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« Reply #75 on: August 16, 2009, 08:04:53 PM » |
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And also the front engine mount.
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« Reply #76 on: August 17, 2009, 06:59:53 AM » |
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I dont envy you the task of cutting that plate Doug, I know its only aluminium,but even so  |
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« Reply #77 on: August 17, 2009, 07:43:11 AM » |
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Its not too bad. I have been chain drilling it.
I did try a jigsaw but it was snagging when the ally got hot & expanded.
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« Reply #78 on: August 17, 2009, 02:35:54 PM » |
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Use proper aly cutting bits ,and squirt wd40 occasionaly as you cut.
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« Reply #79 on: August 17, 2009, 02:36:48 PM » |
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Or get someone else to do it.  |
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« Reply #80 on: August 25, 2009, 07:37:34 PM » |
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Bit of advice wanted.
Would it be over-kill to mount the engine & gearbox in a subframe to keep it all rigid?
I'm going to be holding them together with long 14mm dia rods between the ally plates, and was just wondering about the subframe.
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« Reply #81 on: September 06, 2009, 12:57:11 PM » |
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Here is the VW to piggy drive shaft adaptor finished.
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« Reply #82 on: September 06, 2009, 01:09:35 PM » |
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I also had this spacesaver wheel in the shed. Its 15 inch dia, the same as the VW Beetle wheels I am going to be using on the back. With a bit of luck a bug tyre will fit this rim.
I had a spare Honda CX500 rear wheel hanging about, and I ground out the rivets holding the hub in.
Luckily the spindle hole is 15mm dia, matching a spindle I had made up.
I used a hack saw to cut a lip off the hub, so I can bolt on a piece of 10mm ally plate to use as an adaptor.
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« Reply #83 on: September 06, 2009, 01:13:04 PM » |
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Bit more.
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« Reply #84 on: September 06, 2009, 03:55:19 PM » |
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With you so far Doug -I think.
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« Reply #85 on: September 06, 2009, 06:28:48 PM » |
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The pictured wheel will be used on the front with the cx hub attached via the 10mm ali plate?
Back to your question...I wouln`t have thought it neccassary to use a subframe, i`d have thought the rods will be more than enough.
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« Reply #86 on: September 06, 2009, 08:43:47 PM » |
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Thanks both of you.
The subframe idea was a bit over the top. I'm just worried it might come apart.
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« Reply #87 on: September 14, 2009, 10:34:28 AM » |
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I'm having another of my famous rethink moments, after seeing these pics on the Rat Bike Zone.
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« Reply #88 on: September 14, 2009, 10:43:14 AM » |
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Now I have been aiming at using a Piggy box & axle, but I also have a Sierra diff/chain conversion. It's been driving me round the bend deciding what to do.
I have put a lot of effort into the VW/piggy conversion, but it would be a lot easier to use the VW box with a big sprocket on it. To save on a long chain run, and lining it up, I would need to put in a jackshaft, which means two chains.
What do you lot think. Feel free to call me names, as they could'nt be as bad as the ones I have been calling myself.
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« Reply #89 on: September 14, 2009, 11:51:36 AM » |
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Sounds to me like someone needs to build another frame and DO BOTH  . Hmmm i think at this stage and bearing in mind all the work you`ve done so far, i carry on with the VW/Piggy. Put that sierra diff up on a shelf until next year, then you`ll have something else to play with when its too wet to be riding the VW/Pig. |
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