

After a quick grind, I bolted it back together to check everything again & realised "this is stronger than I thought it would be". I was thinking I may have to put another bar or two on the other side for stability/strength but, I don't think I'll bother.

I did a quick balance test &, I'm happy to say, It's pretty close to centred

 

[Sam-Q]

what size rear sprocket will you fit? I can't see you getting the right ratio without a reduction box

 

[mysteryboy28]

i think those bars are going to bend if there's nothing supporting the weight on the other side. it'll feel strong now, but wait till you hit a couple of bumps...

i'd at least make a little saddle on the other side to drop the motor on, then you can wrap some heavy duty wire or some kind of a strap around the saddle and motor to keep it from bouncing around. i made a saddle for the muffler on the buggy i'm building. nothing elaborate, but it keeps the muffler where i want it.

 

[OzFab]

what size rear sprocket will you fit? I can't see you getting the right ratio without a reduction box

I'll be using a friction roller to the wheel that's connected to a sprocket by a shaft. I haven't quite got the ratio worked out yet but, I have options...

i think those bars are going to bend if there's nothing supporting the weight on the other side. it'll feel strong now, but wait till you hit a couple of bumps...

i'd at least make a little saddle on the other side to drop the motor on, then you can wrap some heavy duty wire or some kind of a strap around the saddle and motor to keep it from bouncing around. i made a saddle for the muffler on the buggy i'm building. nothing elaborate, but it keeps the muffler where i want it.

This has been on my mind since the build began. I need to create the same setup on the other side of the frame to hold an endplate so I might try to whip up a brace of some kind.

All that being said, production has temporarily ceased. A month ago I had access to two lathes; the owner of one is away for three weeks & the manager of the machine shop resigned. I've been looking into other options without success so it's a matter of wait & see...