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Starting to bend the frame. |
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All bends are done in 2-D, holding 1 degree accuracy. |
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Now that the tubing is cut, it is time to mark out where to cut the fish-mouths. |
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Rough lenghts are cut for each frame member. |
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Fish-mouthing of the tubing on the mill, a simple 1 1/4" hole is used. |
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Toru puts the final touches on some of his parts. |
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Brian tack welds the newly placed tube.
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Brian and Toru working on engine placement. |
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Middle section now being joined to bottom section. |
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Basic frame setup with mock up of wheels and driver. (Actual driver will be quite a bit smaller)
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A little tight. |
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April 21st and both the engine and swing-arm are placed, 10 days into the build process. |
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Time to head home after another good day of construction. |
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Roll cage starting to take shape. |
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Front-end coming together. |
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From this... (April 11th) |
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End product should look exactly like this frame modeled and analized by Brian H. |
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After Mig welding the frame, it needed to be stress relieved. |
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The engine is now completley mounted with Toru's CNC engine mounts. |
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Another view of the engine with Toru's engine mounts and Dave's shifter assembly installed. |
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Back to Main |
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Continue On |
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