Project Stoopid!

[panchothedog]

Yes, we wouldn't want the engine to be starved for oil while your foot is caught in the spokes still spinning 75 mph. Actually a pretty good safety feature. One of the few modern electronic gizmos I can give my humble consent to. As though that means anything.

 

[Master Hack]

True, it apparently shuts the fuel off. Looks like it feeds afew other bits of info to the ECU. Its small, i think i bedder keep this one, at least till i get it running.

 

[Denny]

True, it apparently shuts the fuel off. Looks like it feeds afew other bits of info to the ECU. Its small, i think i bedder keep this one, at least till i get it running.

I’d keep it, this way when you end up on your head you won’t get gasoline sprayed all over you and the hot engine. This way the wake and funeral can be open box instead of closed. Don’t nothin smell as bad as toasted old folk.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Eh. Keep the cost down. Pre-creamated.
Then just go toss my ashes in the river.

 

[Master Hack]

It was a slow weekend here @ MTL, l needed to do some maintnance here at vast MTL campus. The weather on the left coast is getting ugly this week. we are expecting rain. Not yer average rain, but rain of biblical porportians. The weather clowns call it the pinapple express ,atmospheric river, and a few other descriptive names. Rain stretches a couple thousands of miles out in the ocean. I had to pitch in and help with preperations. The slaves refuse to leave level 498, something about ICE. I turned the heat up one degree. Then l tried to do some TIG and my torch fell apart. Despite all that BS ldid find some time to start on the radiator/fan support thingy.

 

[Master Hack]

The Design and engineering team started mocking up different radiator locations.
All things considered this looks like the best option.
The D&E team is accepting comments and suggestions. They rarely actually listen or act upon those comments and suggestions, but go ahead and make em anyway.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Mounting that hot and noisy(fans) thing close to your head is gonna be a mistake.
Every rock crawler that has them mounted like that complain about them constantly.

 

[panchothedog]

I say farther back, and straight up and down. Is the radiator actually as big as that piece of cardboard?

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Glad you wrote "radiator" on that piece of cardboard. That's like science right there.

 

[Master Hack]

Yes the radiator is that size within an inch or two. Yeah I know the location is not ideal, but options are limited.
The text and art work on the cardboard are for the imagination challenged.
The D&E team is still exploring options. Thank you both for the opinions.
Stay tuned for other exciting developments.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

This is pretty freaking exciting already. Likely to be a beast when completed.

 

[Denny]

I don’t think this project is stupid at all. A little scary, but not stupid. I’d like to see the radiator in the front of the buggy to help with weight distribution.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

 

[Master Hack]

The D&E slaves pulled their heads out and came up with a mo bedder plan. (I threatened to cut there gruel ration in half.)
The project manager, QC, the VP and the CEO all agree this is the winner. Its just hanging on zip ties. It'll get straightened up, or maybe tilted the other direction.

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

Just go with the zip ties, it'll work out fine. Plus save some gruel in the process.

 

[Master Hack]

A little scary,

100 hp/1000lbs, potentia top speed well into 3 digits. An old geezer with poor judgement and worse reflexes behind the wheel. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Grizzlymi]

100 hp/1000lbs, potentia top speed well into 3 digits. An old geezer with poor judgement and worse reflexes behind the wheel. What could possibly go wrong?

Nothing! Huge grin at most.

Just make sure there is video proof.

 

[Master Hack]

Just go with the zip ties

Those are the high temp ties.

 

[Master Hack]

Regarding the above mentioned top speed, l think l should change the gearing to make that a little more sensable.
So here’s the dilemma;
Drive tires are the same OD as the original MC tire, within an inch or two. So top speed should be within an inch or two of the donor. (Strictly mathematicaly)
The plan is to leave the gearing stock for reasons of clearance, chain and routing as well as adding a chain tensioner/adjuster thingy And the expense.
lowering the gearing enough to make a difference would involve finding a huge azz sprocket for the axle. Then the low gears (6speed) would become useless.
They only way l can figger would to be lock out one or two high gears.
I can't think of practical way to do that. So l guess some restraint will be required on the part of the operator. That'll be easy.

 

[Whitetrashrocker]

Just take out the uppermost shift fork. Make the 5-6 in-op.

I ran across the same with El Chingon. I never use 4th. I geared the sprockets as high as I could go cuz my drive tire went way smaller.
Other wise 1st was was to low and you could take off in second or third no problem.

Gotta find that sweet spot.