Very interesting and ambitious project, seems like you could use a android device and an app like Strava to record distance and speed.
Looked at the old airport & it has been turned into a collage now.
Days 5 – 8 Week 2;
Didn’t get as much done as I thought I would this week. Monday I had to go to the Chonburi Department of Land Transport and didn’t get back to the shop until late in the afternoon. Wednesday I went with the wife to Trendy building to sort out her UK visa and lost half a day there. Tomorrow (Friday), I have to go back to Chonburi to sort out the registration on one of the vehicles. Nevertheless, the rear suspension and most of the front suspension is done.
Machined up some jigs to hold the upper suspension mounts.
Machining the lower suspension tie rod spacers.
Rear suspension more or less done
Front suspension almost done. Need to buy some thread taps that I don’t have for the ¾” UNF tie rods. I’ll try to get those over the weekend along with wheel rims and tyres.
The reaon I asked is that DID sponsors drag racing not at permanent strips and the DID Ride for Life contests so must have access to timing systems. So if you can fit a DID chain(s)?
The last time I watched TV the drag race was being held on an airfield as I gathered from the fact that there were many uniformed Thai Airforce officers.
Others involved in bike drag racing are:
Smart Sport Promotion
Motorcycle Racing Association of Thailand
Sittipol Group.
Better to think inside the pub, than outside the box?
I apologize if any offence was caused. unless it was intended.
You people, you think I know feck nothing; I tell you: I know feck all
Those who cannot change their mind, cannot change anything.
So let me see if I've got this correct...
Basically you got pissed and agreed to a bet to build a vehicle that can reach/exceed a potentially dangerous 100mph and you're posting the updates/progress here on TD?
That's one of the most simultaneously ridiculous and awesome things I have ever heard. Good luck with it!
Decent workshop you have there Barty.
I have a job that you might be able to help with, need to have blades for an anti roll bar machined.
You’ve pretty much got it correct. But as I mentioned before, there are a few other things that I have left out and said I would let on to them as the build progressed. So here is one more detail; there is a further side bet with only one of the group to exceed 120 mph. This one has me more a little more concerned than the 100 deal.
Thanks for the luck!
You might need all the luck you can get for 120mph!
Anyway I'll be following this thread with interest. As Fondles has aiready said that's a pretty decent workshop and set up that you've got there.
Regardless if you achieve it or not frankly I'm quite impressed that you're even attempting it and following through.
A dream workshop, did you build it up in Thailand or did you ship the tools over.
From memory I think you shipped your home workshop over to Thailand.
Great thread!
Last edited by Bogon; 05-06-2016 at 07:32 AM. Reason: Sorry. I wrote a load of bollox last night and still have time to edit
I don’t think I have ever mentioned my workshop outside of this thread. Perhaps you are thinking of Thaiguzzi? I believe that he imported most of his workshop from the UK.
Almost everything that I have was purchased from Thailand with a handful of tools purchased off eBay and Amazon. In some of the pictures you can see an old metal tool chest on top of the workbenches. That was issued to me when I was 16 and had started a diesel mechanic apprenticeship. I freighted that over to Thailand a couple of years ago, really just for sentimental reasons rather than needing it as I already had most of the tools.
The machine shop tooling was purchased new here in Thailand, a Kinwa CH430 X 1100 lathe and an Argo 3VH milling machine. All of the tooling and measure instruments were brought from various companies in Bangkok.
really enjoying this thread mate. please keep us updated
Nice work shop, agree with bearload, this is a good, this is very interesting
Wheels and tyres picked up and installed today.
Toyo R888 225/45R16 on Mickey Thompson Deegan 38 rims
Wow tyres have advanced so much from when I was a kid, white wall tyres where thought to be cool, compared to today's tyres they where primitive.
Still it looks like F1 has helped advance tyre design
Got the wheels on and we dragged the buggy off the fabrication table.
Fuel tank mocked up in place. Haven't actually welded it into place at this time.
Steering box and wheel set in place.
Accelerator and brake pedals set in place. The brakes system will be changed from what is shown here. This is a kit that was brought from Wilwood brakes and was setup for serious off road buggy racing where the clutch is hand operated on the transmission shift lever and there are two brake pedals, one for the front and one for the rear brakes. I will change this to a more traditional layout where the accelerator, brakes and clutch are foot operated. There will be two master cylinders, both operated off the same pedal via a bias bar.
A few shots of the buggy sitting on the ground.
doing well
you could just about wind up the rubber band and be racing already
will you need more strength than just that box base ? - or is that what the tube under the bench is for ?
It's going to be very light, and no doubt a powerful engine.
In order to go that fast safely, I guess you will be fitting an aerofoil to keep it on the ground ? And a skirt around the bottom to prevent air from getting under and lifting it up ?
Those pics might be a little bit misleading but it looks like you're making pretty speedy progress? Do you have the engine yet?
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