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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 8:13 am | |
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- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT
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dwcopple Forum Newbie

Join date : 2014-01-03 Posts : 95 Forum Rep : 0
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 8:35 am | |
| is that a Nissan SR20DE engine??? If so, you freakin' scored! | |
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Doug Administrator


Age : 25 Join date : 2012-12-24 Posts : 2953 Forum Rep : 71 Location : Lebanon County, PA
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 8:50 am | |
| I would have expexted a steering rack at least... _______________________________________________ | |
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Thunderdivine BoogerWeld


Join date : 2012-12-21 Posts : 2100 Forum Rep : 2 Location : Norway, Europe
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 9:50 am | |
| Thats a proper name for it alright, jeeez | |
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Craftsman1998 Hammer


Age : 23 Join date : 2013-10-30 Posts : 1066 Forum Rep : 0 Location : New jersey
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 10:48 am | |
| i dont think i would want to drive that thing looks to dangerous | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 12:12 pm | |
| - @dwcopple wrote:
- is that a Nissan SR20DE engine??? If so, you freakin' scored!
Nooooooooope, Kia motor. Still plenty of power for how light it is - Doug Fackler wrote:
- I would have expexted a steering rack at least...
Everything for steering on it is going. We're going to cut the front subframe out of my buddies 3000GT and adapt it. Suspension, rack, hubs, brakes and all. _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 12:18 pm | |
| Another shot.  _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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redlinemotorsportts Moderator


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 3127 Forum Rep : 3 Location : raleigh nc
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 12:36 pm | |
| Ah, it looks like it has some Chevy in it. | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 23, 2014 10:09 pm | |
| #1 Priority was painting the valve cover red because racecar.  #2 Priority was stripping out the wiring harness which is now also done. Waiting on a ECU pinout so we can start yanking all the crud that isn't necessary.  _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Sat May 24, 2014 7:27 pm | |
| WELDING!!! For all you guys with flux core welders out there, STOP BUYING CHEAP HARBOR FREIGHT WIRE. Lincoln electric .30 wire on mild steel did this.  It really is all in the wire. Well, I re-did most of the load bearing welds and I'm no longer afraid to stand under this thing!  _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Sun May 25, 2014 12:21 pm | |
| Little bit more progress, I gutted the pre-cat to make a small resonator, we'll see how it sounds later.   I also found out why there's almost zero suspension travel. The guy I bought it from had apparently welded the tie-rod ends solid so they couldn't pivot. They also tried welding the input shaft on the steering rack which was steel to aluminum so I don't expect that to hold very well. I'm going to grind down and re-drill so I can slap some new tie-rod ends on and also disassemble the rack and weld the pinion gear so it will be much more solid.  _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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richie thomas Hammer


Age : 25 Join date : 2011-08-04 Posts : 1434 Forum Rep : 1 Location : east dublin georgia
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Sun May 25, 2014 7:43 pm | |
| the lincoln is all i ever use in my welder, you still using that jobsmart?
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Thu May 29, 2014 8:05 pm | |
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- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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redlinemotorsportts Moderator


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 3127 Forum Rep : 3 Location : raleigh nc
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Thu May 29, 2014 9:29 pm | |
| im not sure if i should laugh or cry at this thing, whatever happens, it better do a wicked burnout. steering rack up front? | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Thu May 29, 2014 9:38 pm | |
| - @redlinemotorsportts wrote:
- im not sure if i should laugh or cry at this thing, whatever happens, it better do a wicked burnout. steering rack up front?
Sometime this weekend I'm going to be tearing the front subframe and strut towers out of my friends 3000GT and using that on the front. Picture to give a very rough idea.  _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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Thunderdivine BoogerWeld


Join date : 2012-12-21 Posts : 2100 Forum Rep : 2 Location : Norway, Europe
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 11:24 am | |
| Why not take all his front end and weld up to yours | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2012-04-05 Posts : 957 Forum Rep : 8 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 5:04 pm | |
| Man, put some good tires on the back, and this would be wicked fun at haspin.
Keep the steering in the back, 4 wheel steer! Or for more fun, weld the front straight, rear steer! | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 7:45 pm | |
| For now the plan is just to get the basic front wheel steering going, though having rear wheel steering actuated by a switch up front like the crawlers did cross my mind. Maybe someday. Haspin is a definite yes though, IF I can get it running and reliable in time. _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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Stretch44875 Administrator


Age : 46 Join date : 2012-04-05 Posts : 957 Forum Rep : 8 Location : Mansfield, Ohio
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 9:19 pm | |
| Gonna need a stout roll cage while your at it, and some 5 point belts. I could see this being a heck of a hill climber. Wonder if you could lock the diff in it. | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 11:08 pm | |
| If this was the 5spd I totally would trust myself with it, sadly though it's the 4spd auto and there's no way in hell I'm opening that up. Cutting brakes may be considered in the future if it comes to be a problem. The plan is to get the new front end on and then we can start designing the cage. _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT
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redlinemotorsportts Moderator


Age : 24 Join date : 2013-03-18 Posts : 3127 Forum Rep : 3 Location : raleigh nc
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 11:10 pm | |
| I think some chevy luminas have front diff covors that you can pop off and weld up the spider gears, learned from demo cars. not sure about yours. | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri May 30, 2014 11:13 pm | |
| - @redlinemotorsportts wrote:
- I think some chevy luminas have front diff covers that you can pop off and weld up the spider gears, learned from demo cars. not sure about yours.
I've already looked, no such luck. _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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WellThatsSurprising Screwdriver


Age : 23 Join date : 2012-04-30 Posts : 407 Forum Rep : 1 Location : East Bethel, MN
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri Jun 06, 2014 3:52 pm | |
| UGH.  On the topic of wiring though, yay!  I'm also using a Arduino board as a TCU so paddle shifters are soon to come. Moving over to the topic of steering, I started cutting up the car that's donating its front subframe, lots of fun.   _______________________________________________ - Quote :
- [23:05:43] Doug Fackler : YOU ARE A ROUND CITRUS FRUIT WITH A JUICY INSIDE
[23:06:20] WellThatsSuprising : YOU BASTARD HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT | |
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camomanusa Screwdriver


Age : 22 Join date : 2013-09-15 Posts : 467 Forum Rep : 0 Location : Greensburg, PA
 | Subject: Re: The Death Kart. Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:02 pm | |
| and i thought mower wiring is a pain lol, nice to see some more progress, looking forward to the end result | |
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Thunderdivine BoogerWeld


Join date : 2012-12-21 Posts : 2100 Forum Rep : 2 Location : Norway, Europe
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