Turnigy HXT Powered Custom Cruiser Worklog

AussieJester, just so you know I would have preferred you didn't get banned... you "have your ways" of being abrasive, but I'm used to it by now.

Your work is great.

(and as it turns out I goofed about that controller... it was the 40 amp all along)
 
The ban was an automated one so happens its NOT for cussing but messing with the word filter ie. instead of letting the word filter edit the cuss word i would manually do it, this i have now found is not allowed :-S SO...

Update

Thanks again YPedal Man and amberwolf the info has been noted frame
measured and marked ready for seat mounting and bottom bracket placement...I
went out ready to get to the seatpan/suspension setup then realised i still hadn't
added the gusset for lower frame OR completed the welding of the underside
of the tubes SO...picked up the welder to complete this ONLY to find the welder
was still broken forgot it broke Friday (had the weekend off) ...****ed around
fixing the hand piece up, the switch mechanism had snapped in half that
out of the way i completed the rest of the welding of the frame it is now FULLY WELDED...
The seat support still to be done and obviously the front bottom bracket and
of course the stabiliser mechanism...Frame itself though is DONE...shes nice and straight
and oober strong ready for Mr Rs CNC reduction drive Pr0n! Few pics OH and i weighed
the frame also-->

Frame_fab_series_pic3c.jpg


7kilo! (15 pound) Yup shes a lil heavier than your average frame but i guarantee its a
****load stronger! i will feel ALOT safer hitting speeds on this than i would on a Wallmart or equivalent
**** quality china bike.

With above information in hand the seat shall be on the frame this time tomorrow!

OH...we went out yesterday curb side collecting as i have now decided to make a
girder style fork!-->

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I think this will better suit the bike rather than a mountain bike fork...I plan
to use 4 front hubs (extended and reinforced..found 8 whells on curbside :))
rather than simply drilling a hole and sliding a bolt through, my plan is to utilise the front hubs with
the ball bearings so it is nice and free moving when tightened up
giving me (hopefully) a nice solid springy fork...more on that soon though
need to pickup a length of tubing to make the fork from :)

Back tomorrow with another update...till then...

KiM
 
Update

Today i started work on the seat pan/support that the actual
seat itself will be fastened too. I am NOT using the seat in
picture...i had this seat on the first trike i built, i cut it down
a lil too much and is now too uncomfortable for my unstable
pelvis, I shall pick up a new one from Movement Systems
for final assembly, the one in picture is merely
for "mock up" purposes....ok that out of the way...
Pics of today's progress-->

Frame_fab_series_pic3_seat_tray.jpg


Pretty self explanatory i think? the front pivot hole
i have welded a tube through, this will have LIBERAL
amounts of graphite grease applied when final assembly
happens this should ensure a squeak free pivot and
hopefully not wear excessively. I was going to go with
sealed bearings but finally after procrastinating over
it for few sleepless nights hahaa chose the K.I.S.S method.

I only need weld the front plates on they are shaped
ready for fitting but it was late when i finished and the
light was gone (my garage has poor lightening need the
sunlight when welding or cant see what the **** im
doing hahaa.)
Will weld these plates first up tomorrow
along with the bracket for the mini shock and the rear
seat shock mounts will also be cut and welded to the
pan...totally forgot these but again was late so wouldn't
have gotten to them anywayz

Thanks for the positive feed back fellas as always much
appreciated, shall be back tomorrow with another
update of the days activities...till then its hooroo from
me :)

KiM

EDIT: GREAT NEWS!!! Matt just advised me my motor
has arrived along with the Throttle interface I purchased
from Mr Fechter Matt informs me 7-10 days approx and
he will have the Drive ready for shipping WOOTz all
happening :)
 
Update

WE have a seat mount! A sprung seat mount even!! LoL

I gotta say it takes some time carving up this 4mm steel plate
my poor little mini bench drill struggles to drill anything
bigger than 5-6mm holes, strains and complains **** got my moneys
worth out of the lil GMC drill though hahaha Pics of
the complete mount assembly-->

Frame_fab_series_pic4_seat_tray.jpg


As i have mentioned on pic (10) the assemble is just fitted
loosely to the frame with bolts nothing is tightened i was just
double checking everything had remained square after the welding
process...thankfully it did :)Should help smooooth out any bumps
i encounter on the cycle way which to be honest isn't alot
we are bleassed with niiiiice smoooth paths up here
in the hills and the roads are also top notch...im
ready though shall go looking for some bumps even hahaa

Tomorrow i think i will tackle another bottom bracket, shall
follow the same method used for the first one with exception
I wont need to extend another axle i have been given an original
Schwin OCC Chopper axle (Thanks Matt (1000watt) )
and the measurements from seat to bottom bracket by good ol YPedal at
Endless Sphere cheers bud...shall have bottom bracket 26in from the
top of seat should be ideal for my leg length/height etc...

I think also i will make a gusset for the head tube, ol
BMX styling like the Mongoose used to have with exception
ill do a single in the center i don't believe it needs
strengthening it is notched and welded well but to be
double sure a lil stylish gusset will add additional
strength and very little weight, i will use 2.5mm plate
for this same as i have used on the bottom bracket gusset..

Also...I don't recall if i mentioned here yesterday but
i got word from Recumpence, my motor and throttle interface
have arrived at his place in the USA, he advised me he
will have the drive made motor fitted and on its way
in 7-10days. Matt is FLAT OUT at the moment and there
is upto a month wait on Reduction drives due to a couple
of full bikes he has sold and is assembling
for the customers (he is agent for KMX trikes) i thank
Matt for expediting my drive unit fabrication...I shall
however slow the pace down slightly on the fab of the
bike or i will be twiddling my thumbs for a week or
two with nothing to do till the drive arrive LoL

Shall return tomorrow with an update of the days progress
thanks for the continued support and interest it is great
to see people following the build it makes taking the time
to document the whole procedure more worth while when i
know im not the only one viewing it :)...


Ciao for now...

KiM
 
I do have a couple of pics that maybe of interest...I was looking the seat mount pivot point and after Travis (IronSpadeCycles) from RatRodBikes commented on lining the tube with brass i recalled that we did exactly that on the suspension of the 1/8th scale buggies i raced as a teenager to help with wear..Well..i poked around in my scrap metal pile and found some brass that slid neatly into the steel tube of the pivot point with ~0.5mm to spare..light smear of JB Weld will be used to hold it in place permanently when full assembly takes place, this will wear over time when the joint pivots, when it needs to be replaced it will be simply as running a 1/2in drill bit through the hole and replace the copper! This wont be in a couple of years and i doubt i will ever need to replace it the bike will more likely be a memory by then and a new one in the garage never the less it is a lil more "professional" that steel bolt on steel tube...

Pivot_point_bushing_1.jpg


I have also re-sketched the linear actuator design i have for mounting the actuator on the front side of the seat tube...

Linear_actuator_sketch_1.jpg


Now please be aware this is just a "sketch of the method" it is NOT to scale, the levers will be altered accordingly so the necessary range of motion is obtained to both raise and lower the stabilisers.

Back in a few days with another update..

KiM
 
Update

Another rather boring update but again something that needed to be done so pictures were taken...

The second extra wide bottom bracket the crankshaft will be mounted in was made-->

Extra_wide_BB_fab_series_pic_2.jpg


I cut 3 bottom brackets from the donor bikes before i found one that wasn't hollowed out at each 'joint'
I also found out my aging compressor has given up the ghost when i went to die grind the tube to extend
the shaft LUCKILY my mate Matt came to the rescue popping around with the shaft from his old OCC Chopper!
We also went for another kerbside run before the rubbish is collected this week...

I also recieved in the mail today thanks to Reid Welsh his old Drain Brain! BIG THANKYOU to Reid for this
contribution to "the cause"

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The blue DB (old Cycle Anaylist model) comes with speedo (and you did include the wheel magnet Reid its
in the bag with the mounting hardware buddy!
) You thought you had misplaced it if i recall correctly? The
Blue housing will match the paint job too WHICH coincidently will also be blue, Ford XY GTHO Phase III metallic blue
to be precise, my good buddy Mick has kindly donated enough two pak to paint the frame (he has a been
restoring his XY for ~15 years 99% done now hence i get the remaining paint for my bike LoL)
Thanks Mick :)

I need to fix my compressor before i can notch the tubing where the extra wide bottom bracket
will be mounted, failing that ill have my mate bring his around so i can use it ...

Back soon gents

KiM
 
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