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Originally Posted by W343NNA
Nice to see somthing productive come out of ilkeston! Keep us updated chap
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cheers sam
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Originally Posted by greyjasper51
Without being rude... Have a look at a proper go kart and get some ideas from that... The wheels and tyres are cheap enough, 4 fronts karting seat (fiber glass so light) and even a simple cadet cable setup brake system...
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we have a go kart seat, ready for the mk2. We're also planning to change the wheels to push bike wheels, that way we can hopefully keep the brake attached. we'll then pin one half of the brake handle to the kart in the front corner near the seats and extend the second handle on a handbrake up to the steering wheel. That way the rear brakes will work when you pull the handbrake towards you - sort of like a drift car with a horizontal handbrake.
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Originally Posted by greyjasper51
If you want mate (im off work atm sick) ill draw you a design i got in my head and build a little model from straws... Just confirm the track is tarmac only, fast corners, down hill...
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Yes mate, that would be banging haha. Its all tarmac yeah. But there are also 60degree banking curves, obstacals and jumps. so it needs to be robust.
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Originally Posted by Bedford126
You want big thin wheels with a heavy driver.
Looks like a laugh though.
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Originally Posted by greyjasper51
Thin to a point mate... The higher speed corners would be diabolical unless the tyres were that low profile then it wouldnt be s smooth and flowing ride costing speed...
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yeah, we plan to change the wheels to push bike wheels but thats the problem we're facing with corners. maybe if we cambered the wheels outwards a bit it'll hold the kart steady around a corner high speeds.
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
Scrap mk1 ad take it as a learning curve.
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that would be the ideal situation. but the counter argument is that the soapbox is 14 weeks away and we've not even started the fabrication yet.
EDIT: 13 weeks