#ProjectDeathMower

[CountryRider]

Starting to come together! Looks good. Thanks for the pics.

Least i could do for the boys! Thought it would make a good thread!

Hope to see some of you out there at mudfest! Gonna be a good time camping n concerts and mudf

 

[CountryRider]

Nothin much tonight just mounted the tires on the rims!!!

 

[neilsleder]

Yesterdays lesson... Know when to call er quits! When yer tired thinking may not all be there and chance of injuries increase! Ended up putting the flapper disc roght thru my finger! Not usually one to go to the hospital but I wasnt succesful at stopping the bleeding. Ended up at Cold Lake emerg for 4hrs til 4am having to leave for work at 5am to put in a 14hr day ! Ha

Stay safe!!!

I know what the it feels like to run a disk through your body. Funny they stitched your finger up? They never would stitch mine they said that it's to dirty and to much risk of infection. The mower looks good!

 

[CountryRider]

I know what the it feels like to run a disk through your body. Funny they stitched your finger up? They never would stitch mine they said that it's to dirty and to much risk of infection. The mower looks good!

Thanks man! They couldnt stop it from bleeding!

 

[CountryRider]

Couple more hours in tonight! Rear bearing cassettes are now true and axle is perpendicular to frame! And tack welded in place! Then i moved on to doin 1 upper frame rail! Starting to look like a complete frame! Gonna need me more tubing

 

[ferniesnow]

Coming right along. Sorry about your finger. We all know chit happens when we get tired, so look after yourself.

 

[CountryRider]

Well they sent me 1 wrong heim joint but the good one is comin! But heres the front end!!!

 

[CountryRider]

Yesterday some parts came in! Velocity stacks ! Rad fan, temp controller, temp gauge, fuel pump mount!

 

[CountryRider]

Just a choochin! Lots of hard work today! Manage to get rid of the old engine craddle fabed one up that looks way better! Ussing 1 1/4" poly urathane bushings! Tomoro finish off fabing some front motor mounts and then ill be able to full install motor!!!

 

[DaveB]

No bandaid on mangled digit...lol. Hardcore. (I'm a black tape guy myself)

Looking cool dude!

 

[DaveB]

Just looking...why mount the motor to that upper frame tube? Wouldn't it be better for keeping the weight low if mounted to the lower tube, then run the upper tube around (or over) the motor? (I'm just thinking of yer safety when you hit 150 mph and have to swerve to miss an old lady on a scooter)

Oh, and please build a bulletproof enclosure between that chain and and parts of your anatomy you value....lol. (I'm sure you've thought of that already)

 

[Bnorth]

Gonna be a skookum choocher for sure.

Agree with Dave on the CoG

 

[Summitric]

no front camber adjustment? looking pretty kool so far

 

[DaveB]

no front camber adjustment? looking pretty kool so far

Yes he does. The upper spindle bracket looked slotted to me....?

 

[CountryRider]

Yes he does. The upper spindle bracket looked slotted to me....?

Full camber caster and toe adjustment with ackerman!
Thats the lowest i can go mounting the motor without exposing any of my headers and oil pan below my 4" of clearance! Im just sitting here right nowpondering now for seat fender/ motor placement all keepin in ming chain tensioner weight distribution and coolness factor!

 

[Summitric]

Yes he does. The upper spindle bracket looked slotted to me....?

Those slots are for caster... Unless I'm missing something

 

[DaveB]

Those slots are for caster... Unless I'm missing something

Oh ya...I got my specs mixed up...

 

[CountryRider]

Those slots are for caster... Unless I'm missing something

Nope ur right! But at the heim joints or rod ends i and also shim/adjust for camber or also called kpi (king pin inclination). I wanted something that i can fully adjust for oval track, quarter miles, everything! Meaning i could have dofferent steering inputs/geometry for what ever challenged race brings to me

Goal is to steer with throttle without having front end dance around!

 

[QMAO]

Would it be possible to sepeate the header tubes and be able to turn them to the outside of the frame rails and gain ground clearance and lower engine in the frame?
I had a 650 cc Honda street bike engine that I was able to turn up over top of the engine and collected into 1 muffler.

 

[CountryRider]

Would it be possible to sepeate the header tubes and be able to turn them to the outside of the frame rails and gain ground clearance and lower engine in the frame?
I had a 650 cc Honda street bike engine that I was able to turn up over top of the engine and collected into 1 muffler.

Would love to! But the lowest point is actually my oil pan! Next year ill work on making a side exhaust collector tho! For coolness!